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December 12, 2018Smartphone Shipments Expected to Further...
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December 11, 2018NASA’s Voyager 2 Probe Enters Interste...
For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. NASA’s Voyager 2 probe now has exited the heliosphere... -
December 10, 2018Determining fish age using inner ear str...
Biologists in Japan have identified four distinct zones in the otolith, a calcium carbonate structure in the inner ear, which can be used to determine... -
December 8, 2018The privacy risks of compiling mobility ...
Merging different types of location-stamped data can make it easier to discern users’ identities, even when the data is anonymized. A new stud... -
December 8, 2018Engineers repurpose wasp venom as an ant...
Altered peptides from a South American wasp’s venom can kill bacteria but are nontoxic to human cells. The venom of insects such as wasps and bees i...
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NASA Sends New Research, H...
Experiments in forest observation, protein crystal growth and in-space fuel transfer demonstration are heading to the International Space Station fo...
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Loss of a protein called TRIM29 promotes cancer cell invasion in a common type of skin cancer, suggesting a novel diagnostic marker and a possible the...
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NASA’s Voyager 2 Probe Enters Interstellar Space
For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. NASA’s Voyager 2 probe now has exited the heliosphere – the protective bubble of particles and…
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A highly precise method to determine past typhoon occurrences from giant clam shells has been developed, with the hope of using this method to predict...
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Smartphone Shipments Expec...
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to decline...
Features
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How Africans developed sci...
New book by MIT Associate Professor Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga explores science in action in Africa.
- August 5, 2018
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Dangol conferred with scie...
Journalist Laxman Dangol, who has been working in the field of science related journalism for a decade, has been conferred with Science and Technology...
- July 6, 2018
Science Talk
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Telling tales: how scientists can use stories
Beyond the Journal: The science of communicating research with the public — How can stories help when explaining complex research? Our regular c...
Innovation
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Invention could help diabe...
Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that regulates sugar in the blood. “Normally, you have an automatic pancreas,” says Shawn Michels, a ...
- November 15, 2016
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Driverless-vehicle options...
At MIT’s 2016 Open House last spring, more than 100 visitors took rides on an autonomous mobility scooter in a trial of software designed by researc...
- November 8, 2016
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Deconstructing chit chat
Working closely with speech therapists, Professor Lee and colleagues developed TalkBetter, an app that coaches parents as they converse with their chi...
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Gentle sensors for diagnos...
Flexible, low-cost sensor technology leading to safer and improved diagnoses and treatment of brain disorders has been developed by Saudi Arabia's Kin...
- October 2, 2016
