Shingo Ebata has a PhD in cosmochemistry and serves as Senior Aide to the President and Vice President (Provost), Strategic Management Office, Tokyo Institute of Technology. He is also a Senior Science and Technology Policy Read More
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In the academic publishing world, the pressure authors face to publish in high–impact-factor journals is discussed widely. What is seldom appreciated is that those very journals are also on the lookout for high-quality submissions: Read More
AI writing tools have been gaining popularity in recent years. Now with the advancements in natural language processing technology, they are becoming more accurate and sophisticated. One such AI chatbot released by tech company OpenAI Read More
Several technical terms in the field of chemistry may be misused or confused with other similar terms. Such use may seem appropriate and barely register as problematic, especially if frequently used in informal settings where Read More
Movies are often a way for us to escape into a place of hyperrealism, whether it’s a team of superheroes defending our planet against a purple alien or a boy wizard saving a magical Read More
When OpenAI launched the chatbot named ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer) in November 2022, academia by and large did not pay much attention to it. Some weeks later, this advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model began creating Read More
Giant strides in technology, improved digital connectivity, cheaper transportation, and international cooperation have made the world highly connected and interdependent. This globalization has accelerated the need to cultivate intercultural and international collaboration in nearly every Read More
Taking on a PhD should lead to a fascinating life of discovery, where students navigate new challenges and transition from being pupils to becoming scholars in their own right. However, life as a PhD student Read More
The number of research papers published annually is growing and growing. According to a 2016 article from D-Lib Mag, the publication volume increased from <1 million in 1980 to >7 million in 2014. Considering this exponential growth, investing Read More
UV-Vis spectroscopy seems to be one of the simplest forms of optical spectroscopy. However, most of us have learned at some point of time or another that what looks simple can be highly complex (like Read More