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Too Sweet to be True: The Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners

Apr 16

Apr 16 Too Sweet to be True: The Dangers of Artificial Sweeteners

Competition Winner, Article

Reality may not be as sweet as it seems.

Shining Light on Water Pollution Detection

Apr 16

Apr 16 Shining Light on Water Pollution Detection

Competition Winner, Article

As I slid the cuvette into the colorimeter during my Beer’s Law lab in my Chemistry I class, the cover snapped shut, and the results screen slowly loaded.

Drugging the Undruggable: How PROTACs Hijack Cellular Machinery to Destroy Cancer

Apr 16

Apr 16 Drugging the Undruggable: How PROTACs Hijack Cellular Machinery to Destroy Cancer

Article, Competition Winner

An estimated 85% of disease-causing proteins in the human body are considered “undruggable.”

The Origins and Implications of Malware

Jan 26

Jan 26 The Origins and Implications of Malware

Article, Staff Writing

A Shift in the Culture: Context and Concerns of Lab-Grown Meat

Jan 26

Jan 26 A Shift in the Culture: Context and Concerns of Lab-Grown Meat

Article, Staff Writing

Under the Scalpel: Ethics in Machine Learning Research

Jan 26

Jan 26 Under the Scalpel: Ethics in Machine Learning Research

Article, Staff Writing

Give Lofi a Try?

Jan 23

Jan 23 Give Lofi a Try?

Article, Staff Writing

Computer Aided Diagnosis of Melanoma

Feb 10

Feb 10 Computer Aided Diagnosis of Melanoma

A Point Picking Probability Problem

Feb 10

Feb 10 A Point Picking Probability Problem

The Effect of Listening to Music on Driving Fatigue

Feb 10

Feb 10 The Effect of Listening to Music on Driving Fatigue

VTOL Aircraft: Perfecting the Art of Flight

Feb 9

Feb 9 VTOL Aircraft: Perfecting the Art of Flight

Exploring Mars: An Electric-Powered Manned Rover

Feb 9

Feb 9 Exploring Mars: An Electric-Powered Manned Rover

Modify Tradition to Outlast Chess Computers

Feb 9

Feb 9 Modify Tradition to Outlast Chess Computers

Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Face Masks for COVID-19

Jan 23

Jan 23 Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Face Masks for COVID-19

Computational Fluid Dynamics: Simulating the Future

Jan 23

Jan 23 Computational Fluid Dynamics: Simulating the Future

GoDietary Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease

Jan 23

Jan 23 GoDietary Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease

Identifying Discriminatory Attitudes through Artificial Intelligence-Based Lie Detection

Jan 23

Jan 23 Identifying Discriminatory Attitudes through Artificial Intelligence-Based Lie Detection

The Effect of Age on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Jan 25

Jan 25 The Effect of Age on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Eclipses and The N-Body Problem: Determining Coherence from Chaos

Jan 11

Jan 11 Eclipses and The N-Body Problem: Determining Coherence from Chaos

Machine Learning for Prediction of Fetal Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities

Dec 28

Dec 28 Machine Learning for Prediction of Fetal Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities