Sai Rayasam Staff Writer, Waukee High School Linkedin Envelope Writer Bio I am a student at Waukee High School, class of 2022. Apart from NCJS, I also write for the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science, play for my school’s varsity tennis team, and am the captain of my school’s QuizBowl team. My interests include theoretical …
Figure 1: This is an image of LightSail 2, launched June 25, 2019, which solely utilizes sunlight to propel its orbit. This is a revolutionary example of “light sailing,” in which a reflective material is used to extract the energy of light particles in order to propel a spacecraft. Recently, scientists have suggested using a …
Carbon-foam Light Sailing Could Take Us to the Stars in No Time Read More »
Figure 1: This image outlines CRISPR and its delivery mechanism. It has become a popular tool to combat diseases and improve crops, but it has also become a topic in ethical discussions. Such ethical discussions include the idea that athletes could soon have the ability to modify their genes to improve athleticism and gain an unfair …
Beginning stages of CRISPR detection in athletes Read More »
Figure 1: Basic architecture of a rotating black hole. In the middle is the singularity, a one-dimensional point of infinite density (but in a rotating black hole it actually takes the shape of a one-dimensional ring known as a ‘ringularity’). Surrounding the singularity is the event horizon (composed of an inner and outer horizon), inside …
Magnetic Reconnection Offers New Insight into Harnessing Energy from Black Holes Read More »
Figure 1: This is an image showing the main parts of the coronavirus, from the RNA genome in the center to the protruding S1 proteins used to enter cells. Researchers at the University of Washington Medical School found that these S1 proteins are able to cross the blood-brain barrier, a restrictive barrier to prevent the …
Study offers explanation to the COVID-19 effects on the brain Read More »
Figure 1: The Unruh effect states that for an accelerating observer, the temperature of empty space rises, causing the appearance of a swarm of particles and radiation. Current technology does not allow for the direct confirmation of this effect, for the phenomenon only becomes apparent at speeds close to light. However, a team of researchers …
This page is a historical record of past and present ICJS writers and writing projects From the Fall of 2020 to the Spring of 2022, ICJS writing revolved around the work of individual staff writers writing solo articles. Each ICJS staff writer is listed below and a page with their individual work is linked. Since …
Figure 1: Engaging with multiple types of digital media simultaneously, known as media multitasking, has become the norm for many people due to the increasingly easier access to technology. However, a recent study found that media multitasking greatly decreases the ability of sustaining attention, consequently impairing memory. Source: Flickr In the modern era, the average …
New Study Finds that Media Multitasking Impairs Memory in Young Adults Read More »
Figure 1: These scientists are assembling a part of a quantum computer. The superconducting qubits, the fundamental units of a quantum computer, need to be temperatures close to absolute zero in order to work, which illuminates the delicacy of them. This fragility does not end, as researchers have found that natural radiation plays a big …
Natural radiation poses problems for quantum computer development Read More »
Figure 1: The speed of light is extremely fast–186,00 miles per second in a vacuum. Scientists have previously determined that the speed of light is different in different mediums, and that light with higher speeds interact differently with matter than light at lower speeds. By using nanotechnology, a team of researchers have created a device …