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Seeing Beneath the Surface: The Power and Limitations of PET-CT Imaging
When doctors want to see deeper into your body, PET-CT is a popular choice. It is a super powerful imaging tool that is widely...
Origami & Bio-inspired Design
You’ve probably seen pictures of origami before, or even folded some yourself! Origami is an ancient art form that originated in China in the...
Daguerreo-what? The Chemistry Behind Early Photography!
Before smartphones and DSLRs were everywhere, photography was a physical, hands-on process. I’ll give you a quick overview of the chemistry behind the first...
The Science Behind AI
When I wrote my first line of code in 8th grade, I found a passion that would grow with me through high school and...
Tap That
Conservation is not a commonly exercised word for most Americans. A booming economy once offered us blissful ignorance from contributing our share of frugality...
Ultraviolet radiation: what you can’t see can still hurt you
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine showed me an article on MSN about a man whose face was obviously more wrinkled on...
New Houston: We have a problem
If you are a technology enthusiast, NASA observer or all around space geek, you don’t need me to point out the connection between two...
Whale Fall
Normally, the term “dead whale” reminds me of long, tedious hours slogging through Moby Dick or sad images of beached or slaughtered animals, but...
Let’s Go!: Costa Rica
As a supporter of the “Let’s stop wearing shoes” movement that seems to be taking over the mentality of both young adults and shoe...
Hey Kids: Brush your teeth, stay in school… and read the...
A co-worker sent this out to our research group in a rare moment of light-heartedness in the otherwise all-work-no-play world of physical chemistry research....