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We graciously thank The Brinson Foundation for their generous sponsorship of the C2ST Science Communication Internship in 2021-2024. As a result, an incredibly talented group of diverse STEM undergraduate and graduate scholars at area colleges and universities researched and developed over 100 blogs.* Enjoy-If you like, please share!
*As of 10.25.24
Another embryonic link to cancer
Metastatic melanoma is a highly aggressive skin cancer associated with poor clinical outcome. One key feature is the expression of a cellular type resembling embryonic stem cells in its molecular profile. Both stem cells and aggressive melanoma cells participate in bidirectional communication with the microenvironment, which can profoundly influence cell behavior.
By Sarah Plumridge
Originally published at: http://scienceinsociety.northwestern.edu/content/articles/2010/electrons-molecules-and-bigger-picture
Courtesy: Science in Society (Northwestern University)
Mark Ratner, chair of Northwestern University’s chemistry department, Dumas University Professor of Chemistry, and co-director of the Initiative for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN), talked to Medill Reports about molecular electronics, what it means to be a theoretical chemist, and the gratification that comes with science.
Continue reading “Electrons, Molecules, and the Bigger Pictures”
Professor Roberto Lang, Director of the University of Chicago Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging lab, talks about the wonders of a new “3D Echo” technique. This new technique allows a surgeon an “unprecedented, accurate” view of the location of the procedure, before he or she begins surgery.
Chicago’s Dark Matter was a wondrous exploration in what experts think the nature of matter is.
For Dr.’s Rocky Kolb, Juan Collar, & Carlos Wagner of the University of Chicago, WIMP’s are the best candidates for Dark Matter.
WIMP’s stands for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles, the invisible matter that is theorized to constitute nearly 90% of the matter of the entire universe.
Continue reading “Chicago’s Dark Matter Photographs! Hot Off the Presses!”
By Eric Isaacs
Courtesy: U.S. Department of Energy
Four decades ago, NASA put a man on the moon using a computer system less powerful than the electronics in many modern-day toasters. With that audacious act of technological faith, the United States took a giant step toward global leadership in science, engineering, and a myriad of other sectors that had not yet been imagined.
Continue reading “Why America Must Win the Supercomputing Race”
In preparation for Thursday’s Chicago’s Dark Matter discussion, we thought it would be good to look at exactly what the difference is between Dark Matter and Dark Energy.
It turns out that NASA has a great article explaining both.
Continue reading “Dark Matter? Dark Energy? What’s the Difference?”
