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August 14, 2017

Nanotechnology in Your Sunscreen: Doing More Harm than Good?

While soaking in the sunshine may feel good, and you may have heard about solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation harm, you may not be aware of what’s in your sunscreen. Lee Hong explored the benefits of sunscreen in his post on The Pipettepen, and today, we…

by Chiungwei Huang

February 16, 2017

How’s that Nanoparticle Biocorona treating you??

No, sorry, it’s not the latest variety of Corona beer. Rather, it is a new exciting advance in understanding nanoparticle toxicity! Nano-everywhere! Nanoparticles are any really really small particles in the nanometer range (1-100 nanometers). For size comparison, the thickness of normal hair is 80,000…

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"The ocean and cryosphere are warming, inciting the rise of sea levels and increasing the severity of coastal catastrophes." Learn more about climate change, why people do not believe it, and what we can do about it in this article by Jamshaid Shahir. https://t.co/FdWnIxJ5zh

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14 Oct

Poor nutrition accounted for 11 million deaths around the world in 2017. Read this article by Kaylee Helfrich to explore which food groups are missing from our diets and what we can do to fix some of the problems that may contribute to our unhealthy diets. https://t.co/Q3GdYWSC3G

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11 Oct

"A recent study found that a calming cup of tea could actually be chock full of microplastics, harming both your body and the environment." Read this article by Allison Smith about microplastics in our food and water supply. https://t.co/SdpVkvVcEj

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10 Oct

Japan, March 11, 2011:
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Read this article by Syed Masood to learn more about how two natural disasters tested the limits of modern day safety practices at a nuclear power plant. #fukushima #nuclearmeltdown https://t.co/qTR6IvbDcJ

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9 Oct

"The Nobel Foundation’s choices are notable and expansive, but there is one common thread among all Nobels: most of the awardees are men." Read this article by Julia DiFiore to learn about the gender gap among Nobel Prize winners. #gendergap #NobelPrize https://t.co/atAS1wKuXA

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9 Oct

Stars, like Earth, have a magnetic field. Learn five "out of this world" facts about the new field of stellar magnetism in this article written by Liam Jones.
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2 Oct

Stars, like Earth, have a magnetic field. Learn five "out of this world" facts about the new field of stellar magnetism in this article written by Liam Jones.
https://t.co/BAtOIaHUdY

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1 Oct

How would you categorize yourself? Human? Scientist? Happy? Funny? Would AI categorize you in the same way? The answer is probably not. Read an article by Amala John to learn how allowing AI to categorize people can lead to some undesired consequences. https://t.co/YnbDyxn14F

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30 Sep

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