2011 was an important year in science. In January, scientists used the Kepler space telescope to find the smallest planet ever discovered until that point, while in March scientists in Fukushima attempted to contain the nuclear meltdown following the tsunami.
Contact lenses have empowered those who wished to change their eye color during the past few years. However, for others this temporary change is not enough.
During my adventures as a 4-year old, one of my favorite games played out as follows: 1) Standing at the doorway; 2) Turning the light switch on; 3) Beating the light to the center of the room. Though my myriad attempts, let's just say that my rate of success was not favorable.
The University opened its doors April 4 to a new developmental saga - the Emily Couric Cancer Center.
Surgeons are using a new incisionless form of surgery called PerOral Endoscopic Myotomy to treat esophageal disorders. Investigators at Stanford University have discovered that dysfunctional signaling between the cerebral cortex and thalamus promotes absence seizures, especially in young patients. European Space Agency and Russia have begun talks about the possibility of manned flights to Mars. With help from DARPA, IBM has designed a new brain-based computer chip intended to learn and remember new stored information. A newly discovered Icelandic current is expected to affect the North Atlantic Climate in the coming decades. -compiled by Aradhya Nigam
What: International FRET Symposium and Workshop on FRET Microscopy, both hosted by the Keck Center for Cellular Imaging When: March 10 (symposium), March 8-13 (workshop) Location: Gilmer Hall, Room 130 Who: Everyone from students to faculty to professionals The annual FRET symposium will be held at the University this year to honor Prof.
Genetics as a field has affected many aspects of daily life, but its implications for the business world remain controversial. Genetics focuses, on a general level, on DNA's transcription into RNA and the RNA's subsequent translation into proteins.
In Cavendish, Vt., a 25-year-old railway worker's left frontal lobe was severed by a 43-inch-long cylindrical tamping iron, propelled by a railway construction explosion. He was able to recover physiologically from the injury but still suffered vast personality changes and a complete loss of social inhibition. His name?
Yoga has conventionally been accepted as a meditative practice that simply promotes personal serenity and health.
Who: The Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment satellites developed by Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory, Iridium Communications Inc. and The Boeing Company What: The AMPERE uses 60 ultra-low orbit satellites to forecast and monitor solar and space weather, as well as predict how it will affect Earth.
