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Pi Day: From Rockets to Cancer Research, Here's How the Number Pi Is Embedded in Our Lives
Pi is key in bioengineering, aerospace, and NASA communications, enabling faster spacecraft propulsion and medical tests, UCLA and NASA researchers say.
- During Pi Day events, UCLA researchers explained pi's role in bioengineering and space calculations, including droplet control and spacecraft design, with quotes from Dino Di Carlo and Artur Davoyan.
- The Pi Day holiday began in 1988, created by Larry Shaw, physicist at the Exploratorium, and celebrations often start at 1:59 p.m.
- Using polymer droplets, Dino Di Carlo, chair of UCLA bioengineering, explains he developed a Lyme disease test that completes in 20 minutes, rather than days or weeks.
- To communicate with distant probes, NASA must calculate Earth's orbital position and design antennas using pi to send and decode signals to Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, underscoring pi's role in communication and navigation.
- The Pi Day holiday originated when Larry Shaw, physicist at the Exploratorium, created it; celebrations often start at 1:59 p.m., with parades where attendees claim digits or wear pi tattoos.
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From rockets to cancer research, here's how the number pi is embedded in our lives
Every year, math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day on March 14, a date whose digits represent the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi.
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