Science

Failure in the part of the brain that controls social functions could explain why regular people might commit acts of ruthless violence, according to new study by a University research team.

While it is a commonly appreciated theory that more vocal and persuasive individuals can successfully win the vote of those who are either unsure of or uncommitted to an opinion, a Princeton research team suggests that an uninformed group of individuals actually tends to side with the numerical majority, thus helping to achieve a democratic outcome.

It seems intuitive: Blocking a hole with a solid object should prevent light from moving through it. But it turns out that obstructing a tiny metal hole with a metal cap actually makes more light penetrate it instead, according to new research by electrical engineering professor Stephen Chou and his team of researchers.

Despite the time, a crowd of around 30 gathered early Friday morning for the Alumni-Faculty Forum on Women in Science.

When the Air Force wanted to learn more about the interactions between electrodes and plasma in jet propulsion systems, it turned to mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Edgar Choueiri GS ’91.