Electronic Skin
Risha Chakraborty
Image courtesy of Charlotte Leakey. Our world is being increasingly defined by a series of ones and zeroes. From the smallest phone gyroscope capable of
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Image courtesy of Charlotte Leakey. Our world is being increasingly defined by a series of ones and zeroes. From the smallest phone gyroscope capable of
Image courtesy of Luna Aguilar. With great power comes great responsibility. In an age where the world has become increasingly reliant on technology, the threat
Image courtesy of Catherine Kwon. Black Mirror. Ex Machina. The Terminator. Why does television seem to vilify robots and artificial intelligence as a human invention
Image courtesy of Catherine Kwon. Before we turn three months old, humans have already developed an intuitive sense of how the physical world works. If
Image courtesy of Emily Poag. In Greek mythology, any site struck by lightning is considered sacred. By that logic, the Earth’s land must be divine—a
Image courtesy of Kiera Suh. Diagnosing diseases can be tricky. How can doctors tell if a headache stems from a lack of sleep or something
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Famous physicist Albert Einstein once said: “The distinction between the past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.”
Image courtesy of David Andrijevic. Images of the “living dead” linger in our minds: Frankenstein resurrecting his monster, zombies stumbling around with contorted limbs, and
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Last August, a collaboration between the Hammes-Schiffer and Mayer groups at Yale and researchers from the Hammarström group at Uppsala
Image courtesy of Pixabay. What comes to mind when you think of hummingbirds? You might think of their rapid heart rate. Or maybe their lightning-fast
Image courtesy of iStock. Have you ever wondered about the math behind a radio signal? Or telephones? Scientists who study electromagnetic physics and mathematics constantly
Image courtesy of Flickr. Trees in urban areas contribute to pollution control and enhance biodiversity. But what happens to dead leaves, fallen branches, and other
Image courtesy of David R. Tribble. As the consequences of unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) devastate our environment, children are paying the ultimate price.
Image Courtesy of Pixabay. You notice a building out of the corner of your eye, but something is off: it looks misplaced. You walk closer
Image Courtesy of Flickr. The future of technology might be in bacteria. Geobacter sulfurreducens, a species of soil bacteria, survives by growing protein filaments called
Image courtesy of M. Kowalski. Water insecurity is one of the most pressing problems in developing countries. In places where waterborne diseases are prevalent, it
Image courtesy of Sebastian Kube, et al. Despite their prevalence, the complex and diverse nature of metallic glasses remains poorly understood. Particularly, the amorphous and
Image courtesy of Flickr. There is a phantom menace in the room—climate change is insidiously altering our lives. Among the direst of threats is worsening
Yale senior Jennifer Miao (YC ’22) was recently awarded the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, a prestigious fellowship that fully supports Miao’s pursuit of a Ph.D. at the
Can we trust our own reality? As neurologist Guy Leschziner describes in his recently released book, The Man Who Tasted Words, the senses of sight,
Your favorite artist takes the stage, and you cheer wildly along with the ten million other people standing next to you. No single physical stage
With the advent of social media networks like Facebook and Snapchat, our world is increasingly connected and complicated. Understanding the nature of these networks now
Among the signatures at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention for women’s rights is the name Eunice Newton Foote. With her name inscribed next to those
Image courtesy of Flickr. In 2018, Robert Bilott filed a lawsuit against three major chemical companies, 3M, DuPont, and Chemours, on behalf of every American