Saturday, January 24, 2026

LAB Physics - file 02: Traveling around the World within a blink

LAB Physics - file 02

Traveling around the World within a blink


And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.” (Genesis 1:3-4 KJV)


Light traveling between skyscrapers

Can you imagine the Universe without Light? Light is fundamental, energetic, and the symbol of hope, but mysterious. And it's always the most spotlighted superstar on the stage of physics in history.

Thursday, January 8, 2026

LAB Biology - file 01: Your wrinkled fingers in water are an ingenious heritage

LAB Biology - file 01

Your wrinkled fingers in water are an ingenious heritage


Do you like bathing? It’s perfect and comfortable to wash away everyday stress at once. Moreover, in modern life, you can enjoy TV programs, YouTube videos, or singing Karaoke while immersing in your bathtub. By the way, when you have forgotten the time and are staying for a long time in a bath, do you notice that your fingers, and toes, too, have wrinkled up? Don’t worry, but this doesn’t ruin your beauty at all!

This biological response is NOT Osmosis, which is a passive result of water soaking into the outer layer of your skin, but in fact, an active biological process.



The Mechanism: How do our fingers and toes wrinkle?


Colorful hand prints

Sunday, January 4, 2026

LAB Physics - file 01: Hot water ice? - Mpemba Effect

LAB Physics - file 01

Hot water ice? - Mpemba Effect


When you want ice in a hurry, hot water may be a cleverer choice to put in a freezer than cold water…

A glass of cold water with ice cubes


In physics, hot water can freeze faster than cold water. It's counterintuitive, isn't it? But correctly speaking, this is NOT a law of physics, but ONLY a phenomenon. Of course, this effect is real, but fragile depending on the environmental or experimental conditions.

Thursday, January 1, 2026

LAB Medicine - file 01: Your lost third eyelid - Plica Semilunaris

LAB Medicine - file 01

Your lost third eyelid - Plica Semilunaris


Look into your eyes in the mirror. You can soon see a small, pinkish, crescent-shaped fleshy fold in the inner corner, just like wrapping your eyeball from the backside. This looks like a part of the muscles that moves your eyeball. But actually NOT a muscle. This is called the Plica Semilunaris (“crescent fold” literally in English) in anatomy. 



What is the Plica Semilunaris?


External human eye anatomy
External human eye anatomy
(source: Wikimedia Commons)

LAB Medicine - file 03: Why are we born without Teeth? – Natal Teeth

LAB Medicine - file 03 Why are we born without Teeth? – Natal Teeth      As you know, our teeth bite off food, cutting it into pieces, and ...