Formaldehyde and Mitochondrial Disfunction — I recently bought a new cabinet for my bedroom, and a few days later, I noticed that it was giving off a strong chemical odor. When I researched the cause of this odor, I realized that the pungent smell was being caused by a cytotoxic chemical known as formaldehyde. What is Formaldehyde? At…

Revolutionizing the Biomedical Industry — “Nanosensors — they may be tiny, but they have a huge impact.” Nanotechnology is an incredibly fascinating technology that is already disrupting thousands of important industries around the world. An essential technology within this field is the use of nanosensors. Advancements in nanosensors can open unprecedented perspectives for the application…

Creating a world where everyone is optimized to their fullest potential — Each day is 24 hours spent completing various tasks, whether work, sleep, exercise, or school. Yet in a typical workday of eight hours, people are only really productive for three, leaving five hours of wasted time. …

Takeaways from Peter Thiel, billionaire entrepreneur and partner in the leading venture capital firm Founders Fund — Peter Thiel was a co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies and Founders Fund, as well as an early investor in SpaceX, Facebook and LinkedIn. He was ranked #4 on the Forbes Midas List of 2014 and is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Zero to One. “Every moment in…

Everything You Need to Know About Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes — Graphene may be the next multibillion-dollar material, holding the key to healthcare, energy storage, computing, aircraft and many more exciting applications. It is a material that will fundamentally change the world and it is already being used to revolutionize many different industries today. …

Everything you need to know about nanotechnology — With so many emerging technologies in the world, what exactly makes nanotechnology stand out as one of the most prominent and promising new technologies? The answer, as you’ll soon find out, is its practically endless applications, from solar panels and electronics, to healthcare and foods. …

Corn is one of the most important and plentiful crops that we grow for food. We rely on it for our agricultural needs and it consists of 95 percent of total feed grain production and use in the United States. During recent years, there has been a lot of controversy…