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Science communication sucks: journal articles are full of information but they're also long, boring, and full of jargon. "Draw Science" simplifies journal articles into simple infographics. Science + art = simplicity.
Viputheshwar Sitaraman
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- August 7, 2015
- 07:38 AM
- 694 views
Seeing With Bionic Eyes!
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
Pulse trains to percepts: the challenge of creating a perceptually intelligible world with sight recovery technologies.... Read more »
Fine I, & Boynton GM. (2015) Pulse trains to percepts: the challenge of creating a perceptually intelligible world with sight recovery technologies. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 370(1677). PMID: 26240423
- June 6, 2015
- 06:31 AM
- 636 views
Humidity Powered Energy
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
We can now power low energy devices using humidity! Scientists harnessed bacteria that shrink in response to changes in humidity to generate energy.... Read more »
Yuan, T., Ormonde, C., Kudlacek, S., Kunche, S., Smith, J., Brown, W., Pugliese, K., Olsen, T., Iftikhar, M., Raston, C.... (2015) Shear-Stress-Mediated Refolding of Proteins from Aggregates and Inclusion Bodies. ChemBioChem. DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201402427
- March 30, 2015
- 11:00 AM
- 586 views
Human Evolution
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
Evolution: How we became human. An Infographic by Yisela A. Trentini.... Read more »
W. Howard Levie, & Richard Lentz. (1982) Effects of text illustrations: A review of research. Educational Technology Research , 30(4), 195-232. info:/10.1007/BF02765184
- March 23, 2015
- 07:05 AM
- 686 views
Pictures, Not Paragraphs
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
Old and new literature confirm the common idea that visual communication and learning is far more effective and appealing than just text.... Read more »
W. Howard Levie, & Richard Lentz. (1982) Effects of text illustrations: A review of research. Educational Technology Research , 30(4), 195-232. info:/10.1007/BF02765184
- February 3, 2015
- 11:54 AM
- 767 views
How to Unboil an Egg
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
How to unboil an egg...and why it matters: Scientists have discovered how to refold proteins easily; this could change the face of protein synthesis!... Read more »
Yuan, T., Ormonde, C., Kudlacek, S., Kunche, S., Smith, J., Brown, W., Pugliese, K., Olsen, T., Iftikhar, M., Raston, C.... (2015) Shear-Stress-Mediated Refolding of Proteins from Aggregates and Inclusion Bodies. ChemBioChem. DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201402427
- January 21, 2015
- 07:24 AM
- 774 views
Space Exploration 2.0
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
Redefining space exploration: SpaceX's crazy week in the private space race. [Infographic]... Read more »
Genta, G. (2014) Private space exploration: A new way for starting a spacefaring society?. Acta Astronautica, 104(2), 480-486. DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2014.04.008
- December 22, 2014
- 12:35 PM
- 794 views
Mind-Controlled Prosthetics
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
Researchers at JHU have demonstrated a prosthetic arm that is controlled completely by the user's thoughts. [Infographic]... Read more »
Collinger, J., Wodlinger, B., Downey, J., Wang, W., Tyler-Kabara, E., Weber, D., McMorland, A., Velliste, M., Boninger, M., & Schwartz, A. (2013) High-performance neuroprosthetic control by an individual with tetraplegia. The Lancet, 381(9866), 557-564. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61816-9
- December 7, 2014
- 03:23 AM
- 870 views
Building the Best Computer
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
The American spy/intelligence agency, IARPA, is working to address the shortcomings of existing supercomputers through its program, C3. [Infographic]... Read more »
Holmes, D., Ripple, A., & Manheimer, M. (2013) Energy-Efficient Superconducting Computing—Power Budgets and Requirements. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 23(3), 1701610-1701610. DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2013.2244634
- November 30, 2014
- 06:36 AM
- 813 views
Graphene is the New Kevlar
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
Graphene is twice as strong as kevlar, extremely light, and can absorb mach 9 impacts with atom-thick layers. [Infographic]... Read more »
Lee, J., Loya, P., Lou, J., & Thomas, E. (2014) Dynamic mechanical behavior of multilayer graphene via supersonic projectile penetration. Science, 346(6213), 1092-1096. DOI: 10.1126/science.1258544
- November 16, 2014
- 05:25 AM
- 614 views
Sleep & Life
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
Science unveils the role of sleep in life, relationships and music. [Infographic]... Read more »
Troxel WM. (2010) It's more than sex: exploring the dyadic nature of sleep and implications for health. Psychosomatic medicine, 72(6), 578-86. PMID: 20467000
Putilov, A., Donskaya, O., & Verevkin, E. (2015) How many diurnal types are there? A search for two further “bird species”. Personality and Individual Differences, 12-17. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.08.003
Wang, C., Sun, Y., & Zang, H. (2014) Music therapy improves sleep quality in acute and chronic sleep disorders: A meta-analysis of 10 randomized studies. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 51(1), 51-62. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.03.008
- November 2, 2014
- 06:08 PM
- 546 views
...How to Fix Science
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
(Part 2/2) However, we can fix science. [Infographic]... Read more »
Alberts, B., Kirschner, M., Tilghman, S., & Varmus, H. (2014) Rescuing US biomedical research from its systemic flaws. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(16), 5773-5777. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1404402111
- November 2, 2014
- 06:32 AM
- 604 views
Research is Broken...
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
(Part 1/2) The system of funding research is broken... [Infographic]... Read more »
Alberts, B., Kirschner, M., Tilghman, S., & Varmus, H. (2014) Rescuing US biomedical research from its systemic flaws. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(16), 5773-5777. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1404402111
- October 12, 2014
- 02:45 AM
- 677 views
How EBOLA Treatment Works
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
A basic insight into the biology behind the experimental EBOLA treatment. [Infographic]... Read more »
Qiu, X., Wong, G., Audet, J., Bello, A., Fernando, L., Alimonti, J., Fausther-Bovendo, H., Wei, H., Aviles, J., Hiatt, E.... (2014) Reversion of advanced Ebola virus disease in nonhuman primates with ZMapp. Nature, 514(7520), 47-53. DOI: 10.1038/nature13777
- October 6, 2014
- 04:13 AM
- 857 views
Not-So-Green Men
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
The Webb Telescope searches for alien life on exoplanets by analyzing CFC pollution from potentially advanced civilizations. [Infographic]... Read more »
Lin, H., Abad, G., & Loeb, A. (2014) Detecting industrial pollution in the atmospheres of earth-like exoplanets. The Astrophysical Journal, 792(1). DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/792/1/L7
- September 14, 2014
- 01:00 AM
- 909 views
Telepathy is Almost Here
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
Telepathy is under works; it's just super clunky right now. Non-invasive technology enables brain-to-brain communication by converting words into binary and from binary into pulses of light and back. [Infographic]... Read more »
Grau C, Ginhoux R, Riera A, Nguyen TL, Chauvat H, Berg M, Amengual JL, Pascual-Leone A, & Ruffini G. (2014) Conscious Brain-to-Brain Communication in Humans Using Non-Invasive Technologies. PloS one, 9(8). PMID: 25137064
- September 7, 2014
- 10:03 AM
- 880 views
Fist Bump, Don't Handshake
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
Fist bumps minimize contact time and surface area, diminishing germ transfer in terms of greetings--especially compared to handshakes. [Infographic]... Read more »
Ghareeb, P., Bourlai, T., Dutton, W., & McClellan, W. (2013) Reducing pathogen transmission in a hospital setting. Handshake verses fist bump: a pilot study. Journal of Hospital Infection, 85(4), 321-323. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.08.010
- August 25, 2014
- 11:11 AM
- 853 views
E-cigs Aren't Safe
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
Vaping through e-cigs brings out the harms in components of nicotine that are considered nanoparticles that can clog the smaller airways in our lungs [Infographic].... Read more »
Grana, R., Benowitz, N., & Glantz, S. (2014) E-Cigarettes: A Scientific Review. Circulation, 129(19), 1972-1986. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.007667
- August 16, 2014
- 09:14 AM
- 694 views
High Sugar & Plants
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
Activating PPARy can cure high blood sugar, but the problem is that current treatment has serious side effects. Accordingly, we turn to plants and natural medicine to provide new chemical formulas for PPARy agonists to help cure hyperglycemia.[Infographic]... Read more »
Wang L, Waltenberger B, Pferschy-Wenzig EM, Blunder M, Liu X, Malainer C, Blazevic T, Schwaiger S, Rollinger JM, Heiss EH.... (2014) Natural product agonists of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ): a review. Biochemical pharmacology. PMID: 25083916
- August 4, 2014
- 03:00 PM
- 680 views
One Gene, One Cancer
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
A mutation in the BRAF gene, called V599E, is purportedly the cause of several different cell pathways leading to the symptoms of melanoma. This mutation is present in many patients with melanoma, and stopping it could mean a cure or treatment. [Infographic]... Read more »
Hingorani SR, Jacobetz MA, Robertson GP, Herlyn M, & Tuveson DA. (2003) Suppression of BRAF(V599E) in human melanoma abrogates transformation. Cancer research, 63(17), 5198-202. PMID: 14500344
- July 28, 2014
- 09:14 AM
- 777 views
Glasses-Free Computers
by Viputheshwar Sitaraman in Draw Science
Looking at computers with eyeglasses strains your eyes, so scientists are making computers that help your eyes out. [Infographic]... Read more »
Huang, F., Wetzstein, G., Barsky, B., & Raskar, R. (2014) Eyeglasses-free display. ACM Transactions on Graphics, 33(4), 1-12. DOI: 10.1145/2601097.2601122
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