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Study reveals plunge in lithium-ion battery costs

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.(MIT News office) -- The cost of the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used for phones, laptops, and cars has fallen dramatically over the last three decades, and has been a major driver of the rapid growth…

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Intriguing new result from the LHCb experiment at…

Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment at CERN announced new results which, if confirmed, would suggest hints of a violation of the Standard Model of particle physics. The results focus on the potential violation of lepton flavour…

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Researchers’ algorithm designs soft robots that sense

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (MIT News Office)-- There are some tasks that traditional robots — the rigid and metallic kind — simply aren’t cut out for. Soft-bodied robots, on the other hand, may be able to interact with…

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Establishing an Automated System for the Analysis of…

Hokkaido University, Robotic Biology Institute Inc., iLAC Co., Ltd., and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. have signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) for establishment of an automated system for the analysis of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in…