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Engineering: is the application of knowledge, ideally in the form of science, mathematics, and empirical evidence, to the innovation, design, construction, operation and maintenance of structures, machines, materials, devices, systems, processes, and organizations.
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APR 11, 2018Earth & The Environment
Oil spills are a big problem – but the answer to cleaning them up may stem from something very small: Alcanivorax ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 11, 2018Videos
Einstein, Stephen Hawking, and Madame Curie were all geniuses who changed the world with their discoveries. But how are ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 10, 2018Space & Astronomy
The European and Russian space agencies launched the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter back in 2016, and after a long journey an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 09, 2018Space & Astronomy
The upcoming launch date for one of NASA’s next major interplanetary missions is quickly approaching. The space ag ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Obesity is the second-leading preventable cause of cancer. Scientists are trying to learn more about how fat cells can p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2018Chemistry & Physics
The last day of March marked the permanent shutdown of the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor, an old-time symbol ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 06, 2018Cancer
The Cancer Genome Atlas project used genomic profiles and bioinformatics to catalogue 33 prevalent types of cancer and i ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
New research findings could help develop treatments for a variety of blood disorders, like sickle cell anemia.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2018Technology
"We are the first group to find, with a systematic mechanism study, that a kirigami design can improve a material's adhe ...Written By: Julia TraversMAR 31, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Crops that are developed using the CRISPR gene editing tool won't be regulated as long as no foreign DNA is introduced.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Water scarcity problem is no longer just an issue for small, isolated community. Climate change, pollution, agriculture ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 28, 2018Videos
Spacecraft that orbit Earth from the upper atmosphere, like the International Space Station, encounter slight amounts of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 27, 2018Technology
Mitton's reactor is already being deployed in Florida to remove phosphorous and nitrates from lakes.Written By: Julia TraversMAR 23, 2018Technology
These wind turbines are designed to measure and deter encounters with protected birds.Written By: Julia TraversMAR 22, 2018Chemistry & Physics
The idea of adding artificial parts to biological bodies to create an “enhanced” being isn’t anything ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 22, 2018Neuroscience
It takes nine months for a baby to grow from a few cells to a full-term newborn and there’s a lot going on during ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 22, 2018Health & Medicine
While the numbers are starting to go down and it looks like this year's record-setting flu season is ending, the CDC ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 21, 2018Microbiology
With specially engineered cells, researchers tested an explanation for why the Last Universal Common Ancestor split into ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Hops are essential to beer, but they need a lot of water to grow; raising the hops for one pint of beer requires around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2018Videos
MIT is arguably one of the world's most prestigious engineering institutes. Thousands of students, professors, and acade ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 17, 2018Microbiology
It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet, and they will all need to be fe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Every time a cell divides, it has to replicate its DNA. Now researchers have been able to watch as errors happen in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
This new tool, SPLiT-seq, uses barcoding to tease out the genetic information in individual cells within tissue.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2018Chemistry & Physics
LIDAR, or light detection and ranging, is the technology that allows autonomous vehicles to detect an obstacle and avoid ...Written By: Daniel Duan
APR 11, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Oil spills are a big problem – but the answer to cleaning them up may stem from something very small: Alcanivorax
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 11, 2018
Videos
Einstein, Stephen Hawking, and Madame Curie were all geniuses who changed the world with their discoveries. But how are
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The European and Russian space agencies launched the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter back in 2016, and after a long journey an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 09, 2018
Space & Astronomy
The upcoming launch date for one of NASA’s next major interplanetary missions is quickly approaching. The space ag
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Obesity is the second-leading preventable cause of cancer. Scientists are trying to learn more about how fat cells can p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The last day of March marked the permanent shutdown of the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor, an old-time symbol
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 06, 2018
Cancer
The Cancer Genome Atlas project used genomic profiles and bioinformatics to catalogue 33 prevalent types of cancer and i
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
New research findings could help develop treatments for a variety of blood disorders, like sickle cell anemia.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2018
Technology
"We are the first group to find, with a systematic mechanism study, that a kirigami design can improve a material's adhe
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 31, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Crops that are developed using the CRISPR gene editing tool won't be regulated as long as no foreign DNA is introduced.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Water scarcity problem is no longer just an issue for small, isolated community. Climate change, pollution, agriculture
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 28, 2018
Videos
Spacecraft that orbit Earth from the upper atmosphere, like the International Space Station, encounter slight amounts of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 27, 2018
Technology
Mitton's reactor is already being deployed in Florida to remove phosphorous and nitrates from lakes.
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 23, 2018
Technology
These wind turbines are designed to measure and deter encounters with protected birds.
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 22, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The idea of adding artificial parts to biological bodies to create an “enhanced” being isn’t anything
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 22, 2018
Neuroscience
It takes nine months for a baby to grow from a few cells to a full-term newborn and there’s a lot going on during
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 22, 2018
Health & Medicine
While the numbers are starting to go down and it looks like this year's record-setting flu season is ending, the CDC
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 21, 2018
Microbiology
With specially engineered cells, researchers tested an explanation for why the Last Universal Common Ancestor split into
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Hops are essential to beer, but they need a lot of water to grow; raising the hops for one pint of beer requires around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2018
Videos
MIT is arguably one of the world's most prestigious engineering institutes. Thousands of students, professors, and acade
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 17, 2018
Microbiology
It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet, and they will all need to be fe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Every time a cell divides, it has to replicate its DNA. Now researchers have been able to watch as errors happen in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
This new tool, SPLiT-seq, uses barcoding to tease out the genetic information in individual cells within tissue.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
LIDAR, or light detection and ranging, is the technology that allows autonomous vehicles to detect an obstacle and avoid
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan