Last week Samsung issued the largest mobile device recall to date, when it warned users of its Galaxy Note 7 that a battery defect was causing the devices to catch fire and explode. Samsung attributed […]
Category: Science & Technology
Fixing The Future of Batteries, Right Now
We need better ways to store and use energy, that’s no secret. Cell phones need charging every day, electric cars only have a range of about a hundred miles and our ability to use solar […]
Drexel Snapshot: 10 Years of Summer Music Technology at Drexel
Drexel’s Summer Music Technology program brings high school students to campus for a week of exploration, discovery and invention, with the goal of tying music to innovation in science and engineering. This summer marks the […]
Quick Take: Pokemon Go and ‘Accidental’ Exercising
“For most people, exercise isn’t fun. Despite its various documented health benefits, for many, it’s a necessary evil that they must trudge through. What can make it better is to have a goal and make […]
Struggles With Anonymity and Reaganspeak
Ever wanted to try being an anonymous author? It’s hard work, even for someone without the celebrity of a J.K. Rowling or an Alexander Hamilton — who both tried and failed. Doing it on the […]
Q+A: Pokémon Go Introduces The General Public to Augmented Reality Gaming
Niantic, Inc., a San Francisco-based software development company, made waves in the world of mobile gaming July 8 when it released a mobile augmented reality game that is the latest edition of the wildly successful […]
Drexel’s Robert J. Brulle Receives Highest Honor in American Environmental Sociology
Robert Brulle, PhD, a professor of sociology and environmental science in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, is the 2016 recipient of the Frederick Buttel Distinguished Contribution Award. Brulle received the highest honor […]
Q+A: Are Wildfires Really That Bad?
In California, nine different wildfires have destroyed roughly 70,000 acres. They are just 40 percent contained. A fire that cropped up in Lovell Canyon near Las Vegas has consumed roughly 300–400 acres. With thunderstorms likely […]
Q+A: CDC Recommends Against Nasal Flu Vaccine, Back to Needles
Those looking to avoid the needle during this year’s flu season may be out of luck. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has recommended against the use of […]
Inside Drexel’s Morgue for Failed Joint Implants
Like coroners investigating a suspicious death, the biomedical engineers at Drexel’s Implant Research Center carefully pour over each palm-sized ball, cylinder and screw that is delivered to 3401 Market Street. Their job is to […]