Category: Research and Innovation

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Engineers developing high-speed light detectors for closer look at the sun

For all that scientists have learned about the sun, plenty of unanswered questions remain about the brightest star in the sky. Advancements in solar astronomy have informed a basic understanding of the light spectrum and help predict geomagnetic storms capable of causing blackouts to electronic …

Thomas O’Sullivan and Alicia Wei using a microscope

“Smart” breast clips: A new approach to breast cancer treatment

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in American women and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women, according to the American Cancer Society. In 2019 it claimed the lives of more than 41,000 women in the United States and changed the lives of 3.5 million breast cancer …