Copyright is a legal device that protects the rights of creators. Copyright law requires that you follow “fair use” and “fair practice” when citing someone else’s work, and violations can result in legal consequences.   Authors have a right to their work, which is called copyright. Copyright is a right granted to the author to protect works that are creative expressions of human...

Journal citation indices are used to assess the quality of researchers and the importance of their work, but they’ve been criticized for a number of problems. They suffer from statistical pitfalls, fail to reflect the specificities of each discipline, and skew toward articles from a small number of popular journals. To address this, the scientific community is looking for a new metric...

Electrochemical gas sensors detect the concentration of a gas by measuring the amount of current generated when a specific gas reacts with the electrodes inside the sensor. After filtering out impurities at the inlet, the gas undergoes a redox reaction at the sensing element to generate a current, which is then measured at the outlet to determine the gas concentration.   An electrochemical...

Lighting fixtures that use electrical energy, such as incandescent bulbs, fluorescent lamps, and LEDs, have steadily evolved to improve their luminous efficiency and lifespan. Incandescent bulbs suffered from heat inefficiency and short lifespans, while fluorescent bulbs improved upon this by using ultraviolet light and fluorescent materials. LEDs use semiconductor technology to provide low...

Materials science has played an important role in everything from the Stone Age to modern spacecraft. Through metallurgy, ceramics, polymer compound research, and more, materials science drives technological advancements and innovations, particularly in displays, energy, and biomaterials. Advances in materials science are improving the quality of human life and are key to a sustainable future...

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering encompasses research areas such as metals, polymers, ceramics, and more, and highlights the importance of materials science and why incoming students have difficulty explaining the major to the general public. It also addresses the need to develop materials for a sustainable future and the wide range of applications of materials science.  ...

This article explores how Zhuangzi’s philosophy of superhuman life can help individuals in the modern world find inner peace, break free from social constraints, and pursue true freedom.   People sometimes dream of being superhuman. Words like “superhuman strength” and “superhuman abilities” get people excited. That’s why popular culture loves to play with them. Hollywood’s...

The development of the natural sciences and the discovery of the self shaped epistemological issues and the concept of morality in modern philosophy. These changes led to the separation of subject and object, skepticism about our cognitive abilities, and the emergence of a sense of morality to determine moral values.   Two important variables that characterized modern philosophy in the West...

As the president of the ocarina club in high school, I struggled with a lack of confidence and leadership and was unable to prevent the club from gradually declining. However, through this experience, I realized the importance of confidence and conviction, and in college, I started a new challenge in the classical guitar club. I realized that recognizing my shortcomings and trying to improve...

Industrial engineering is a discipline that makes our lives easier and more efficient through user-centered product design, efficient production systems, waste minimization, reliable quality control, consumer analysis through data mining, and ergonomic work environments.   When we look around us, we see products and services that we use every day that make our lives easier. For example, when...