Jacek Krywko

Figuring out why a nap might help people see things in new ways

On: July 6, 2025

An EEG signal of sleep is associated with better performance on a mental task. The guy in the back may be doing a more useful activity. Credit: XAVIER GALIANA Dmitri Mendeleev famously saw the complete arrangement of the periodic table after falling asleep on his desk. He claimed in hisContinue Reading

An small microbial ecosystem has formed on the International Space Station

By: Jacek Krywko

On: March 2, 2025

In: Technology

“One of the more similar environments to the ISS was in the isolation dorms on the UCSD campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. All surfaces were continuously sterilized, so that microbial signatures would be erased by the time another person would show up,” Benitez said. So, one of the first solutionsContinue Reading