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Online ads lose tractions as customers refuse to click

Online ads lose tractions as customers refuse to click

by Maya Valluru, News Editor October 11, 2016

A video of crispy grilled shrimp falling gracefully onto a plate in slow motion before a math tutorial. A portal to a virtual world of celebrity chat rooms pervading your sidebar. Pop-up advertisements...

Q&A with Dr. Eric Betzig, 2014 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

Q&A with Dr. Eric Betzig, 2014 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

by Adrian Chu, Opinion Editor October 11, 2016

Dr. Eric Betzig won the 2014 Nobel prize for Chemistry for his development of super resolved fluorescence microscopy at the Janelia Farm Research Campus. Winged Post: How would you explain super resolved...

The beef with beef: eating beef has negative effects on the environment

The beef with beef: eating beef has negative effects on the environment

by Derek Yen and Gloria Zhang October 11, 2016

Something as mundane as choosing to eat a hamburger for lunch has drastic effects on the climate. Raising cattle negatively affects the environment in a number of ways. Often publicized are such salient...

Snap Inc. releases Snapchat Spectacles

by Nisha Shankar and Anya Weaver October 3, 2016

Snap Inc. (formerly the company Snapchat) announced their first hardware product, Snapchat Spectacles on Sept. 24. The Spectacles are worn as sunglasses and have cameras that record a 115 degree view...

Regional finalists David Zhu (12) and Evani Radiya-Dixit (12) present their Siemens project at last year's research symposium  as moderator Richa Bhattacharya (11) looks on. David and Evani were two of 97 regional finalists last year.

Students submit Siemens Competition research papers

by Katherine Zhang, Asst. STEM Editor September 24, 2016

Students submitted research papers for the Siemens Competition, a national contest focused on independent science research, this Tuesday. The competition offers high school students the opportunity...

Apple unveils iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus

Apple unveils iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus

by Kaitlin Hsu, Wingspan Editor-in-Chief September 22, 2016

Apple fans can buy the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, released in Bay Area stores a week after their announcement in San Francisco. The new models are waterproof, larger and designed with a new range...

Tesla to release version 8.0 of car's software

Tesla to release version 8.0 of car’s software

by Meena Gudapati, Winged Post Copy Editor September 16, 2016

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced details about the release of Version 8.0 of the Tesla car’s software on Sunday, which will include major modifications to the Autopilot system. The software upgrade will...

A photo of the HI-SEAS biosphere in Hawaii. Astronauts spent eight months in the biosphere in order to prepare for NASA's upcoming mission to Mars.

A year in the HI SEAS

by Derek Yen, STEM Editor September 5, 2016

A team of six researchers returned from a yearlong sojourn “to Mars” in Hawai’i this Monday, concluding an experiment meant to study the long-term psychological challenges of a manned mission to...

Global reset: the darker side of light

Global reset: the darker side of light

by Tiffany Wong, Copy Editor August 28, 2016

In the fight to protect the environment, countless organizations and groups have spoken out about the impacts of the pollution of air, water and chemicals on the natural world. But while light pollution...

Apple jacks jacks

Apple jacks jacks

by Anjay Saklecha, Features Editor August 28, 2016

First they removed the floppy disk. Then they removed the USB port. Now Apple Inc. plans to do away with the 3.5mm headphone jack that has been on iPhones since their inception. With the release date...

Juniors Michael Kwan, Jerry Chen, Sahana Srinivasan, Shaya Zarkesh and Randy Zhao pose on stage after receiving their first place trophies on June 30. The team placed third in presentation and problem solving and fourth in the essay.

Rising juniors succeed in TEAMS competition

by Neil Bai, Copy Editor August 28, 2016

The upper school’s underclassmen team was named Best in Nation in their age group at the annual Test of Engineering, Aptitude, Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) National Competition, held this year in...

Senior named Google Science Fair finalist

by Neil Bai and Michael Sikand August 28, 2016

Rishab Gargeya (12) was named a regional finalist in the 2016 Google Science Fair on July 18 for his development of a smartphone application capable of producing an instant diagnosis for common eye diseases....

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