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New Palladium Catalyst Developed for Coupling of Aryl Halides and Alkyl Lithium Reagents

Andrew Sasser ’23, Physical Sciences, Fall 2020 Figure 1: A sample of the metal palladium. As a transition metal, palladium plays a significant role in the catalysis of…

Mathematical Calculations in the Mind

Ranvir Rahul Deshmukh; Applied Sciences; Fall 2020 Source: Wikimedia Commons Introduction  Speeding techniques involve calculating large numbers by mental math using Vedic mathematics. Vedic mathematics is based on…

A New Tool in The Box: Radicals and Organic Synthesis

Andrew Sasser, Research Talk, Physical Sciences, Fall 2020 Figure: This shows the resonance structures for a Ketyl radical. Due to the presence of an oxygen atom, this radical…

Quercus dominantur: How botanists uncovered the story of the oak tree’s success

Eva Legge, Biological Sciences, Fall 2020 Figure: Over the past 56 million years, oaks have come to dominate American forests. In fact, North America is home to 60…

How Images Generated from Sound and Light Become Biometric Keys

Rachel Matthew, Applied Sciences, Fall 2020 Figure: A home security system which scans the homeowner’s fingerprint to verify their identity Source: Flickr In the modern day, fingerprint and…