Jeff Fitlow

May 10, 2024 | newatlas.com | Ben Coxworth |Jeff Fitlow

If scuba divers use inflatable BCDs (buoyancy control devices), why don't underwater robots? Well, an experimental new one does, and the technology is claimed to be much more energy-efficient than traditional methods of moving up and down in the water. Ordinarily, underwater ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) and AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles) are designed to be neutrally buoyant. This means they neither sink to the bottom nor float to the surface when underwater.

Jan 9, 2024 | papercitymag.com | Caitlin Hsu |Michelle West |Jeff Fitlow

Alexander JFS president Sandi Helfman Wolf, Rori Feldman, Caroline Rosen Funk, Debra Cohen (Photo by Mark Katz, Michelle West, Jeff Fitlow) Co-chairs Mark & Karen Edelman, Greg & Sue Lewis, co-chairs Silvia & Todd Riff (Photo by Mark Katz, Michelle West, Jeff Fitlow) Arthur Lavin, Greg & Sue Lewis (Photo by Mark Katz, Michelle West, Jeff Fitlow) Honorary co-chairs Barbara & Barry Lewis (Photo by Mark Katz, Michelle West, Jeff Fitlow) Alexander JFS president Sandi Helfman Wolf & Steven Wolf...

Dec 19, 2023 | newswise.com | Jeff Fitlow

Newswise — The Beach Boys’ iconic hit single “Good Vibrations” takes on a whole new layer of meaning thanks to a recent discovery by Rice University scientists and collaborators, who have uncovered a way to destroy cancer cells by using the ability of some molecules to vibrate strongly when stimulated by light.