Scientists overturn a 30-year-old theory and finally explain why gallium melts in your hands |

Scientists overturn a 30-year-old theory and finally explain why gallium melts in your hands |

Nearly 150 years after gallium was first discovered and added to the periodic table, scientists at the University of Auckland have discovered previously unknown details about the structure and behavior of the metal’s atoms that overturn assumptions that have shaped the field for more than three decades. Gallium was discovered in 1875 by French chemist … Read more

Indian engineering student drowns in New Zealand lake; parents seek emergency repatriation

Indian engineering student drowns in New Zealand lake; parents seek emergency repatriation

A 21-year-old Indian-origin engineering student has died after being rescued unconscious from Lake Taupo in New Zealand while traveling with friends over the Easter holidays, family friends said.Emergency services were called to Whakamoenga Point in Acacia Bay after the young man was pulled from the water at around 3.20pm on Sunday, April 5. Police confirmed … Read more