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Eensy Weensy Spider Silk Takes the Temperature of a Single Cell

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Publication Date: 6/10/2021 Outlet: Inside Science Author: Shi En Kim Eensy Weensy Spider Silk Takes the Temperature of a Single Cell These fine filaments can funnel light from fluorescent nanoparticles, acting just like a teeny optical fiber. Even though he works with spiders regularly, Yao Zhang, a physicist at Jinan University in China, admits he’s […]

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Black women’s experiences in STEM inspire an annual workshop

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Publication Date: 5/10/2021 Outlet: Physics Today Author: Bryné Hadnott Black women’s experiences in STEM inspire an annual workshop The Women+ of Color Project aims to increase representation in STEM PhD programs in the face of a lack of support from academia. When LaNell Williams arrived at Harvard University in 2017 to begin a graduate program […]

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