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Drag sails take out the trash in space

Drag sails take out the trash in space

What happens when two spacecraft collide? At orbital velocities of more than 17,000 miles per hour, collisions of space vehicles in…
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Turning back the clock on disease

Turning back the clock on disease

Imagine if you could build a time machine for medicine, turning back the clock to watch how cells with genetic mutations begin their…
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Single-use plastics — a bad wrap?

Single-use plastics — a bad wrap?

Single-use plastic packaging won’t win any popularity contests these days: One survey of 28 countries found that 3 out of 4 people agree…
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17th century mystery solved: Prince Rupert’s drops

17th century mystery solved: Prince Rupert’s drops

Scientific curiosity is alive and well in today’s world — just witness the 65 million views of a short video I posted on YouTube about…
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Sonata in 0s and 1s: Somali Chaterji

Sonata in 0s and 1s: Somali Chaterji

Somali Chaterji grew up in a Bengali household, where kids are given nicknames; the one that stuck for her was Sonata. Her work has the…
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Electric roads: Tackling the roadblocks

Electric roads: Tackling the roadblocks

One of the most “electrifying” ideas for electric vehicles (EVs) is to dispel the worries drivers have about how far they can go on a…
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Action-based modeling asks: What’s behind what’s happening?

Action-based modeling asks: What’s behind what’s happening?

Complex systems are ubiquitous in today’s technological world — whether they be supply chain networks, protein interactions, climate…
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Dean Chiang in Forbes: ‘Hard Tech Corridor in the Heartland’

Dean Chiang in Forbes: ‘Hard Tech Corridor in the Heartland’

Hard tech — technology that touches the hard stuff — is gaining ground as technological advances are rewriting the economic equations…
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Hunting for early biomarkers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Hunting for early biomarkers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Trackers are fabled for their ability to detect faint traces of the object of their search to stay on the trail. Now engineering and…
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Dean Chiang in Forbes: ‘Can Teaching Be Agile?’

Dean Chiang in Forbes: ‘Can Teaching Be Agile?’

College commencement season offers a new opportunity to ask, “How can we keep innovating to be better?” In a recent Forbes article, Mung…
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Digital dashboard helps paramedics take load off hospitals

Digital dashboard helps paramedics take load off hospitals

Hospitals were stressed even before the COVID-19 pandemic. One reason is that people with multiple chronic conditions struggle to manage…
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Stopping cyberattacks in their tracks

Stopping cyberattacks in their tracks

As computers become more and more pervasive, it’s readily apparent how much software ecosystems affect our lives. Throughout the last…
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