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Searching for life with space dust

Mar 22, 2023

In theory this material could contain direct or indirect signs of life from the host world, such as fossils of microorganisms. Professor Tomonori Totani from the University of Tokyo’s Department...

New animal welfare scoring system could enable better-informed food and farming choices

Mar 22, 2023

This means that animal welfare can now, for the first time, be properly considered alongside other impacts of farming to help identify which farming systems are best. Animal welfare assessments...

Trying to solve the 'forever problem' of PFAS pollution

Mar 22, 2023

Being resistant to heat, stains, grease, and water, PFAS are commonly used as surface-treatments in non-stick cookware and solution treatment in carpets. Dubbed the ‘forever chemicals’, PFAS are extremely persistent...

Minds wide open

Mar 22, 2023

Additionally, MIT will host an April 12 event on the topic, featuring Lightman and a diverse panel of experts. Lightman calls this perspective “spiritual materialism” and considers it a logical...

Are you our new CHEM Data Agent?

Mar 21, 2023

Data Agents are researchers who work to improve data management in their department, school, or unit. Are you interested in becoming an expert in research data management and in helping...

With Trump indictment possible, officials on watch for protests

Mar 21, 2023

Law enforcement officials said Monday they were preparing for possible unrest related to the potential indictment of former president Donald Trump, who could face criminal charges in Manhattan as soon...

Where the sidewalk ends

Mar 21, 2023

“Most U.S. city governments know very little about their sidewalk networks. The paper, “Mapping the Walk: A Scalable Computer Vision Approach for Generating Sidewalk Network Datasets from Aerial Imagery,” appears...

Trump indictment would be unprecedented in US history

Mar 21, 2023

An indictment of Trump, who is seeking the White House again in 2024 , would be an unprecedented moment in American history, the first criminal case against a former U.S....

Solar industry feeling the heat over disposal of 80 million panels

Mar 21, 2023

21 March 2023The renewable energy sector is facing a quandary: how Australia will dispose of 80 million solar panels in an environmentally friendly way when they reach the end of...

EIT Jumpstarter 2023 (register before 16 April 2023)

Mar 20, 2023

EIT Jumpstarter helps innovators and entrepreneurs build a viable business model around their innovative product or service idea and validate it. In 2019 EIT Jumpstarter won the Best Association Training...