Image courtesy of Lawrence Wang As robotics has blossomed in the past decade, some robots have been perfected and implemented into daily life or put to use in factories for manufacturing goods. However, this is just the tip of the
Exoplanets capture our imagination, and recent missions have discovered thousands more around neighbouring stars. However, even when discovered, the compositions of exoplanets are difficult to study because of the sheer distance away from us. A recent paper by Harvard University
Image courtesy of Minna Långström Behind me, a path of tracks imprints the trail that I’ve trekked. Ahead, tawny slates and crumbled dunes stretch on. Though I stand alone in the valley of Dingo Gap on Mars, I fear no
Image courtesy of the Gogotsi Lab, Drexel University Cybernetic bodysuits sound like something from a sci-fi movie, but could they soon be making the jump to nonfiction? Professor Yury Gogotsi’s lab at Drexel University has demonstrated the potential of a
Image courtesy of Wikipedia Globalized trade has spread diseases to all corners of the world, causing various disruptions to ecosystems. One pathogen in particular, called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is thought to be one of the deadliest wildlife fungi. Discovered in
Image courtesy of Ernest Brillo In the early nineteenth century, an English scientist reported that releasing stretched rubber bands could make them a few degrees cooler. While the idea of elastic cooling was novel at the time, it was overshadowed
Dean Kelsey Martin (MD/PhD ‘92) never planned to become a physician, let alone the dean of UCLA’S medical school. In fact, as an undergraduate at Harvard, she majored in English and American Language and Literature. After graduating in 1979, she
Image courtesy of http://leemcintyrebooks.com/ Creationists, climate deniers, and anti-vaxxers are united by their skepticism of science. Science is under attack from those who claim to simply be skeptical, but why should they believe in science? What is it that distinguishes
The advent of machine learning is increasing the demand for data storage and computation. Today, we face the challenge of the AI era: how to prepare the infrastructure to reliably store big data and efficiently perform large computations. This complex
Image courtesy of Tiger Zhang Murmurs of delighted background conversation permeate the JE Common Room as Tiger Zhang (JE ‘20)—chemistry major, Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society member, and undergraduate researcher—speaks about what drew him to the realm of science
