Nature always has a funny way of providing the most terrible catastrophes only to ironically juxtapose them with the best cures for the worst ailments. As some sit in devastation, others research and study the complexity of Mother Earth’s gifts, in hopes that the good conquers the bad eventually. At […]

An artistic rendition of a smart liquid microlens where a stimuli-responsive hydrogel (dark circular ring) regulates the shape of the liquid lens (center). The liquid microlens autonomously adapts to local environmental stimuli (denoted by small spheres and yellow plasma rays outside the hydrogel) in microfluidics. The stimuli can be biological and chemical agents, and physical […]

Q: So what is chemical engineering anyway?
Chemical engineering is an integrative engineering discipline that ranges from the typical oil refinery industry to the recently rising pharmaceutical research, not to mention the food design industry as well! Contrary to the common belief, chemical engineers not only focus on the chemical aspect of production, but they also […]

 
Whether you’re at a party, a wedding, a birthday, or just chilling with some friends on a Friday afternoon, a camera has always found itself at the scene as well. With our digital cameras, we forgo the limitations of the 24 film rolls and click away to albums with fifty or more photos. The onset […]