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Oculus Science Journal
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Welcome to the Oculus Science Journal, a science journal for students. Created by 4 high school students who wish to explore science themselves, the Oculus aims to makes science a more accessible and enjoyable subjects for those who are interested yet find science difficult. Bringing you fresh scientific discoveries on a monthly basis, we hope that the Oculus illuminates the frontiers of science for you.
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Downsizing: a new threat for North Atlantic right whales
Figure 1: A North Atlantic right whale bearing scars on its skin due to excessive entanglement. Source Credit: New York Times (LINK)...
Minseong Kim
Jul 17, 20214 min read
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Upcycling - A Second Life For Wastes
One major consequence of the Coronavirus is the increase in produced waste, which has naturally resulted from the extended duration of...
Wooseok Kim
Jul 17, 20214 min read
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Glaciers wear pink coats of algae
Figure 1: Watermelon glacier’s microscopic image of algaes with red pigments Source Credit: New York Times (LINK) Up high on the Alpine...
sunminlee227
Jul 16, 20214 min read
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Covid-sniffing dogs help out in airports
Figure 1: A line of samples–bodily fluids with only one of them infected–is presented in front of a dog training to detect coronavirus....
Hannah Kim
Jul 16, 20214 min read
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New Evidence for Stephen Hawking’s Black Hole Area Law
Figure 1: A photo showing the merging of two black holes into one. This event - a black hole merger - produced the first ever inductive...
KangWon Lee
Jul 16, 20214 min read
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The Resurrection of the Woolly Mammoth
The Resurrection of the Woolly Mammoth By HUGH KANG Big woolly mammoths are a thing of the past. Having gone extinct approximately 3,700...
Hugh Kang
Apr 28, 20215 min read
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Fighting a disease spread by mosquitoes with mosquitoes
Figure 1: Research of genetically modifying mosquitoes to prevent the spread of malaria is in the process of developing. Although there...
Hannah Kim
Apr 28, 20216 min read
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What is soft robotics?
Soft robotics is a relatively new field of study that has been skyrocketing in popularity. Simply said, soft robotics involves the...
Wooseok Kim
Apr 28, 20215 min read
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The g-2 Experiment: Why a Fifth Fundamental Force is a Stretch of Reasoning
Figure 1: The 50-foot-wide G-2 detector that was used in Fermilab’s experiment. Source Credit: Fermilab News (LINK) What is everything...
KangWon Lee
Apr 28, 20216 min read
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What exactly is ‘Sleep Paralysis’?
Every once in a while, you will notice posts on the internet complaining about strange, petrifying experiences involving all sorts of...
Wooseok Kim
Apr 28, 20214 min read
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Releasing radioactive wastewater into the ocean: a safe solution for Fukushima?
Figure 1: An aerial photograph of the hundreds of water-filled tanks crammed onto the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant site. Source...
Minseong Kim
Apr 28, 20216 min read
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Let’s put our heads into the clouds
Figure 1: An illustration representing the minds of individuals daydreaming Source Credit: Mental Health Today (Link) Our minds wander...
sunminlee227
Apr 28, 20214 min read
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Phosphine on Venus: Sign of Life or False Alarm?
Figure 1: A close-up view of Venus; the different gases present in its atmosphere are visible. Source Credit: MIT News(LINK) In the last...
Jiwon Lee
Apr 28, 20216 min read
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Biomimetic glue opens door to new opportunities
Figure 1: A diagram of the mussel plaque and the chemical compositions of its glue. Source Credit: AskNature (LINK) When things need...
Hannah Kim
Mar 24, 20216 min read
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Supertasters: A Genetic Blessing or a Curse?
Urged on by your peers, you take your first sip of coffee, and a whirlwind of sensation hits you: the jolt of the caffeine hit, the...
Eric Yoon
Mar 24, 20214 min read
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Turning Down the Volume: Noise Pollution in the Ocean
The ocean is celebrated worldwide as the home of some of the richest biodiverse ecosystems in the world. It also happens to be the single...
Minseong Kim
Mar 24, 20216 min read
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New hope for sustainable fuel: Green Hydrogen
Figure 1: Mechanism used to produce green hydrogen through electrolysis Source Credit: columbia.edu (LINK) Did you know that 90 percent...
sunminlee227
Mar 24, 20214 min read
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Exosomes as a novel method for Osteoarthritis Treatment
Exosomes are a type of extracellular vesicle released by the fusion of multivesicular bodies with the cell membrane. [Meletios Verra /...
Jiung Nam
Mar 24, 20217 min read
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Titan: Our next home?
Figure 1: A 1024 x 1024 picture of Titan, taken by the Cassini Orbiter on the Cassini-Huygens mission to the Saturnian system. The photo...
KangWon Lee
Mar 24, 20217 min read
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An Introduction to the Application of Statistics in Big Data
*also due to be published in another science journal Abstract Statistics, in its modern sense, is a field of study that aims to analyze...
Jiwon Lee
Mar 24, 202117 min read
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