by phoenigman | Jan 2, 2025 | fall 2020, spectrum
By Tejo V, Fall 2020. When most people think of physicists and physics research, they think of giant telescopes, nuclear reactors, and lasers. As fascinating as all these concepts are, however, there is another field that often remains unregistered by the general...
by phoenigman | Jan 2, 2025 | fall 2020, spectrum
By Alex Masegian, Fall 2020. We are in the midst of a golden age of exoplanet science. Since the discovery of the first exoplanets in 1995, the field has grown in leaps and bounds, with the number of confirmed exoplanets nearly doubling every 27 months [2]. Of...
by phoenigman | Jan 2, 2025 | fall 2020, spectrum
By Albert S, Fall 2020. As climate change and severe pollution are taking place in the 21st Century, nature seems to have shown us a premonition of the incoming energy crisis. Having relied on non-renewable energy sources like fossil fuels for decades, the whole human...
by phoenigman | Jan 2, 2025 | fall 2020, spectrum
By Nikhil Kumar, Fall 2020. The idea of regeneration has consistently been portrayed in popular media and entertainment as a kind of superhuman or extraordinary ability. We are often amazed at superheroes’, such as Wolverine and Deadpool, incredible resistance to...
by phoenigman | Jan 2, 2025 | fall 2020, spectrum
By Clare Lindsey, Fall 2020. As a result of everyone being stuck inside during COVID-19 quarantine, air pollution outside has declined a lot—up to 60% in some countries[1]. But the flurry of activity within our homes might be doing much more damage to people’s health...
by phoenigman | Jan 2, 2025 | fall 2020, spectrum
By Isabella Saira, Fall 2020. Understanding the structure and function of the fundamental molecules required for life is a task scientists have been trying to achieve for generations. Part of the daunting task of decoding who we are at the molecular level is finding...
