David S. Latchman holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the
University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago with specialization in Environmental & Medical Physics. David also has experience as a Teaching Assistant at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY 12180 in the Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy and a Research Assistant at University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago Department of Physics.
David is a freelance science writer whose work has appeared in Next Door Magazine. His blog, The Quantum Tunnel , focuses on the science featured in popular movies and TV shows.
LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, are becoming more useful as they grow cheaper and more efficient. Researchers can now even use LED lights to control plant growth.
The Ig Nobel Prize, created in 1991 by Marc Abrahams, editor and co-founder of Annals of Improbable Research, shows that serious science has a funny side.
