Tag: science
Mar. 10, 2017
On emissions
Unless you’ve spent your whole life living on the International Space Station, you probably know that cars emit toxic gases. These gases include carbon monoxide,…

Mar. 3, 2017
Engineering team makes finals in NASA airlock design competition
An engineering team from Drexel University was selected as a semifinalist to compete in NASA’s Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts Academic Linkage forum for their airlock…

Mar. 3, 2017
On drugs for Alzheimer’s
The Dental Institute of King’s College London discovered that tideglusib, an experimental drug designed to treat Alzheimer’s, can also be used to help teeth regenerate.…

Feb. 24, 2017
On nuclear waste
Sometimes, science seems too good to be true. When I first heard that scientists had found a way to convert nuclear waste into diamond batteries…

Feb. 17, 2017
On gluten
A new product has burst onto the market for anyone who eats a gluten free diet. It’s called Nima, and in less than three minutes…

Feb. 10, 2017
Have a heart this Valentine’s Day
While shopping for Valentine’s’ gifts for my girlfriend this year, among all the heart-shaped merchandise, I found myself thinking about how not everyone has a…

Feb. 3, 2017
Drexel led study links alcohol availability to violence
The likelihood of violence is higher in Philadelphia neighborhoods where alcohol is more readily available, according to a new study by researchers at the Dornsife…

Feb. 3, 2017
EPA commissions Drexel to study water quality
A Drexel University research group is set to lead an effort to study the safety of drinking water following a $2 million grant from the…
Feb. 3, 2017
On whitehouse.gov
In the age of digitalization and social media, science is available to everyone — at least, that was the case until Donald Trump took office.…

Jan. 27, 2017
Movement of tumor cells offers insight, new Drexel study finds
Drexel University researcher Ryan Petrie recently published a paper in the Journal of Cell Biology with the potential to reduce skin-cancer-related deaths. The novel research…
