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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…
An implantable sensor could reverse opioid overdosesÂ
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — In 2023, more than 100,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses. The most effective way to…
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…
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.
MIT researchers use large language models to flag problems in complex systemsÂ
Identifying one faulty turbine in a wind farm, which can involve looking at hundreds of signals and millions…
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…
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14th Annual Field Course in Conservation Biology & Global Health: At the Human-Environment InterfaceÂ
Kathmandu– A Training Program for University Students, Journalists, National Park Staff and Professionals has been organized by Nepal Biodiversity Research Society (NEBORS), Kathmandu and University of Washington (UW) Seattle, Washington, USA at the premises of Natural History Museum (NHM) on 2-6 February, 2015. The program is the continuation since a decade back by the generous effort of the […]
University of Malaya’s Professor awarded the 2014 TWAS Celso Furtado Prize
University of Malaya’s Professor Rajah Rasiah was awarded the 2014 Celso Furtado Prize in Social Sciences by The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). This was in recognition of his pioneering…
$118M gift from MIT alumnus will advance socially responsible and sustainable real estate development
Samuel Tak Lee MIT Real Estate Entrepreneurship Lab to include focus on China. (Cambridge, MA) — MIT has received one of the largest gifts in its history, from alumnus Samuel…
MED-EL Founders Ingeborg Hochmair, PhD, and Professor Erwin Hochmair Awarded 2015 Russ Prize from the National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering announced today that bioengineering pioneers and MED-EL Medical Electronics GmbH co-founders Ingeborg Hochmair, PhD, and Professor Erwin Hochmair have been awarded the 2015 Fritz J.…