Diagnosis Without the Scalpel: How New Blood Tests Are Changing Endometriosis Care By Katelyn Rutsey When I was 13, I got my first period. I remember being told by my mom and at school that your first period will probably be very light, irregular, and not too painful. So I was less than pleased when […]
How to Contain a Quantum System By Andrew Sammelson Quantum computers have undeniably made their mark on society in the recent years. Scientists from around the world have been captivated by the possibility of unfathomable computational power. Who wouldn’t want the ability to solve problems that would take our best supercomputers hundreds of years? Considering […]
No Evidence Allowed: The Law That Banned Its Own Proof By Alex Martinez Here is a fact that should bother you regardless of how you feel about cannabis: the federal agency responsible for deciding whether marijuana has medical value is the same agency that makes it nearly impossible to conduct the research needed to find […]
Don’t Eat That, It’s an Aerogel! By Emily Pax You may be thinking, “What’s an aerogel?”. Well, you’ve come to the right place. And trust me, it’s not the jiggly, sweet Jello® that we all know and love. You might not want to eat that, as it may’ve been made with lanthanide oxides like those […]
Being In-Tune with the Arts Improves Contributions to Science and Medicine By Trinity Dubree For too long now, we have allowed ourselves to get comfortable with the idea that, if you want to be successful in life, there are only a handful of careers you can pursue. When concerned about job security and stability for […]
A Pigeon’s Guide to Surviving the City: Junk Food and Heavy Metal By Jae Brooks The next time you’re in a big city and see a pigeon scrounging for scraps, take a second to closely observe its feathers. You might just witness a fast-paced evolutionary shift happening in real-time. Pigeons have undergone a dramatic change […]
Blue: The color that does not exist … in nature. By Cameron Dowd Whether it’s the blue skies, the green grass, or the red leaves on a tree in the fall, different colors make up everything we see. If you are like most people, you have a favorite color. So it’s no surprise that animals […]
The Smartest Dinosaur Ever By Tyler Paine If I were to ask you what the smartest dinosaur was, what would be the first species you think of? Perhaps something popularized by movies and television, such as velociraptors, since they are often portrayed as intelligent, pack-hunting creatures. Well, what if I were to tell you that […]
Perovskites: The Crystal Revolution That Could Power Tomorrow By Aruzhan Abdikadyrova Imagine a material so versatile and flexible, that can be printed out as a thin film, modified to fit any surface, and adapted to form not only highly efficient solar cells, but also transform the entire traditional energy system. That is a reality of […]
Like Watching Paint Dry: Day-to-Day Surface Tension Research By Finn Almandmoss Surface Tension Research is painful sometimes. It can be slow, inaccurate, give you incorrect data for seemingly no reason at all, and did I mention slow? Surface tension can be defined and measured in a couple of ways. It arises from the cohesive attractive […]
Microwaves: A Hot Commodity for More than Just Hot Food By Anastasia Faddis I was recently in the kitchen heating up some leftovers in my microwave when I thought of a medical article I had seen that used microwaves to treat cancer. Microwaves, at least as I knew them, were simply a great kitchen appliance […]