October 27, 2017
Inside Columbia University’s secretive robot labs, where grad students print out muscles and move machines with their minds.
Control a robot with your mind. Bring unresponsive limbs to life. Engineer tasty, nutrient-rich food tailored to an individual's biometrics. These are just a few of the robotics projects that Columbia PhD students are working on in their cramped, underground labs.
October 27, 2017
Apple’s Machine Learning Engine Could Surface Your iPhone’s Secrets
Apple's new machine learning tool could aid malicious snooping — Suman Jana, a security and privacy researcher at Columbia University, explains how.
October 26, 2017
Hurricane Season 2017: What the Hell Just Happened?
2017 is near the top of the charts for Atlantic hurricanes. Blaming climate change isn’t so easy, says Suzana Camargo, a Columbia University hurricane expert.
October 26, 2017
2.1 Million Americans Use Water Wells with Hazardous Levels of Arsenic, USGS Estimates
Yan Zheng, a research scientist at Columbia and the Southern University of Science and Technology in China, is part of a team mapping out hot spots for arsenic contamination across the United States.
October 25, 2017
5 Years After Sandy: Are NYC’s Preparations Amid Climate Change Enough?
Radley Horton, a Columbia University climate scientist and adviser for the global warming-related series "Years of Living Dangerously," says that when it comes to climate resilience, New York is "definitely moving in the right direction."
October 25, 2017
Volcanic Eruptions May Be Rapidly Melting Arctic Ice Sheets, Study Says
A team of researchers led by Francesco Muschitiello of Columbia University has found that volcanic eruptions have likely been accelerating the rate at which Arctic ice sheets melt.
October 25, 2017
Surprising Footage Captures Arctic Jellyfish Lurking Under the Ice
Research by Columbia marine biologist Andy Juhl shows that jellyfish can overwinter in the Arctic waters off the coast of northern Alaska—an environment previously believed to be too harsh for adult jellies to survive.