Technology

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

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

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

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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