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Month: November 2019

Image Forgery

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by Michelle Zimmerman ’21 As image forgery technology becomes more and more pervasive, it is also increasingly crucial to be…

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Bouncing Off the Atmosphere: How Boost-Glide Trajectories Work & Why They Matter

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by Irvin Li Most of us had the experience of skipping stones on a lake as a leisure activity, but…

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Stanford Looks to Increase Sleep in Teens

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by Chad Ho ’22 You are floating in the comforting blackness of a dreamless sleep. Suddenly, your phone stirs to…

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Quantum Supremacy

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by Waree Sethapun ’20 Late in September of 2019, a research paper titled “Quantum Supremacy Using a Programmable Superconducting Processor,”…

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Is Ammonia the Next Big Thing?

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by Ellia Chiang ’21 An ever-growing population serves as a reminder that there are a variety of demands in terms…

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Cosmic Background Radiation: space is orange; pigeons were sacrificed; static noise is history

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by Sunshine Chen ’23 Have you ever turned your TV or radio to an undefined channel and only heard white…

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Spot.Launch();

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by Ben Chen ‘21 On September 24, 2019, BostonDynamics released a YouTube video advertising the official launch of Spot, a…

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Scientists Partially Revive Pig Brains Hours After Death

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by Angela Cui ’21 For centuries, people have thought that once the heart stopped beating and the human stopped breathing,…

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