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• Astronomers Detect the Brightest Ever Fast Radio Burst

  October 17, 2025

  Article Originally Written by Joy Chen The strongest fast radio burst (FRB) ever observed has been discovered by astronomers. The energy unleashed by this millisecond-long burst of radio waves, which took an incredible 8 billion years to reach Earth, is equivalent to the amount released by our sun in 30-years. In June 2002, the Australian…

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• Scientists combine 3D printing and lab-grown organoids to create transplant tissues

  October 13, 2025

  Article Originally Written by Louis Panié ’27 Every 8 minutes someone is added to the organ transplant waiting list. Over 100,000 patients are on this list, hoping and waiting for organ transplants that may never come. The global shortage of organ donors is a huge challenge in modern medicine. To face this major problem, scientists…

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• Magnets could help oxygen production in space

  October 13, 2025

  Article Originally Written by Daphne Panie ’27 As humanity prepares for missions to Mars, producing and storing oxygen efficiently in space has become a critical challenge that scientists face.  The Electrolysis Issue As gravity is reduced in space, it becomes very difficult to conduct the process of electrolysis, splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen. As…

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• Interview with Mr. Jandreau, the New Science Department Chair

  October 13, 2025

  Article Originally Written by Annabella Yu ’26 What drew you to chemistry, and why do you love teaching it? I knew in freshman year of high school, maybe eighth grade, I wanted to be a teacher. I liked the idea of being able to help. I was inspired by my own eighth grade teacher. His…

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• Scientists Harness Falling Rain to Generate Renewable Energy

  October 13, 2025

  Article originally written by Aarush Dey ’27 Researchers at the National University of Singapore have created a system to convert the energy of falling raindrops into electricity. So far, this new innovation seems to have massive potential in the promising field of renewable power generation. Essentially, the system utilizes the natural flow of water through…

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