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MIT engineers design tiny batteries for powering cell-sized robots

MIT engineers design tiny batteries for powering cell-sized robots

These zinc-air batteries, smaller than a grain of sand, could help miniscule robots sense and respond to their…

Aug 17, 20244 min read
An implantable sensor could reverse opioid overdoses 

An implantable sensor could reverse opioid overdoses 

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — In 2023, more than 100,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses. The most effective way to…

Aug 16, 20246 min read
MIT chemists synthesize plant-derived molecules that hold potential as pharmaceuticals

MIT chemists synthesize plant-derived molecules that hold potential as pharmaceuticals

MIT chemists have developed a new way to synthesize complex molecules that were originally isolated from plants and…

Aug 14, 20245 min read
Long-distance relationships revealed in the seemingly random behavior of bowhead whales

Long-distance relationships revealed in the seemingly random behavior of bowhead whales

Bowhead whales are among the largest and longest-lived mammals in the world.

Aug 14, 20243 min read
MIT researchers use large language models to flag problems in complex systems 

MIT researchers use large language models to flag problems in complex systems 

Identifying one faulty turbine in a wind farm, which can involve looking at hundreds of signals and millions…

Aug 13, 20246 min read
New substrate material for flexible electronics could help combat e-waste

New substrate material for flexible electronics could help combat e-waste

Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a rapidly growing global problem, and it’s expected to worsen with the production…

Aug 9, 20245 min read

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UKM And Bank Rakyat Foundation To Sustainably Develop An Island

UKM And Bank Rakyat Foundation To Sustainably Develop An Island

ByAmrita TuladharJul 5, 20153 min read

The Bank Rakyat Foundation (BRF) intends to showcase sustainable development on an island at peninsular Malaysia’s east coast with the expertise of The National University of Malaysia (UKM). KUALA LUMPUR – The Bank Rakyat Foundation (BRF) intends to showcase sustainable development on an island at peninsular Malaysia’s east coast with the expertise of The National […]

Group calls for more transparency in science research, announces guidelines

Group calls for more transparency in science research, announces guidelines

ByAmrita TuladharJun 26, 20155 min read

HOUSTON – An international group of academic leaders, journal editors and funding-agency representatives and disciplinary leaders, including Rick Wilson, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair of Political Science and professor of…

PolyU develops big data analysis platform to unveil gene interactions in cancer

PolyU develops big data analysis platform to unveil gene interactions in cancer

ByAmrita TuladharJun 25, 20153 min read

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved a breakthrough in the cancer genomics by developing a novel big data analysis platform for analyzing the interactions among genes. The Hong…

L’Oréal announces the 2015 Awardees of its International Awards for Social Responsibility in Dermatology

L’Oréal announces the 2015 Awardees of its International Awards for Social Responsibility in Dermatology

ByAmrita TuladharJun 24, 20154 min read

Paris – L’Oréal announced the winners of its International Awards for Social Responsibility in Dermatology, “Caring to Inspire Skin Confidence”at the 23rd World Congress of Dermatology taking place in Vancouver, Canada. The Awards aim…