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Fessenden’s oscillator is all the range: An early foundation of sonar

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Despite constant navigation on its waters, many aspects of the ocean remain mysterious. Ships have been facing the ocean’s hidden surfaces and unpredictable storms for most of history. By releasing sound waves, and measuring the time it takes for them to return, Sound Navigation and Ranging (sonar) aids with travel, navigation, and detection. In the […]

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Detrimental Data

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Algorithms. They’re everywhere. Whether it’s curating your Discover page on Instagram or simply showing you the results of your Google search, we interact with algorithms on a daily basis. Algorithms analyze our every move — every double tap, click, and online purchase determines future ad placements, autocorrect suggestions, or page layouts. Though we voluntarily provide

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Revolutionizing drug discovery with molecular modeling

Biology, Technology / /

Developing and releasing a new drug is one of the most challenging tasks that pharmaceutical companies have. The main effect of this challenge is that about 97 percent of new drug projects fail and never reach the market, resulting in a lack of clinical efficacy. Molecular modeling, however, has proven to be a valuable asset

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The Science of Soap Bubbles

Technology, World / /

Bubbles are the subject of fascination for young children and legendary physicists alike; though pretty to observe, they also offer intriguing lessons in fluid dynamics. Looking closely at the surface of a soap bubble, a shimmering, iridescent surface swirling with activity can be observed. These mesmerizing patterns are due to the Marangoni effect. This phenomenon

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Reduce, reuse, recycle, and retrieve? How capturing existing emissions may help save us from global warming disasters

Environment, Technology / /

Turning off lights when you leave a room; unplugging chargers when they are not in use; taking shorter showers; carpooling and using public transportation. All of these actions, while important to adapt to the age of global warming, leave very little impact in the long run. In order to keep rising temperatures below 2 degrees

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Wreaking HAVOC on Venus

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For decades, Mars has been the planet in vogue: the possibility of exploration, even colonization, beyond the Earth system captured the imagination of the public (as well as certain billionaires). But such a mission might be more technically challenging than we’re ready for. Transit of up to a year each way makes it difficult to

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Fixing a Broken Heart: Treatment of Cardiac Valve Disease

Biology, Technology / /

Heartache is never good, but for individuals with Cardiac Valve Disease, having a broken heart can take on quite a literal meaning. A faulty heart can be the result of birth defects, infection, age, or other factors. There are many manifestations of this debilitating condition such as valvular stenosis, when the heart valve cannot fully

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