<![CDATA[PHOENIX VOYAGE - Science and Tech BLOG]]>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:07:42 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Young Makers, Real Things]]>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:50:51 GMThttps://www.phoenixvoyage.org/science-and-tech-blog/young-makers-real-things
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Science fairs are full of clever prototypes. What families can use is rarer: an idea that left the classroom, became a company, and started touching real shelves, farms, or factories. Here are a few of those — plus the honest line that most student projects are not in every shop yet.
Fruit that lasts without a fridge
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Ugandan inventors Sandra Namboozo and Samuel Muyita (both under 30 when awarded) built a small biodegradable sachet that slows ripening. Their company, Karpolax, makes it for farmers and markets. In pilots, treated mangoes stayed usable far longer than untreated fruit. Less rot means more food in the house and less plastic from “emergency” packaging. That is a family result even if you never see the brand in your town: the problem they aimed at is global.

Cloth from waste carbon

Twins Neeka and Leila Mashouf started serious lab work as teenagers. Their company Rubi turns waste carbon dioxide into cellulose-like material for textiles. They have run pilots with large clothing brands. You may not order a “Rubi shirt” by that name yet. You may soon wear fabric that began as pollution instead of a new field of cotton. That is how student science often reaches a family: inside a bigger product.

A cup that does not fight you

Lily (then a child) designed a stable, easy-hold cup so her grandfather with Parkinson’s could drink without spills. The Kangaroo Cup went into production. It is the plainest lesson on this list: notice who is struggling at the table, then make one object kinder.

The science (short)

Ripening fruit releases and responds to gases such as ethylene. A well-designed sachet can release plant-based compounds that slow that clock without a refrigerator. Trees already turn CO₂ into cellulose; Rubi’s process copies part of that chemistry in a factory so carbon waste becomes fiber. Neither trick is magic. Both are applied chemistry plus a team that stayed with the boring part — tests, safety, a company.

What is not on the supermarket shelf

Many 2025–26 student winners (allergen “noses,” home plastic recyclers, fire sensors) are still prototypes. Awards pay for the next version. That is good news, not a failure. The path is: problem at home → test → company or partner → product.

What a family or class can do this week
  • Write down one daily waste or struggle (soft fruit, heat, plastic scraps).
  • Look up one young inventor from your country, not only the U.S.
  • If you buy a student-made object, credit the maker.
  • Teachers: a fair project can end with “who would use this, and how would we sell or share it?” — not only a poster.

Phoenix Voyage cheers tools that feed people and lighten the load on Earth. Youth already know how. The work is getting the good ones out of the gym and into the world.
]]><![CDATA[David Martin’s Working Tech: Cleaner Hydrocarbons From “Dead” Wells]]>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:07:35 GMThttps://www.phoenixvoyage.org/science-and-tech-blog/david-martins-working-tech-cleaner-hydrocarbons-from-dead-wellsPicture
At the 2026 TeslaTech ExtraOrdinary Technology Conference in Albuquerque, researchers and inventors shared work on energy systems, resonance, gravity concepts, and new approaches to long-standing problems. One of the keynote speakers was Dr. David E. Martin.
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Martin is known for challenging how we measure and model reality. In his TeslaTech talk he also described technology he says is already operating commercially.
The Claim: Hydrocarbons Are Not “Fossil Fuels”

Martin argues that calling hydrocarbons “fossil fuels” hides something important. In his view the hydrocarbon molecule is one of the more interesting geometric structures the Earth produces. The label, he says, has limited how we think about what the molecule can do.Instead of treating it only as something to extract and burn, he asks a different question:
What if we can clean and refine the molecule while it is still underground?

Working Technology He Describes

Martin states that his team is applying a process he calls a coherent polar cascade. He traces the underlying approach to earlier work he did with hyperpolarized noble gases (helium and xenon) used for MRI contrast about 25 years ago.

According to Martin, this process is currently being used in the field:
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  • It is introduced into oil and gas formations that have been declared “dead.”
  • It is generating pressures of around 15,000 PSI in those wells.
  • The hydrocarbon that comes out is refined in situ (still in the ground).
  • The resulting molecule, he says, contains no metals, no sulfur, no salt, and no water.

In short, he claims the material leaves the ground already cleaned rather than requiring conventional surface refining.

Why This Matters Practically

If the process works as described, several practical shifts become possible:
  1. Cleaner starting material – Less energy and chemistry needed on the surface to remove contaminants.
  2. New uses beyond burning – A pure hydrocarbon molecule can serve as feedstock for materials, chemicals, and other applications rather than only combustion.
  3. Revitalizing existing wells – Formations previously written off could potentially produce again without new drilling in pristine areas.
  4. Different relationship with the resource – The focus moves from “how much can we extract and burn” toward “how can we interact with the molecule more intelligently.”

Martin has said he is close to securing a large allocation of hydrocarbon reserves specifically to apply this approach at scale.

A Pattern of Practical Intervention

This hydrocarbon work sits alongside other real-world projects Martin has described over the years: locating clean water sources, turning waste materials into useful products (such as greenhouse glass from discarded bottles), and experimental approaches to tissue regeneration. The common thread is an attempt to work with existing systems and materials rather than simply discarding or overpowering them.

TeslaTech Context

TeslaTech continues to serve as a gathering place for independent researchers testing ideas at the edges of conventional models. Martin’s presentation is one example of speakers who claim not only theoretical frameworks but technologies already operating in the field.

Whether one accepts every detail of the underlying physics, the practical questions he raises remain useful:
  • Can we refine resources more cleanly at the source?
  • Can previously abandoned wells be brought back into productive use?
  • Can the same molecules serve higher-value purposes than combustion alone?

Those questions are worth examining with clear eyes and measurable results.

For the full range of presentations from the 2026 conference, including Martin’s keynote, visit the official TeslaTech 2026 conference site.
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In the first two parts of this series we followed acoustic physics researcher John Stuart Reid from his early engineering work, through the invention of the CymaScope, and into the unexpected healing experience he had while conducting experiments inside the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid.
​That experience set him on a long investigation into a practical question:
Can sound and music measurably influence living cells and the body’s capacity to heal?
Laboratory Work with Blood Cells

One of the more concrete lines of research Reid has pursued involves the effect of music and pure tones on human red blood cells.

In controlled laboratory experiments, vials of whole blood were exposed to different forms of sound — including classical music, popular music, and pure sinusoidal tones — while control samples remained silent. The results showed measurable differences in the viability (survival and integrity) of the red blood cells.

In some trials, exposure to music produced noticeable increases in cell longevity compared with the silent controls. Interestingly, Reid has reported that certain forms of popular music sometimes outperformed classical pieces in these particular tests. Low-frequency pure tones (around 40 Hz in one set of experiments) also produced clear geometric patterns when blood was placed on the CymaScope, demonstrating that sound can organize biological fluids in visible ways.

These experiments do not claim that music “cures” disease. They do suggest that audible sound can influence the physical condition of blood cells under laboratory conditions.

Biological Mechanisms Under Investigation

Reid and collaborating researchers have explored several pathways through which sound may affect the body:
  • Cellular membranes respond to vibration. Because every cell is surrounded by a fluid membrane, sound waves can create microscopic cymatic patterns on those surfaces.
  • Oxygenation and circulation may be supported by certain frequencies and rhythmic patterns.
  • The nervous system, particularly the vagus nerve, is known to respond to sound and vibration, influencing heart rate variability, stress response, and inflammatory processes.
  • Nitric oxide production and other biochemical pathways have been examined in relation to humming, toning, and specific frequencies.

Reid has been careful to present this work as ongoing research rather than settled medical fact. The emphasis is on measurable physical effects and plausible biological mechanisms.

From Ancient Resonance to Modern Inquiry

The thread running through Reid’s work is consistent. Whether in the resonant granite of the Great Pyramid, the water membrane of the CymaScope, or a vial of human blood, sound demonstrates an ability to organize matter and influence living systems.

Ancient builders appear to have understood this in practical ways, designing chambers that amplified and shaped sound. Modern instruments now allow us to see those effects and begin measuring them more precisely.

Reid’s contribution has been to keep the investigation grounded in observation and experiment while remaining open to the larger implications: that frequency is not merely something we hear, but a force that participates in the structure and behavior of living tissue.

Closing the Series

John Stuart Reid’s path — from acoustics engineer to researcher of visible sound and biological response — offers a clear example of science following an unexpected observation. A painful back injury that resolved during pyramid experiments became the starting point for decades of inquiry into how sound interacts with the body.

The work continues. What remains most useful is the invitation to look more carefully at the role of frequency in both the physical world and our own biology.
Sound organizes.
Sound informs.
And under the right conditions, sound appears to support the body’s own capacity for coherence and repair.
]]><![CDATA[Part 2: Sound in the Great Pyramid – John Stuart Reid’s Extraordinary Experiments in the King’s Chamber]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:40:38 GMThttps://www.phoenixvoyage.org/science-and-tech-blog/part-2-sound-in-the-great-pyramid-john-stuart-reids-extraordinary-experiments-in-the-kings-chamber
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In 1996 and 1997, acoustic physics researcher John Stuart Reid conducted a series of experiments inside the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid at Giza. He is one of only two people known to have studied the acoustics of that space in depth.
What happened there changed the course of his life — and opened a new chapter in the science of sound.
The Experiment

Reid brought sensitive acoustic equipment into the King’s Chamber. One of the key experiments involved stretching a membrane across the top of the massive granite sarcophagus and sprinkling sand onto it. As specific frequencies were played into the chamber, the sand organized itself into clear geometric patterns — some of which resembled ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.

The granite sarcophagus and the chamber itself proved to be highly resonant. The space amplified and shaped sound in remarkable ways.

An Unexpected Healing

Reid entered the pyramid with severe lower-back pain from an injury sustained three weeks earlier. He had to crawl into the chamber. During one of the experiments that used white noise, something unexpected occurred. Within about twenty minutes, the intense pain in his back disappeared completely. It never returned.

That spontaneous healing became the spark that shifted Reid’s focus from pure acoustic engineering toward the deeper question: How does sound interact with living systems — including the human body?

What the Pyramid Revealed

The King’s Chamber experiments suggested several important things:
  • Certain ancient structures may have been designed with sophisticated acoustic properties.
  • Sound frequencies can organize matter into coherent geometric forms.
  • Sound appears capable of triggering rapid physiological change.

Reid has been careful not to over-claim. He presents the pyramid work as the starting point of a much longer scientific inquiry rather than as proof of “ancient technology.” Still, the experience was profound enough to set him on a multi-decade path investigating sound as a force that shapes both form and biology.

From the Pyramid to the Laboratory

The events in the King’s Chamber directly inspired the invention of the CymaScope — the instrument that makes sound visible in water. It also launched Reid’s ongoing research into how sound and music affect living cells, blood, and the body’s own healing mechanisms.

In the next part of this series we will look at some of that laboratory work: experiments showing how music and pure tones influence the longevity of red blood cells, and what the CymaScope reveals when sound meets living tissue.

John Stuart Reid’s pyramid experience remains one of the most striking modern examples of science meeting the unexpected. A researcher went in to measure acoustics… and came out with a healed body and a new scientific question that continues to unfold.

Next in the Series:
→ Part 3: Sound as Medicine — How music and frequency affect blood cells, the nervous system, and the body’s innate healing response.
]]><![CDATA[Part 1: The Man Who Makes Sound Visible: The Groundbreaking Work of John Stuart Reid]]>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:39:52 GMThttps://www.phoenixvoyage.org/science-and-tech-blog/part-1-the-man-who-makes-sound-visible-the-groundbreaking-work-of-john-stuart-reid
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In a world where science and spirituality are finally beginning to speak the same language, few voices bridge the gap as elegantly as acoustic physics researcher John Stuart Reid.
For decades, Reid has been a pioneer in the field of cymatics — the study of how sound vibrations create visible patterns in matter. Through his groundbreaking invention, the CymaScope, he has made the invisible world of sound visible, revealing that frequency is not just something we hear — it is something that shapes reality itself.

From Engineer to Explorer
John Stuart Reid began his career as an acoustics engineer. But a profound experience in the King’s Chamber of the Great Pyramid in the 1990s changed everything. While conducting sound experiments inside the ancient structure, he witnessed something extraordinary: specific frequencies caused sand on a membrane to form Egyptian hieroglyphs — and, even more remarkably, the sound appeared to trigger rapid healing in his own body.

That moment set him on a new path. Reid went from studying sound as an engineer to exploring it as a fundamental force of creation and healing.

The CymaScope: Seeing the Language of Sound
The CymaScope is an instrument that translates sound frequencies into visible geometric patterns in water or other media. What emerges are breathtaking images that look like sacred geometry, mandalas, and living architecture.

​These patterns show us that sound organizes matter. Different frequencies create different forms — and those forms carry information.

This isn’t just beautiful art. It is visible proof that frequency is the bridge between energy and physical form.

Why This Matters for the New Consciousness
Reid’s work aligns powerfully with what many consciousness teachers and channeled messages (including Kryon) have been saying: we live in a vibrational universe. The “Field” is responsive to frequency, and sound is one of the most direct ways we can interact with it.

​When we speak, sing, tone, or listen to coherent music, we are literally sending organized information into our bodies, into the Field around us, and into the greater planetary grid.

Coming Up in This Series
In the next posts we will explore:
  • Reid’s extraordinary experiments inside the Great Pyramid
  • Sound as medicine — including its effects on blood cells and the nervous system
  • How cymatics connects to the magnetic grid, the Field, and our ability to create coherent reality

John Stuart Reid’s research is not just science — it is a reminder that we are frequency beings living in a frequency universe.The more we understand and work with sound consciously, the more we step into our role as conscious co-creators.
Next in the Series:
​→ Part 2: Sound in the Great Pyramid – John Stuart Reid’s extraordinary experiments inside the King’s Chamber and what they reveal about ancient sound technology and healing.
Stay tuned — new parts will be released every few days.
]]><![CDATA[FROM COW MUCK TO FARM TRUCK: Free fuel for the future]]>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:44:19 GMThttps://www.phoenixvoyage.org/science-and-tech-blog/from-cow-muck-to-farm-truck-free-fuel-for-the-future
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In some cultures, cow dung has been a valuable commodity for many years. Used as an alternative for firewood, wall plaster and sometimes even medicine, this free resource is now being converted into clean energy fuel for diesel-thirsty tractors in the farming industry.
Energy independence is the future of farming in order to cut back on the damage this much-needed industry contributes. Supply and demand have become a double edge sword, producing vital resources for food security and survival but negatively impacting the environment in the process. It’s a cycle that doesn’t make sense.

Over the last 15 years, the idea of converting cow dung into a usable methane substitute for cleaner energy has developed. The natural organic waste manure of cows contains 65% methane. When collected, cleaned and processed to form a methane liquid, the result is an alternative fuel power that produces lower CO2 emissions and reduces carbon footprints.

The new kid on the block is the liquid methane-powered tractor, fueled purely by converted liquid methane produced from cow dung. The engine is virtually the same as the diesel, with just a few modifications to allow for a cleaner gas performance instead. In its infancy still, the purchase price is a little higher than the diesel tractor, but what you save on the running costs soon makes up for the slight price increase.

Overall, the comparisons between diesel-guzzling and methane-powered tractors so far are good, with UK farmers hailing the methane gas tractor as a ‘no-brainer’ for improving sustainability and taking another step forward towards carbon-neutral farming. Performance not only matches the diesel, equaling 270 HP, but with escalating fuel costs, the gas tractor is far cheaper to run, it’s the difference, on average, between 20,000 per year and 2800 per year in fuel bills.
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Whether you invest in conversion units to produce your own liquid methane or buy it in, you are guaranteed in the long run to contribute to scaling down your carbon footprint, significantly reduce the negative impact on an already fragile environment and overcome the challenges faced by increasing productivity and profitability with less cost for next-generation farming by fuelling the future with cow dung.

Want to know more? Please click on the links below:
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https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/british-company-develops-first-tractor-in-the-world-to-be-completely-powered-by-cow-dung
https://youtu.be/jhpCAt6pqIU
https://www.farminglife.com/country-and-farming/watch-worlds-first-ever-methane-powered-tractor-makes-northern-ireland-debut-3690368
]]><![CDATA[Smart apparel piece - a fashion alternative to masks.]]>Sun, 05 Dec 2021 15:21:37 GMThttps://www.phoenixvoyage.org/science-and-tech-blog/smart-apparel-piece-a-fashion-alternative-to-masks
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The world around us becomes more polluted and overpopulated; vehicles continue to emit toxins into the atmosphere. The levels of air pollution we breathe are becoming more dangerous. Currently, 9 out of every 10 people breathe polluted air, which annually leads to 7 million deaths.
The problem of air pollution is one of the most serious global problems that humanity has encountered. The danger of atmospheric pollution is not only in the fact that harmful substances get into clean air but also in the Earth’s climate change caused by pollution.
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Air pollution is difficult to avoid no matter how safe the area in which you live. Tiny air pollutants can pass through our body’s immune mechanisms, penetrating deep into the respiratory and circulatory systems and destroying our organs: brain, heart, lungs.

The absence of observable pollution does not mean that there is healthy air around. Throughout the world, villages, towns, and cities are exposed to the toxic effects of pollutants.

According to researchers at Cornell University, forty percent of the world's deaths are caused by the effects of air, water, and soil pollution. The main causes of deaths triggered by air pollution are cancer, congenital pathologies, disruption of the immune system of the human body.

That is why it is vitally important to improve air quality monitoring in all countries, especially in areas, where hospitals, schools, and workplaces are located. Using sensors and other new technologies, monitoring and forecasting the air quality can be extended to areas that do not currently receive proper maintenance.

In addition to creating innovative gadgets, people have begun to create clothes that help keep the air clean and usable.

The Bioscarf was created by the self-titled USA company and presented a possible alternative to the usual medical masks and respirators.

It looks like an ordinary warm scarf, and it copes with the task of preserving warmth. However, its main advantage is the ability to filter inhaled air.

In the multilayer structure of the scarf fabric, there are layers that act as a filter. According to the developers, they retain up to 99.75% of pollutants and microorganisms.

The bio-scarf protects the wearer from smog, pollen from plants, bacteria, and ultrafine particles.

The Bioscarf can be used instead of medical masks to protect the body from air pollution, and during an epidemic of influenza and SARS - against infections. Thanks to the built-in air filter, the Bioscarf purifies the air from atmospheric pollution, allergens, flu, tuberculosis, and pneumonia pathogens. It can be used not only by patients with respiratory problems but also by healthy people. The Bioscarf is a perfect clothing piece for people who bicycle, work around trucks, often travels by airplanes or buses, or just live in a smoggy area. These days it is effective protection from the COVID-19 virus as well.

“Climate change and the deterioration of air quality in large cities, viruses, and infections pose us with new threats. Traditional garments do not protect our bodies from these risks. That's why we created the G95 - the first garment with a built-in filtration system, ”says the Bioscarf development company.
This company is guided by the principles of sustainability in their work and developed the world's 1st sustainable single-use masks. It contributed to climate change reduction by producing gears from hemp and recycled plastic bottles.

If you are concerned about air quality and air pollution and want to make sure that you and your family are protected visit the company’s site and explore their newest developments.​

“Anyone who is seeking a fashionable and functional scarf to protect themselves–or loved ones, and is interested in helping to turn the tide on sicknesses around the world, should give the Bioscarf a try”. Hazel Solle

]]><![CDATA[The revitalizing power of pyramid energy]]>Wed, 29 Apr 2020 13:55:41 GMThttps://www.phoenixvoyage.org/science-and-tech-blog/the-revitalizing-power-of-pyramid-energy
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Life-giving energies harnessed by the pyramid had a significant regenerating effect on the land and all the products stored inside: from wines and seeds to fruits and vegetables.
Nicola Tesla believed the Great Pyramids of Egypt to be transmitters of energy. Even the construction of Tesla Towers was inspired by this knowledge. Later on, numerous scientists have studied remarkable powers of the pyramids and received profound evidence of their incredible properties.
For example, the Russian architect N.A. Lvov was well aware of the magical properties of the pyramids and skillfully applied them in practice. The eleven-meter pyramid in his family estate turned out to be the strongest building. It has been standing there for more than 100 years. His wines, aged and stored in the cellar inside the pyramid, were famous for their excellent quality in all the neighboring provinces.
The seed grain stored in his pyramid gave excellent yields: 30-70% more than the grain from ordinary barns.
It must also be said that inside the pyramid, vegetables and fruits were not only perfectly preserved, but also acquired special qualities. The energy fields of the pyramid refined the structure of the products, making them more useful and digestible for the body, besides giving them additional healing properties.
That was 100 years ago, but today, the manufacturers of the Canadian company Summerhill went the same way.
Their twenty-year experiments proved the effect of sacred geometry on liquids. This company was striving for the goal to make the finest wine in the world.
Many experiments with astounding results have been conducted in replica pyramids first. Company researchers discovered that meat petrified and milk turned to yogurt inside the pyramid. Moreover, a plant growing inside the pyramid grew in a clockwise motion, while a plant nearby but not in a pyramid grew "chaotic".
As a result, Summerhill produces extraordinary organic pyramid cellared wines, with standing out taste and quality.
Have you ever struggled with plant diseases, slow growth or inconsistent yield, in your garden? This brings us to take advantage of pyramid powers, which has a magic effect on your plants in pyramid-shaped greenhouses.
The greenhouse of a pyramidal shape has an impressive number of completely objective, indisputable benefits.
Due to the decent height of the greenhouse, the heated air inside it can rise upward without accumulating around the plants, which creates a microclimate that is especially favorable for planting. The frame of the pyramid greenhouse is smaller and lighter, meaning you will require fewer materials, which reduces the costs sufficiently. The surfaces of such a greenhouse have a significant angle of inclination, which also gives an advantage in terms of lighting.
You can grow marrows, herbs, eggplants, tomatoes, and many other plants in your pyramid. Chemical plant foods are never used in such greenhouses. Instead, the soil is fertilized with composting manure, which makes your harvest healthy and favorable.
All thermophilic cultures grow well in the pyramid, for example, peppers and tomatoes ripen a couple of weeks earlier and are larger in size. It is convenient to grow eggplants in a small pyramid. When they require a “short day” mode, it is easy to cover the greenhouse with dark non-woven material and remove it in the morning. The owners of the pyramid greenhouse noted that the plants in it were not susceptible to the highly infectious late blight disease.
Also, pyramid greenhouses could be the answer to the world's hunger problem. Much more crops could be grown in layers than could be produced in the land it occupied.
Taking into account all the numerous experiences and growing positive evidence, even if you do not completely believe in pyramid power it is surely something to consider.
Please, follow these links below for more information:
https://www.summerhill.bc.ca/Story/The-Pyramid
https://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/pyramid-shaped-greenhouse-zmaz77sozgoe
http://www.pyramidgreenhouse.com/pyramid_phenomena.html






Life-giving energies harnessed by the pyramid had a significant regenerating effect on the land and all the products stored inside: from wines and seeds to fruits and vegetables.

]]><![CDATA[The technology that drives archaeology into the future]]>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 06:31:24 GMThttps://www.phoenixvoyage.org/science-and-tech-blog/the-technology-that-drives-archaeology-into-the-future
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When researching archaeological sites located in a largely populated area, you have to decide where to excavate to get the best results. Here, ground-penetrating radars (GPRs) will come to help scientists! This technology has been used by the military since the 1970s and became available approximately in the mid-1980s.
The modern GPR is a complex electronic device, the components of which perform the following functions:

• formation of pulses emitted by the transmitting antenna;
• processing signals from the receiving antenna;
• synchronization of the entire system.

The antenna part includes a transmitting and receiving antenna. A recording unit is a laptop or other recording device, and the system of cables and optoelectronic converters plays the role of a control unit.

With the help of GDR, it is possible to scan the subsurface. Let’s dwell upon some noticeable archaeological findings, that would never happen without the GeoRadar.

In the Franciscan Cathedral of Krakow, researchers discovered a previously unknown tomb, using a ground-penetrating radar. The burial was over 400 years old, located in the catacombs of the cathedral. According to the report, there were 20 coffins in very good condition in the tomb. Presumably, the catacombs have a second lower level. This unique find can give historians a new look at the medieval world.

In 2016, British archaeologists reported the discovery of the alleged grave of King Henry I using a GeoRadar. According to historians, the burial is located under a parking lot in the Reading Prison, which used to belong to the monastery of the same name.

Avebury, a religious site near Stonehenge, is best known for its stone circle, the largest in Europe. In 2017, archaeologists found that inside one of its inner circles an earlier square structure is situated. It became possible using the ground-penetrating radar. This square dates back to about 3500 BC.

Using GDR, in 2018, a burial ship was found in the Norwegian province of Estfall. As you know, according to tradition, great Scandinavian warriors - the Vikings - were buried in the ship, and one of these barrow ships was just discovered by Norwegian scientists - the 20-meter Jellstad ship, at a depth of only 50 cm. According to archaeologists, the find is more than 1500 years old.

The Viking grave was found using a special radar that penetrates to a shallow depth. In addition to the preserved burial ship, the radar found the remains of 7 other burials that were destroyed by plowing the soil. However, scientists are not planning to excavate yet, wanting to create a digital map of ancient burials beforehand.

New technology is completely changing the fields of history and archaeology, as the use of innovations like the Ground Penetrating Radar results in new discoveries all over the world. We look at ancient sites, burials and constructions more thoroughly to find new items in previously excavated areas.

“I keep being surprised by the amount of archaeological sites and features that are left to find all over the world.” Sarah Parcak

]]><![CDATA[DIY Science Projects - Static Electricity]]>Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:18:57 GMThttps://www.phoenixvoyage.org/science-and-tech-blog/diy-science-projects-static-electricity
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An important aspect of engaging younger kids towards science is to add the element of fun in the learning process. Younger kids in the age group of 5-7 are inquisitive about the world around them. They want to experience new things and learn from them through exploration. This curiosity in kids can be used positively by involving them in DIY science projects. We will highlight this point by using an example science project with a clear learning outcome.
Static electricity is an interesting scientific phenomenon. It tells us that it is possible for an object to have an imbalance of positive or negative charges within or on its surface until they are discharged. For kids, such concepts can be hard to grasp at times. That is why it is better to demonstrate such topics through a hands on learning process like a science project.

Project #1 Water Bending!

Things you will need:
  • A water container
  • Water colors
  • Small cups of water
  • A hair comb
  • A head full of hairs!

Process:
  • We start off with pouring the water from the water container into the small cups.
  • Now we will add different colors in each cup and mix them well so that the water completely absorbs the color.
  • The next step would be to thoroughly comb a full head of hair. We will repeat the combing motion as much as possible and we can also rub the comb on the head as well.
  • The cups will now be held above the empty container in such a way that it is as close to the center of the container as possible so that any spills can be avoided.
  • We will gently start pouring the cup into the container while holding the comb as close to the stream as possible.
  • The stream of the water can be seen bending towards the comb. The colors will make the bend more visible and the degree of the bend can be varied by changing the distance of the comb from the stream.
  • Try the same process with different cups and observe the mysterious bending of water.
  • Once the container is filled up, all the colors will mix to create new blends of colors.
  • We can again repeat the process using the same mix of colors by pouring them back into cups. This would allow us to conserve water since it is an important resource and should not be wasted.

Learning Outcomes:
So what caused the mysterious bending of the water? The answer is static electricity. When we combed or rubbed the hair, the excess electrons on our hair were deposited on the comb. When this negatively charged comb was brought near to the water, it was able to attract the positive charge on the water and, as a result, the water stream started bending towards the comb.
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