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Science Reporter magazine exam details

Science Reporter magazine  current QUANTUM COMPUTERS Imagine cruising at the speed of sound in an automatic car wait did you just picture yourself  handling the steering. at that speed there is no way you could get the controls right unless it is guided by a set of precise algorithms wired in the cars hard drive in that case you wont even need to manage the wheel the car will run on its own this has been the desired future of the auto industry for several decades but the modern computers which have helped us achieve most scientific goals are not even close to assessing the multiple possibilities that can arise on a busy street full of people animals and self driving cars chances are that such future cars will be conceptualised and realized based on quantum mechanics the branch of science that opens up the world of multiple possibilities the current state of technology is inept to solve quantum mechanics which happens to take an alternative view of the world it accounts ...

science reporter magazine december 2017

science reporter magazine march 2017 Removing Heavy Metals Even though metals are non biodegradable they can be transformed through processes such as sorption  methylation and complexation, and changes in valence state the current treatment practices for heavy metal removal from industrial wastes primarily rely on physical processes such as land filling leaching  chemical precipitation oxidation or reduction filtration ion exchange reverse osmosis   membrane technology, evaporation and electrochemical treatments gunatilake 2015 these techniques are not only expensive and labor intensive  they do not offer an effective solution for removal of heavy metals from contaminants as well in recent years the focus has shifted to biological methods of heavy metal remediation which involve the use of plants phytoremediation or microbes bioremediation   these methods, owing to their advantages such as in situ treatment of contaminants cost effectivenes...