by Lauren Tam Brushing twice a day is standard practice for almost everyone. But, I never knew that people brushed their teeth after breakfast until late into elementary school. My friend brought up the topic again. She fiercely stands by brushing after eating. One time, she was even “forced” to brush her teeth before eating […]
Quantum Cryptography: Quantum Key Distribution
By Natasha Poon With the rise of quantum computers (powerful computers that use qubits, the basic unit of information in a quantum computer, rather than bits, which are used in regular computers), regular forms of cryptography such as RSA will be easy to decrypt. Governments are planning to converti encrypted RSA files to Post-Quantum cryptography, […]
Is Nuclear Energy The Future?
With hydropower making up approximately 60% of our energy generated, it is the prime producer for our power grids. Hydropower has been the highest share of energy production for over a century, and the future for it looks bright. However, have we as a country been ignoring a more powerful option? Is there a way to produce […]
Possible Local Covid-19 Treatment
It often seems that Covid-19 vaccines and treatments are developed in far-off countries, like China and the US. However, the University of British Columbia is conducting research on a few potential Covid-19 therapeutics. Dr. Josef Penninger and his team at UBC developed one of the most promising research for Covid-19 treatments. As a researcher in […]
Fungi’s Future
Mycelium could become extremely important as we strive for the sustainable world of tomorrow. Read this blog post to learn about mycelium and its uses!
Boats and Buoyancy
Written By: Nitya Goel In the past couple of weeks, one of the biggest news stories was about a boat stuck in the Suez Canal. This colossal container ship blocking the canal was a whopping 1300 feet long and weighed 200,000 metric tons! When I read about this incident, I started thinking about a common […]
Artificial Gravity in Space
By: Davan Mulligan Artificial gravity may be the key to long-term space travel. A number of health issues arise while in zero-gravity environments, like loss of muscle mass, bone density, space blindness, and more. Artificial gravity seems like a solution that solves all of these problems at once. So, how can we achieve it? A […]
When is Moonrise?
By Diana Urbanczyk If you caught sight of a few moonrises before, you may have noticed that the moon doesn’t rise at the same time every night. Why is that? First, you may already know that the moon orbits Earth. Because of the nature of the orbit, the moon moves about 12 degrees to the […]
Caffeine – the most popular drug?
By Megan Wang What do you think are some of the most popular drinks in the world? After water, the top two most popular beverages are coffee and tea. As an avid coffee and tea drinker, I find that these two drinks vary wildly in terms of taste. However, the one thing they do have […]
The Immune System: How do we Defend Ourselves Against Disease?
From the common cold to COVID-19, our immune systems play a large role in helping us stay healthy. When an unknown substance enters our body, the immune system will respond in a specific way. We will often receive physical symptoms characteristic of that disease, and behind the scenes, our immune systems will work to eliminate […]