Heart Research Advancement: Biohybrid Fish Made from Human Stem Cells
Harvard University and Emory University recently collaborated to create the first biohybrid fish from human cardiac cells. This fully autonomous, artificial fish appears to swim,…
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Measuring Resonances: JILA Optical Lattice Clock
Physicists from JILA, a research institute cofounded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder, have reported developments…
The Widespread Impact of the October 4th Social Media Blackout
On October 4, 2021, the world experienced a social media catastrophe: Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp were down for seven hours. People became frantic, gathering on…
Cryptocurrencies and NFTs
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic limiting in-person interactions, our lives are connected now more than ever through technology. As a result, developments in the digital…
The DeepFake Conundrum: Why Deepfake Should be Illegal
With technology advancing at an increasingly fast rate, we begin to wonder whether what we are seeing is truly there. Browsing through your phone, you…
So you want to be a bioengineer? Feature with UIUC Professor Dr. Rohit Bhargava, Ph.D.
A special thanks to Dr. Rohit Bhargava for sitting down with me to have this conversation. Thanks for sharing your time, wisdom, and experience! Bioengineering…