Akshat Rathi

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Rice and technology, small, wireless charging

New Type of In-Body Device Could be Charged Wirelessly (Op-Ed)

By Akshat Rathi published

Opinion

Opinion
Equilateral convex polyhedra, mathematics

After 400 Years, Mathematicians Find a New Class of Solid Shapes

By Akshat Rathi published

Opinion

Opinion
prescriptions, medications, new drug development

Why There May Be Fewer Truly New Drugs Hitting the Market (Op-Ed)

By Akshat Rathi published

Opinion Developing new drugs is hard and expensive.

Opinion
Heard island

Ten Tiny Places That Have Their Own Domain Names

By Akshat Rathi published

Opinion

Opinion
Bird camoflauged in rainforest

Why One Hectare of Rainforest Grows More Tree Species than US

By Akshat Rathi published

Opinion This has left biologists baffled for decades.

Opinion
insulin shot, diabetes, insulin pill

Insulin Pill May Soon Be a Reality

By Akshat Rathi published

Opinion Daily jabs of insulin are a painful reality for many with diabetes. That may change if researchers who have successfully tested oral insulin in rats are able to replicate those results in humans.

Opinion
Table salt crystals

Scientists Make Exotic Chemicals from Salt, Rewrite Textbooks

By Akshat Rathi published

Opinion

Opinion
Elderly man in a wheel chair, cancer affects elderly people

Aging Cells Reveal Features of Cancer

By Akshat Rathi published

Opinion The older we get, the higher our risk of cancer.

Opinion
Media coverage causes stress

Media More Stressful for Some Than Witnessing Boston Bombs (Op-Ed)

By Akshat Rathi published

Opinion

Opinion
materials, smartphones, metals

Metals in Your Smartphone Have No Substitutes (Op-Ed)

By Akshat Rathi published

Opinion A few centuries ago, there were just a few widely used materials: wood, brick, iron, copper, gold and silver. Today’s material diversity is astounding.

Opinion
mice, memories, false memories

People Who Don’t Forget Can Still Be Tricked with False Memories (Op-Ed)

By Akshat Rathi published

Opinion “Time is the thief of memory,” wrote Stephen King in one of his many books. For some people, however, that is not true.

Opinion
meteorite impact crater, glass beads

Meteorite Impacts Leave Behind Time-Capsules of Ecosystems (Op-Ed)

By Akshat Rathi published

Opinion Now, in what is a fascinating tale of serendipity, researchers have found that these events don’t entirely destroy all traces of life at the site of impact.

Opinion