Quantum dots – nanoparticles of semiconductors – were first theorized in the 1970s and then successfully synthesized in the early 1980s. When semiconductor particles are made small enough, they ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Leon shares his experience in the second edition of Connecting The Dots produced by BBC StoryWorks. The video series, commissioned by MedTech Europe, brings us into the real lives of patients and ...

2020 Connect is the most addictive logic puzzle you’ve ever seen! The player’s task is to place at least four blocks with the same number on it next to each other so they get merged.

In Rangpuri, investigators are baffled by the deaths of a father and his four differently-abled daughters. Key evidence includes poison packets, a box of sweets, and sacred threads tied around ...

Former KwaZulu-Natal Premier and Ambassador Sbu Ndebele described former minister Pravin Gordhan as a master in organisation and strengthening the anti-apartheid movement. Gordhan passed away on ...

Dot and cross diagrams help us to model when ions are formed from atoms. Here’s an example using sodium and chlorine. They form ions which bond to form sodium chloride. 2. Work out how many ...

Still owned and operated by the Tracy family, Dot Foods is a food redistributor, offering 100,000 products from 650 food industry manufacturers. Dot serves distributors and wholesalers in the ...

It is not known why the two dots above the ‘e’ at the end of the Bronte name were left off when it was originally installed in 1939. A memorial to Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte has had the ...