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Kenyon Collegian - November 20, 2025
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No full textComsologists, or those who study the Universe as a dynamical object, have worked for many years to understand our standard model of cosmology, entitled Concordance Cosmology. Concordance Cosmology is best described by an elegant mathematical model that combines General Relativity, the Cosmological Principle, and the resulting prediction of inflation, a period of rapid expansion in the early Universe. While concordance cosmology is our standard picture, it doesn’t quite describe how particles could have been created in our Universe. This is where our research comes into play
Optimizing the Synthesis of EthylHexyl Thiophene Diketopyrrolopyrrole
No full textThe emerging field of organic semiconductors offers many opportunities for cheaper production of electronics, including solution-processed photovoltaic cells. Our research examines how N,N′-2-ethylhexyl (EH) substitution of a thiophene diketopyrrolopyrrole (TDPP) core modifies its packing and ground state charge transfer with the dopant DDQ in solution-processed thin-films
Associating Hand-Wing Index and Muscle Measurements to Understand Flight Ability in Birds
No full textFlight ability is a key feature to life history and development of species. Morphological traits such as wing shape and physiological traits such as muscle mass indicate evolutionary investment in distinct types of flight. The supracoracoideus and pectoralis major muscle are key for the power of flight particularly in takeoff within the avian forelimb module. Flight efficiency is linked to wing morphology. Wing aspect ratio, the relationship between wingspan and wing width is key for efficiency. Aspect ratio is measured by the hand-wing index (HWI) which is a composite of length of wing from carpal joint to longest primary feather and a secondary length from carpal joint to tip of secondary feather. A higher HWI is linked to greater dispersal ability in birds
