Will We Ever Find a Microplastics Alternative?
A microplastics alternative is much in demand due to the harmful impact these tiny plastic particles have on the environment and human health.
Category: New Technologies
Phendo: Understanding Endometriosis
In 2016, Noémie Elhadad and her lab at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center created the Phendo, or “phenotyping endometriosis,” app,…
What is a Computer?
Here at Science Connected, we tip our hats to our Sophie Shrand, our favorite science comedian! The Season 2 Finale…
How to Drink Coffee in Space
Many of us remember being in a school assembly when an astronaut came to speak. The question on every kid’s…
Impact of Developing Biofuels on Travel Emissions
With climate change and other environmental challenges looming large, does the use of organic biofuels help reduce transportation emissions?
Ultrafast Camera Freezes Time
A new ultrafast camera technology called T-CUP is making it possible to see extremely fast phenomena, even light, in slow…
How Some Words Get Forgetted
Get ready for a dive into linguistic history! Our friend Dr. Joe Hanson from It’s Okay to Be Smart (PBS…
What the Tech Industry Can Teach Academia
OPINION By Sami Benchekroun Without taking risks and challenging the status quo, the majority of the world’s biggest scientific breakthroughs…
Technology Design to Step up Your Game
Accessibility is critical to extend the advantages of technology to as a large number of people as possible. Microsoft estimates…
Juno: What’s Jupiter Hiding?
The Juno spacecraft currently orbiting Jupiter is appropriately named. In Roman mythology, Jupiter created a veil of clouds to hide…