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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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Stochastic Gravitational Waves: The Harshly Underrated Sibling of Compact Binary Inspirational Waves
Figure 1: A computer simulation of a binary system consisted of two supermassive black holes spiraling into each other. Such a system...
KangWon Lee
Feb 1, 20216 min read
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How are autoimmune responses related to the coronavirus?
Figure 1: Artificially colored coronaviruses under an electron microscope Source Credit: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (LINK)...
Wooseok Kim
Feb 1, 20214 min read
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Why stem cell research is being conducted in space
Figure 1: Astronaut Peggy Whitson adjusts a microscope used to observe the growth of MSCs aboard the International Space Station’s...
Minseong Kim
Feb 1, 20215 min read
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Will flying green be possible with hybrid-electric planes?
Air transport is responsible for two to three percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, and has also contributed to the steady increase...
sunminlee227
Feb 1, 20214 min read
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The Neuroscience of Decision Making: What Lessons Does Dopamine Offer?
The decisions we make range from those that occur in a split second to ones we delineate for days or even years. It feels natural to...
Eric Yoon
Feb 1, 20214 min read
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The Finale of 2020: the Collapse of the Arecibo Observatory
What is (or was) the Arecibo Observatory? Figure 1: The Gregorian dome was installed as a part of the observatory in 1997. With its two...
Hugh Kang
Feb 1, 20216 min read
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Superpowers becoming reality: cephalopods as the next Wright brothers?
Invisibility, like flying, superstrength, and other superpowers, has long resided in human imagination. However, it is no longer an...
Jiwon Lee
Feb 1, 20216 min read
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Bubbles suggest an innovative way to artificially pollinate flowers
Bees are major pollinators responsible for sustainable agriculture and the associated economic factors such as maintaining adequate food...
sunminlee227
Jul 10, 20203 min read
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Myostatin Inhibition: The Next Step In Making Space More Habitable
Outer space presents itself as one of the least inhabitable areas known to man by introducing a large number of obstacles not found on...
Jiung Nam
Jul 10, 20203 min read
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Addressing Climate Change In The Face of COVID-19
As we near the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, we also enter a new phase of the world: the “new normal” of the post-pandemic age....
Hugh Kang
Jul 10, 20205 min read
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Blue Light: Shined For Success Or Blinding Brightness?
The advent of the digital age has promulgated a scathing image of blue light, for good reason: at night, exposure to blue light from our...
Eric Yoon
Jul 10, 20202 min read
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Hummingbirds: The world in a different spectrum
Colors. It’s a simple concept, really. Light, which is a colorless form of electromagnetic radiation that exhibits the behaviors of a...
Jiwon Lee
Jul 10, 20203 min read
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New research shows potential role of stem cell organoids in skin health
The study of stem cells has been an emerging field in biology and healthcare for a considerable amount of time now, and its potential...
Jiung Nam
Jun 9, 20204 min read
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Quantum Computers: the Superman of Modern Data Analytics
In relatively recent news, Google’s quantum computer has succeeded in completing a complex calculation that would have taken modern...
Jiwon Lee
Jun 9, 20203 min read
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Coronavirus: The Scientific Breakdown
We know the coronavirus. We know what it can do, how infectious it is, and how we can defend ourselves from it. But how many people truly...
Hugh Kang
Jun 9, 20204 min read
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Memory: How does it work, really?
Our perception of the world, though driven by what we sense in the present, is the culmination of all our past experiences and...
Eric Yoon
Jun 9, 20202 min read
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The Push for Magic Mushrooms
Psychedelic drugs, or hallucinogens, are chemical substances that are known to induce hallucinations and other sensory disturbances....
Hugh Kang
Feb 12, 20204 min read
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Fungi shown to increase salinity tolerance in tomato plants
Delicious, juicy tomatoes. (Source: Lars Blankers) A tomato is a common sight in our everyday diets. Its smooth, bright red texture, and...
Jiung Nam
Jan 14, 20203 min read
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Why Students Should Abide by the Criminally Undervalued 8 Hour Mantra of Sleep
Students who wish to survive (let alone excel) must actively spend time on school assignments, extracurricular activities, and...
Eric Yoon
Dec 27, 20194 min read
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Mantis Shrimp: Surprising Seniors in the Medical World
Mantis shrimp are animals with a deceiving name. Despite being called a “shrimp,” these creatures are at best remotely related to them;...
Jiwon Lee
Dec 14, 20192 min read
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