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Can Your Phone Tell if a Bridge is in Good Shape?
A new study suggests mobile data collected while traveling over bridges could help evaluate their integrity. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology find...
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New Process Could Enable More Efficient Plastics Recycling
Cobalt-based catalysts could be used to turn mixed plastic waste into fuel, new plastics, and other products, according to new research from MIT and...
COVID-19
Simple Nasal Wash ‘Reduces COVID-19 Severity’
A simple nasal wash with mild saline water flushes viruses out of the sinuses and can help prevent hospitalisation and deaths from COVID-19, according...
Environmental law
Ocean Scientists Measure Sediment Plume Stirred Up by Deep-Sea-Mining Vehicle
A new field study reveals a previously unobserved fluid dynamic process that is key to assessing impact of deep-sea mining operations.
Jennifer Chu | MIT...
E-governance
Using Artificial Intelligence to Protect Maternal Health
An interdisciplinary team is developing a mobile health platform that uses AI to detect infection in Cesarean section wounds. The mobile platform uses artificial...
Animals and wildlife
Divorce is More Common in Albatross Couples with Shy Males, Study Finds
In a long-studied population of wandering albatrosses, females are less likely to stick with a shy mate.
By Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office
The wandering...
Health
Stethoscope ‘Still Useful’ to Detect Child Heart Problems
The humble stethoscope remains valuable in detecting childhood heart ailments, especially as imaging the heart with echocardiography is costlier and burdens health systems. Scientists...
Features
Analysis of Email Traffic Suggests Remote Work May Stifle Innovation
At MIT, social networks with “weak ties,” which help foster new ideas, declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers report.
Michaela Jarvis | MIT News Office
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