Smart on the Surface, Dumb Underneath Murphy McQuet September 27, 2017 Climate/Energy, Features U.S. Grid Struggles to Cope with Changing Times, Electricity Generation With the constant unveiling of new “smart” devices such as adaptive...
Cancer here? Cancer there? Cancer everywhere! Rohit Dilip September 25, 2017 Features, Health In 1917, the “Radium Girls” were plastered over the covers of newspapers all across the United States. They were factory workers painting watch...
Topological Phase Transitions Iris Rukshin September 22, 2017 Features, Physics/Space Where Two Dimensions Don’t Fall Flat The intuitive classification of matter as solid, liquid, or gas, and the transition between these states,...
Reusable Rockets Claire Du September 16, 2017 Features, Physics/Space, Technology The rise of the reusable rocket is ushering in a new era of spaceflight. In the past, rockets were typically single-use and discarded after carrying...
So, is Soy Safe? Elisabeth Slighton June 6, 2017 Features, Health “The Shocking Effect of Soy on BOTH Sexes!” “10 Reasons to Never Drink Soy Milk” We’ve all seen news headlines...
7 Earth-Like Planets Found… But is it a Trap(pist)? Grace Sommers May 29, 2017 Features, Physics/Space It doesn’t take much to get people excited about exoplanets. The idea of a planet orbiting another star is cool enough; bonus points if said planet...
Growing Green: The Future of Algal Biofuels Tiffany Pham May 1, 2017 Climate/Energy, Features Caliginous clouds of smoke and smog emanating from overworked factories illustrate a common depiction of the adverse effects of fossil fuel...
Cancer Moonshot: Mission Possible? Alice Xue April 22, 2017 Features, Health If we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we cure cancer? It’s been forty-five years since President Nixon started the “War on Cancer” by...
Molecular Machines Yusha Sun April 17, 2017 Chemistry, Features What’s the smallest machine you’ve seen? Can you imagine machines so small that you can’t even see them, complete with...
Gravitational Waves: Hearing the Universe’s Story Iris Rukshin April 10, 2017 Features, Physics/Space Now synonymous with “genius”, Albert Einstein has turned out to be the gift that keeps on giving. In the early 1900s, Einstein had the incredible...
