Looking for the roots of risk
On a bright day in the first week of August, Julianna Deardorff escorted five Chilean scientists from Berkeley to The Farm,…
Category: Recent Work
Retractions: Righting the wrongs of science
If the results from an experiment look too good to be true, look again. Those are wise words…
Perovskite’s solar promise
In the last few years, the sun-to-power efficiency of perovskites has surged at an unprecedented rate. This material is easier…
Where will lighting strike?
Michael McQuilken will never forget the day lightning struck his younger brother. On August 20, 1975, he and…
How we got to Ceres
NASA's Dawn spacecraft recently reached the orbit of Ceres, a dwarf planet and the largest object in the asteroid belt.…
Archimedes in the Fence
According to ancient historians, Archimedes spent the last moments of his life drawing figures in the dirt, so deeply entranced…
Mathematics in Metal
A mathematical surface known as the Klein bottle is like a mischievous, mathematical cousin of the Moebius…
Paging Dr. Data
For doctors who treat trauma patients, prediction is key: Will a patient die in the next 30 minutes? Why or…
Numbers and verse
The universe is a grand book, Galileo noted in 1623, written in the language of mathematics. Those poor souls…
Northern Hibernaculum
For years, biologist Susi von Oettingen at the US Fish and Wildlife Service tracked the devastation in New England…