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By Isbaah PirwaniPosted on

Fast cars and faster physics: The formulas behind Formula 1

Cover photo courtesy of Isbaah Pirwani Formula 1 (F1) isn’t just about fast cars and dramatic overtakes at over 200 miles per hour — it’s…

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By Andrea Magali FletesPosted on

Math in architecture: You may not like math, but your brain does

As you rush to the nearest dining hall, you watch someone whip out their phone and snap a dramatic photo of Zeppos Tower. Maybe it…

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By Marlo ArmstrongPosted on

The driver of power outages during tropical cyclones

Marlo Armstrong | January 24th, 2025 With hurricanes hitting harder and more often, one question remains: why do some regions bounce back faster than others?…

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By Andrea Magali FletesPosted on

From chocolate to colliders: Switzerland’s perfection of particle physics

Andrea Magali Fletes | January 19th, 2025 In Switzerland, luxury is perfected in sophisticated forms such as Läderach Swiss chocolate, a decades-long chocolate family business…

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By Isbaah PirwaniPosted on

Quantum teleportation: Improbable but not impossible

Isbaah Pirwani | January 13th, 2025 Every Vanderbilt student has asked themselves this question at least once during their time on campus: what is the…

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By Kalyssa PlattPosted on

Vanderbilt researcher Xiaoguang Dong pioneers new technology for early detection of disease

Kalyssa Platt | November 20th, 2024 Early detection of cancer can decrease mortality rates drastically: the 10-year survival rate of the 8 common cancers is…

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By Andrea Magali FletesPosted on

From gelato to fluid dynamics: Engineered principles meet Italian extravagance

Andrea Magali Fletes | November 9th, 2024 If you have ever dreamed of a day in Venice, you would know that the culinary richness of…

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