by Natalie Hudson-Smith Hey Science Readers and Writers! We’ve launched a new survey about how readers respond to different text styles. We would appreciate any and all participation to help us understand what kind of …
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Nanotechnology and the Military
by Shreyasi Senguptaedited by Natalie Hudson-Smith If you’ve read our blog before, you probably remember that nanotechnology is the study and manipulation of matter at incredibly small sizes. It is used across all scientific fields, …
Why Honeybees Never Ask for Directions
by Chris Castilloedited by Natalie Hudson-Smith Living in the 21st century, many of us are used to electronic gadgets that make our lives a little easier. I am still in awe that my smartphone can …
Applying to Graduate School: Advice for LGBTQ+ students from the community
by Natalie Hudson-SmithTranscript & summary by Emma Bublitz Graduate school applications can be difficult to navigate under the best of circumstances. Each department, program, and institution often requires a different set of materials and has …
Molecular music: Patterns of vibrations at the quantum level
by Laura Kesneredited by Natalie Hudson-Smith Hearing of the fire at Notre Dame de Paris a year ago broke my heart. I have only been there once in my life, but that visit is one …
Pokémon Carbon Chemistry: Carbink and Diancie
by Natalie Hudson-Smith For our Halloween blog post back in 2017, I used chemistry to figure out how many moles of gas are in a Gastly, a gaseous ghost/poison-type Pokémon. (Because Pokémon are fantastical creatures, it’s …
What gives gold nanoparticles their color?
by Meng Wu edited by Natalie Hudson-Smith In a previous post, Can gold melt at room temperature? Melting temperature depression!, we talked about how the color of gold changes from shiny yellow to dark red …
How science helped me overcome my fear of death
by Natalie Hudson-Smith Do you remember the first time you saw a dead body? I do, and it isn’t a very pleasant memory. I remember approaching a casket to view the body of a man …
Seeing the Invisible
by Xiaoxiao Yaoedited by Natalie Hudson-Smith Human beings have been trying to figure out the elementary composition of the universe since the era of ancient Greece. Democritus, an ancient Greek philosopher, created atomic theory. In …
Celebrating Science at a Science Fiction Convention
by Miriam Krauseedited by Natalie Hudson-Smith I am a second-generation science fiction fan; my parents have been Star Trek fans since the ‘60s, and I grew up on PBS reruns of Doctor Who in the …