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HS Modern Physics Class Visits Columbia University Lab

Seniors in HS Science Teacher David Lindo’s Modern Physics students recently took a trip to a physics laboratory at Columbia University, where they saw examples of cutting-edge research.
The class visited the Hess Laboratory on Nanobiotechnology at The School of Engineering and Applied Science. During their visit, the 26 seniors interacted with scientists and graduate students at Columbia in the applications of physics to build nanoscale motors. 

The group enjoyed a thoughtful discussion on how to apply diffraction and interference patterns between reflected light rays (their Assignment 3) to map the positions and very high speeds of motor proteins at scales of 20 to 50 nanometers.

In addition to seeing the real-life application of their knowledge, the students discovered how microscopic motors can produce active high-efficiency motions and are used in medical and defense applications such as drug delivery and biosensing.
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