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A team of MIT computer scientists has unveiled “SoFi,” a soft robotic fish that can independently swim alongside real fish in the ocean.
University Research | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDespite the threat of a global antibiotic-resistance crisis, the worldwide use of antibiotics in humans soared 39 percent between 2000 and 2015, according to a new study.
University Research | Princeton University | The Johns Hopkins UniversityHouse Panel Looks at Rising College Costs and Tax Policy; House Ways and Means Committee Member Developing Bill on Endowment Spending; House Science Committee Approves Scientific Research in the National Interest Act; Associations Comment on Dear Colleague Letter about Student Medical Records
NewslettersA new method to make a low-cost, high-quality lens quickly using a 3D printer has promising potential to create optical imaging lenses, customized contact lenses for correcting distorted vision or to even turn iPhones into microscopes for disease diagnosis.
University Research | Northwestern UniversityMIT researchers are developing a third-generation robotic Cheetah will initially act as a spectral inspection robot in hazardous environments such as a compromised nuclear plant or chemical factory. It will then evolve to serve other emergency response needs.
University Research | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEngineers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have for the first time demonstrated that wood can be directly converted into a carbon sponge capable of withstanding repeated compression and other extreme mechanical conditions.
University Research | University of Maryland, College ParkMichigan State University scientists are testing a promising drug that may stop a gene associated with obesity from triggering breast and lung cancer, as well as prevent these cancers from growing.
University Research | Michigan State UniversityThe Army Community Service (ACS), a program designed to provide a vast array of social services to soldiers’ families, is working with the Georgia Tech Research Institute on a sweeping project to revamp the program's information systems.
University Research | Georgia Institute of TechnologyCU Boulder researchers have created a map of the Northern Hemisphere showing how location and humidity can affect precipitation, illustrating wide variability in how and why different areas receive snow or rain.
University Research | University of Colorado BoulderEngineers at the Georgia Institute of Technolgy have developed a new catalyst that speeds up oxygen processing and can easily convert chemical fuel into electricity.
University Research | Research to Secure Our Energy Future | Energy Conservation/Efficiency | Georgia Institute of Technology