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6 days ago | 
science.org | Michael Funk |Bianca Lopez |Jake Yeston |Marc S. Lavine
Environmental Science Mapping metalsBianca LopezHistoric and current human activities, such as copper mining near this tailing pond in Romania, pose serious threats to soil health globally. PHOTO: PAL SZILAGYI PALKO/ALAMY STOCK PHOTOMetals and metalloids are ubiquitous in soils, originating from bedrock and from human activities and infrastructure. These compounds can be toxic to humans and other organisms, and their soil distribution and concentrations at global scale are not well known.
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2 months ago | 
science.org | Jesse R. Smith |Bianca Lopez |Brad Wible
Skip to main content Main content starts here Introduction to Special IssueThe Polar WorldJesse Smith, Bianca Lopez, and Brad WibleAuthors Info & AffiliationsScience6 Feb 2025Vol 387, Issue 6734pp. 588-589Penguins porpoise off the icy coast of Antarctica. Open in viewerNowhere in the world is climate change having greater impacts on the environment than at the poles.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
science.org | Ian S. Osborne |Bianca Lopez |Marc S. Lavine |Sarah Ross
Nonlinear Phononics Optically induced chiralityIan S. OsborneArtist’s depiction of optically induced chirality in a crystalChirality is a topological property of a material and is usually fixed when the material is prepared. A material is chiral (or achiral) and remains so for all temperatures and thermodynamics conditions. A right-handed chiral state cannot be easily switched to a left-handed one. Zeng et al.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
science.org | Corinne N. Simonti |Jesse R. Smith |Di Jiang |Bianca Lopez |Sarah Ross |Jelena Stajic | +2 more
Deep-Sea Life A bizarre sea slug in the deepDi JiangDeep-sea biodiversity and the ecological adaptations of life are less explored in the bathypelagic zone than in other oceanic zones. Robison and Haddock describe Bathydevius caudactylus, a new nudibranch (sea slug) species that is found at depths of 1013 to 4009 meters in the eastern North Pacific Ocean.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
science.org | Michael Funk |Ian S. Osborne |Jake Yeston |Madeleine Seale |Sarah Ross |Di Jiang | +7 more
Optomechanics Motions of the quantum collectiveIan S. OsborneMicro- and nanomechanical oscillators can now be manipulated in the quantum regime. They can be entangled with other degrees of freedom and used for quantum teleportation and quantum storage. To date, these systems have been limited to single or pairs of oscillators. Chegnizadeh et al. now demonstrate scale-up, preparing a collective macroscopic system composed of several individual mechanical oscillators in the quantum ground state.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
nicholsonstudentmedia.com | Bianca Lopez
UCF's male and female table tennis club teams have gone undefeated this semester in Florida, meaning those wins will take the club to play at a regional tournament in Texas on Feb. 22 and 23. Jack Steinberg, senior hospitality management major, explained how the table tennis club works. Steinberg said that it’s a part of the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association and how there’s two divisionals; one in the fall semester and one in the spring, and the club is currently in its fall division.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
nicholsonstudentmedia.com | Bianca Lopez
The Japanese Heritage Student Association at UCF hosted a matsuri Friday to celebrate the end of the semester with traditional Japanese games, performances, crafts, food and raffles. Members and nonmembers of JHSA were welcomed for free to the matsuri on a chilly afternoonfrom 5 to 8 p.m. at the Lake Claire Pavilion. Matsuri means festival in Japanese.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
nicholsonstudentmedia.com | Bianca Lopez
UCF’s Student Union launched a Sephora vending-machine pilot program this fall semester set to expire Dec. 31. in collaboration with Signifi Solutions Inc. This vending machine is located on the first floor of the Student Union near Knightstop. Sephora Client Services said in an email that UCF is one of five universities across the United States and Canada that are participating in this pilot program.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
science.org | Junhua Lyu |BaoJun Yang |Xinglin Yang |Bianca Lopez
Restoration Ecology An island in a sea of palmsBianca LopezOil palm plantations, pictured here in Thailand, have displaced native rainforests across Southeast Asia. PHOTO: OLEH_SLOBODENIUK ISTOCKOil palm plantations replace diverse tropical forests with monocultures, but restoration can bring biodiversity and ecosystem services back to these highly modified landscapes.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
nicholsonstudentmedia.com | Bianca Lopez
UCF's Victim Services invited organizations across Central Florida to host an inaugural vigil Tuesday to celebrate National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Dr. Laura Valle, acting director of UCF's Victim Services, hosted the event and spoke about the importance of this event that reflected on and spread awareness for domestic violence. "I love helping students feel safe and comfortable on campus," Valle said. "I think it’s unique that UCF has a Victim Services department.
