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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology was hit with a civil rights complaint on Monday, with the complainant noting one of its programs only allows “women of color” to participate. The

Poverty, food insecurity, climate shocks and violence pushed an estimated annual average of 378,000 Central Americans to migrate to the United States over the past five years, highlights a new report launched today. A high price is paid in human and econo

WASHINGTON, DC/PANAMA — Poverty, food insecurity, climate shocks and violence pushed an estimated annual average of 378,000 Central Americans to migrate to the United States over the past five years, highlights a new report launched today. A high price is paid in human and economic costs, including an estimated $2.2 billion a year to travel regularly and irregularly.

Nanotechnology Now Our NanoNews Digest Sponsors Home > Press > With a zap of light, system switches objects colors and patterns: "Programmable matter" technique could enable product designers to churn out prototypes with ease A new system uses UV light projected onto objects coated with light-activated dye to alter the reflective properties of the dye, creating images in minutes. CREDIT Image courtesy of Michael Wessley, Stefanie Mueller, et al Abstract: When was the last time you repainted you...

Our NanoNews Digest Sponsors Home > Press > Synthetic gelatin-like material mimics lobster underbelly’s stretch and strength: The membrane’s structure could provide a blueprint for robust artificial tissues An MIT team has fabricated a hydrogel-based material that mimics the structure of the lobster’s underbelly, the toughest known hydrogel found in nature. Credits:Courtesy of the researchers Abstract: A lobster’s underbelly is lined with a thin, translucent membrane that is both stretchy ...

Our NanoNews Digest Sponsors Home > Press > Nanowire could provide a stable, easy-to-make superconducting transistor: Inspired by decades-old MIT research, the new technology could boost quantum computers and other superconducting electronics Abstract: Superconductors — materials that conduct electricity without resistance — are remarkable. They provide a macroscopic glimpse into quantum phenomena, which are usually observable only at the atomic level. Beyond their physical peculiarity, super...

Nanotechnology Now Our NanoNews Digest Sponsors Home > Press > Boosting the efficiency of carbon capture and conversion systems: New design could speed reaction rates in electrochemical systems for pulling carbon out of power plant emissions Dyes are used to reveal the concentration levels of carbon dioxide in the water. On the left side is a gas-attracting material, and the dye shows the carbon dioxide stays concentrated next to the catalyst. Credits:Credit: Varanasi Research Group Abstract: ...

Nanotechnology Now Our NanoNews Digest Sponsors Home > Press > An LED that can be integrated directly into computer chips: The advance could cut production costs and reduce the size of microelectronics for sensing and communication MIT researchers have developed a bright, efficient silicon LED, pictured, that can be integrated directly onto computer chips. The advance could reduce cost and improve performance of microelectronics that use LEDs for sensing or communication. Credits:Courtesy of t...