Galaxy buildup over the first half of cosmic time
One of the most important questions of modern astronomy is how galaxies, including our own, have formed and evolved to constitute the Universe we see today. My research consists in studying the early stages of galaxy evolution, when the Universe was only a fraction of its present age. Read full article
Snake drilling for orthopaedic surgery and beyond
One of the biggest problems in orthopaedic surgery is the high level of inaccessibility which very often makes long incisions for the full exposure of the fracture site necessary. In the case of treating angulated mal-union/non-union fractures of the bones and arthroscopic hip and shoulder impingement surgery, the angulation poses an insurmountable obstacle as there is no technology that allows the surgeon to drill across the facture site. Read full article
Size is almost everything
If you were to weigh all species of a large group of related animals such as mammals – the group of animals to which we humans belong – you would find that most are small and only a few are large. For example, half of all mammal species weigh less than 90 grams or about 4 ounces, less than a rat or a typical mobile phone. Even an animal the size of a fox is large for a mammal, making humans at about 70,000g a very large mammal. Read full article
