In grade school, we have all learned that our universe is made up of three elementary particles: protons, electrons, and neutrons. Most don’t know that there is a total of 40 elementary species of ...

Precision agriculture is the practice of micromanaging crops to maximize yield, with the help of sensors, mapping techniques and laboratory studies like spectroscopy. This type of “smart” farming is ...

In our blog we have discussed fiber optics and its applications that become increasingly present in our daily lives. As a means of communications in high-speed data transmission fiber optics made our world ...

The nightly sky has fascinated early humans and modern research scientists alike. Many wonder what is out there and look to the sky for answers to questions like: are we alone? Due to the vast scale of the ...

In healthcare terminology, diagnostics refers to classifying an illness or condition based on studying the symptoms. The process of diagnostics has been forever changed with technology. Quality medical ...

Virtual Reality (VR) has shown promise in displaying complex images in an immersive way. The Army, Air Force, and various police departments across the U.S. use VR to create training programs for ...

Organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs, have been around for a while, but recent innovations and events have really brought them into the mainstream.  To many, the recent adoption of OLED displays for ...

Stars have always fascinated astronomers and scientists alike. Some wondered whether there could be sun-like stars and a solar system similar to our own in other galaxies.  Others have wondered how stars ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder have been experimenting with laser sources called optical frequency combs to find a new way of studying molecular structures. Frequency combs get their ...

It is a widely touted fact that humans have yet to explore 95% of the Earth’s oceans. This is because water pressure makes deeper parts of the ocean implausible to reach. Explorers also risk loss of life ...