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Author: Corban Murphey

Blog / The Ig Nobel: celebrating the silliest science of the year

October 11, 2022 / Corban Murphey /

Each fall, the scientific community buzzes, waiting to hear who will win the awards for their inspiring and improbable research. No, not those awards…

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Blog / Plasmonics: squeezing light on the nanoscale

July 25, 2022 / Corban Murphey /

Plasmonic materials have made their way into mainstream applications of energy and medicine, but how exactly do they work?

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Blog / Got the blues? Why so few plants and animals are blue

March 30, 2022 / Corban Murphey /

Earth, with its vast oceans, is a blue planet to any observer. But why is it so uncommon to find blue plants and animals?

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Blog / Climate Change Gets a Nobel Nod

October 29, 2021 / Corban Murphey /

We all know that combating climate change is a monumental task, and this year’s Nobel Prize is shared by three scientists that laid the groundwork for climate research.

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Blog / Help, My Bananas are Radioactive!

July 26, 2021 / Corban Murphey /

People are often concerned about radiation harming them, so much that any mention of it will send them running. But the humble banana can help ease fears.

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Blog / The birth and inevitable death of Moore’s Law

March 31, 2021 / Corban Murphey /

We’ve all seen it happening: shiny and fantastical electronic devices coming out year after year, each one rendering its predecessor obsolete. Why does this happen? Will we eventually hit a…

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Blog / Why are sunsets and rainbows so pretty?

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 / Corban Murphey / 1

Light: we see it every day in buildings, outside, and on our screens. In fact, seeing things at all is just light going into your eyeballs. It’s often taken for…

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Blog / Stigler’s Law: credit where it may not be due

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 / Corban Murphey /

Have you ever done most of the work but got none of the credit? Stigler’s law of eponymy shines light on the battle between the discoverers and namesakes.

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Blog / Whatever happened to graphene?

November 13, 2019November 15, 2019 / Corban Murphey / 2

A decade ago, the discovery of graphene left everyone in anticipation of a tech revolution. But where has all the hype gone?

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