STUDENT VOICES

Dress your wound with fish skin?

Researchers spun up a nanofiber collagen sponge from fish skin, then tested its wound healing potential.
Apparently, it works better than bovine. Learn about it here.

• Do Smart Pills Really Make You Smart?

• The Invasive Species Wriggling Beneath Your Feet
• Getting the Straight Dope on Weed

EYES ON ENVIRONMENT

Black Silicon Solar Cells - Why They are Better

What's so great about black silicon solar cells? A jumble of nanostructures on this material's surface enables it to
absorb light from many angles. Why does this matter?

• The Search for Artificial Photosynthesis

• Economic Expansion in the Great Plains
• Raptors in the Urban UK

EVENT
Making Science and Engineering Pictures

MITx is now offering an online course on how to best present scientific images and effectively communicate your
work. Learn how to optimize the presentation of data in images alongside the basics of photography, and tips like
how to use a scanner as a camera. This six-week course begins soon, June 15th. Sign up here.

KNOW YOUR CELL BIOLOGY

Cell Biology Resources

Cell biology is the study of cell structure and function, and revolves around the concept that the cell is the
fundamental unit of life. Focusing on the cell allows a detailed understanding of the tissues and organisms that
cells compose. Scitable invites you to explore our Topic Rooms in cell biology: Cell Origins and
Metabolism, Proteins and Gene Expression, Subcellular Compartments, Cell Communication, and Cell Cycle and
Cell Division. Essentials of Cell Biology, the eBook, introduces readers to the core concepts. It provides an
introduction to cell biology for beginning students of all ages or be a springboard to more specialized topics for
advanced students. Topics include: the origin of the cell, how cells are organized, how they reproduce, how they
use energy, and many more.

INTERVIEWS WITH SCIENTISTS

The Basics of Nuclear Reactors

MIT's Jacopo Buongiorno talks about nuclear energy and reactors.

How Does the Eye Work?

Harvard's Reza Dana explains how the human eye enables vision.

The Bleaching of Colorful Coral Reefs

The New England Aquarium's Randi Rotjan discusses human impact on corals.
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