by phoenigman | Jan 2, 2025 | spectrum, winter 2022
By Aman, Winter 2022. As scientists discover new materials that are incredibly strong and light—some even 200 times stronger than steel—the hope grows that such materials can reduce the environmental impact of human activity [1]. Scientists synthesize these...
by phoenigman | Jan 2, 2025 | spectrum, winter 2022
By Pierce Hoenigman, Winter 2022. Multiple studies have shown that humanity must limit global warming to under 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius to prevent a climate catastrophe involving mass extinction and weather instability. [1] Unfortunately, global temperatures are...
by phoenigman | Jan 2, 2025 | spectrum, winter 2022
By Arnav, Winter 2022. Just a few years ago, LG revealed their rollable TV and Samsung unveiled their Z Fold phone with a foldable display [1]. It wasn’t long ago, however, that TVs had small screens and massive bodies, making the viewing experience bulky [2]. So what...
by phoenigman | Jan 2, 2025 | spectrum, winter 2022
By Alena, Winter 2022. Norway, 1996: The site of the world’s first industrial-scale project dedicated to capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it underground. The Sleipner carbon capture and storage project was built to support gas field development...
by phoenigman | Jan 2, 2025 | spectrum, winter 2022
By Hannah, Winter 2022. The Great American Plains have been an agricultural powerhouse for decades. In 30 years, they might not be. The reason? No water. We don’t often stop to ask where our tap water comes from, let alone where the water that grew our breakfast...
by phoenigman | Jan 2, 2025 | spectrum, winter 2022
By Eva, Winter 2022. From the principal investigator exploring the sprawling neural circuits that govern our everyday lives to the undergraduate students attending their first neurophysiology lecture, neuroscientists at every level of experience are met with the...
