By Jenny Lam Most are aware that the complexity of diabetes spans past just “high blood sugar.” Diabetes often leads to numerous complications over time, such as nerve damage (neuropathy), eye problems, kidney disease, stroke, heart disease, and more. Many of these complications can be traced back to the contribution…

By Nellie Nguyen The idea of machines and robots surpassing the intelligence and abilities of humans has been portrayed many times, such as in popular films like Terminator or The Matrix. Outside of the film industry, scientists have also discussed the possibility of an AI takeover, a hypothetical event where…

By Khushi Sheth Our atmosphere is full of dust particles. If you clean your house or even just open the blinds, you’ll see thousands of dust mites floating around. Most people’s bodies have the tendency to react negatively to an excess amount of dust particles in the air. While most…

By: Reagan Smith Tardigrades, commonly referred to as water bears, are microscopic (0.1–1 mm long) invertebrate organisms that have survived on Earth for the last 600 million years. Their unique abilities and survival mechanisms allow them to thrive in environments too harsh for any other living organism. These creatures can…

By Shaina Grover As technology becomes a more prominent part of our lives, more and more things are connected to the internet. You never know, someday your hairbrush could have a computer chip in it. The vast majority of these devices are connected by one thing: The Internet of Things…

By JiaJia Fu From water bottles to spacecraft parts, plastic is a versatile, durable, and cost effective material that has saturated daily life. However, the convenience plastic brings to our lives comes at a heavy price. Discarded plastic, often used only once, breaks down into microplastics that embed themselves in…

By Aminah Rangwala When you think of stem cells, you envision just another cell in our body. However, stem cells are more than that. The definition of stem cells includes ‘a type of cell that can develop into various different cells that each have a different function.’ …

By Sahil Gandhi We’ll be covering information about the dot product in this article. Do note that this will largely cover the 2D considerations of the dot product, but it is definitely applicable to 3D systems as well, with the necessary modifications. A vector can be described as a quantity…

By Andrew Gao Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that kills off dopamine-producing (dopaminergic) neurons, is widely known — and feared. Unlike other prevalent illnesses such as tuberculosis and diabetes, we have yet to find an effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Neurodegenerative diseases are notoriously difficult to treat due to the…