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The 2020 Chemistry Nobel Prize: CRISPR Edition

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by Emma Sudo ’23 On the morning of October 7, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences was silent as Göran…

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Posted in: Fall 2020 Issue

HRR Pathway: The Custodian of Human DNA

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by Taeeon Kong ’22 Subway stations and bus stops become quite messy after a busy day, and maintenance workers constantly…

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Posted in: Fall 2020 Issue

2020 Nobel Prizes Awarded

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by Stephen Cooley ’23 The Nobel Prize Organization announced on 12 October the final prize in its lineup of 2020…

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Posted in: Fall 2020 Issue

Floyd-Warshall

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by Summer Zhou ’23 Computer science, or coding, is a powerful tool that can be used to solve real world…

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Posted in: Fall 2020 Issue

Growing Plants, Growing Minds with Educational Aquaponics Systems

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by Eszter Kun ’22 What is aquaponics? Aquaponics is a food-producing method that integrates aquaculture with hydroponics (Diver & Rinehart,…

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Posted in: Fall 2020 Issue

To Zoom or not to Zoom?

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By Rosnel Leyva ’22 It seems like it was only yesterday when the world was filled with face to face…

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Posted in: 2020 Online Edition

“What Makes Pleasant Sound?”

February 19, 2020 daadmin 1 Comment

By William Abou-Rjaili ’22 What is Sound? Sound is just a pressure wave which is propagated through space. Sound is…

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Posted in: February 2020

Foam + Photonics = Phoamtonics

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by Waree Sethapun ’20 Have you ever seen the colorful wings of a butterfly or the bubble-like shine of an…

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Posted in: February 2020

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

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by Sunshine Chen ’23 In 1878, Sir Francis Galton tried to identify what the average criminal looked like by compiling…

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Posted in: February 2020

Image Forgery

November 15, 2019 daadmin 8 Comments

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

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Posted in: Winter 2020 Issue

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