Nanotechnology is booming, and not just in the lab. In recent years, industry has embraced the unique properties of tiny particles in everything from medicine to airplane design to doughnut frosting. Philip Demokritou is an associate professor of aerosol physics and director of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Center for Nanotechnology and… Read More »
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The mass shooting on Saturday at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburg that left 11 dead has horrified people around the globe, particularly Jewish communities. Rabbis across the United States and the world have been planning and attending vigils and memorials for the dead, and trying to find the right words to help their… Read More »
“I’m very, very good at recognizing faces,” said Kang Lee, a professor of applied psychology and human development at the University of Toronto, who studies the development of facial recognition skills in children. If he has met a person once, he said, he will recognize that person two or three years later. “One encounter for… Read More »