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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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    News

    MIT’s MOXIE Experiment Reliably Produces Oxygen on Mars

    Day and night, and across seasons, the instrument generates breathable oxygen from the Red Planet’s thin atmosphere. Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office On the red and dusty...
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    COVID-19

    Microparticles could be used to deliver “self-boosting” vaccines

    MIT researchers have developed microparticles that can be tuned to deliver their payload at different time points, which could be used to create “self-boosting”...
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    Bangladesh

    MIT Empowering People To Adapt On The Frontlines Of Climate Change

    A new platform will unite climate models, impact predictions, random control trial evaluations, and humanitarian services to bring cutting-edge tools to Bangladeshi communities. Kylie Foy ...
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    Features

    Could We Make Cars Out Of Petroleum Residue?

    A new way to make carbon fibre could turn refinery by-products into high-value, ultralight structural materials for cars, aircraft, and spacecraft. David L. Chandler   |  ...
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    Features

    A fabric that “hears” the heart’s sounds; also speaks

    Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric developed by engineers as MIT and collaborators at Rohde Island School of Design converts audible...
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    Health

    Making RNA vaccines easier to swallow

    A pill that releases RNA in the stomach could offer a new way to administer vaccines, or to deliver therapies for gastrointestinal disease. Anne Trafton...
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    Air

    Reducing methane emissions at landfills

    Loci Controls, founded by two MIT alumni, helps landfill operators capture more of the potent greenhouse gas. Zach Winn  |  MIT News Office The second-largest driver...
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    Nepal Approves 94 FDI Projects Worth Rs 5.11 Billion Amid Shift to Smaller Ventures

    Beyond new project approvals, the department cleared 10 share purchase or subscription agreements worth Rs 1.69 billion and 20 technology transfer agreements during the month.
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    Climate change

    Climate Change Redraws India’s Disease Map as Mosquitoes Climb the Himalayas

    The economic burden is substantial: Aedes-borne diseases alone impose an estimated average annual global cost of nearly $1.2 billion through healthcare spending, lost productivity and social disruption.
    Clean tech

    Sri Lanka Weighs Nuclear Option for Reliable Low-Carbon Power

    The desire for energy security and cleaner power is clear, yet the institutional, financial and technical thresholds for nuclear energy remain high.

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    Democracy

    Nepal Approves 94 FDI Projects Worth Rs 5.11 Billion Amid Shift to Smaller Ventures

    Beyond new project approvals, the department cleared 10 share purchase or subscription agreements worth Rs 1.69 billion and 20 technology transfer agreements during the month.
    Climate change

    Climate Change Redraws India’s Disease Map as Mosquitoes Climb the Himalayas

    The economic burden is substantial: Aedes-borne diseases alone impose an estimated average annual global cost of nearly $1.2 billion through healthcare spending, lost productivity and social disruption.
    Bangladesh

    Middle East Conflict Imperils Bangladesh’s Vital Remittance Flows

    Bangladesh’s situation illustrates the double-edged nature of labour migration for lower-middle-income countries.
    Clean tech

    Sri Lanka Weighs Nuclear Option for Reliable Low-Carbon Power

    The desire for energy security and cleaner power is clear, yet the institutional, financial and technical thresholds for nuclear energy remain high.
    Finance and Economy

    Sri Lanka Delays Critical Household Survey as Post-Crisis Poverty Data Remains Elusive

    Parliament’s discussion highlighted the need for welfare programmes such as Sri Lanka’s Aswesuma to rest on data that accurately reflect current income and expenditure levels.

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