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Ida's devastation shocks, fuel shortages hinder recovery

Sep 3, 2021

(Graphic of Hurricane Ida hitting Gulf Coast)In nearby Terrebonne Parish, south of New Orleans, the main street of Houma was littered with metal and wood that had peeled off buildings....

HKUST researchers develop technology to extend the horizon of wide-bandgap semiconductor gallium nitride electronics

Sep 2, 2021

GaN-based power converters/supplies with unprecedented efficiency and power density are expected to see near-term adoptions in many emerging applications such as data centers, autonomous driving, electric vehicles, drones, robots, etc....

New mechanism preventing toxic DNA lesions opens up therapeutic avenues for Huntington's disease

Sep 2, 2021

Huntington's disease is a progressive and devastating neurodegenerative disorder that affects about 1 in 10,000 people in the UK. These CAG tri-nucleotide repeats are expanding by misuse of a cellular...

In Ida’s aftermath, no quick relief in sight for Louisiana

Sep 2, 2021

Destruction is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Grand Isle, La. (Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP)Destruction is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Grand Isle,...

AI test screens for COVID-19 26% faster than lateral flow tests

Sep 2, 2021

Results of the CURIAL-Rapide evaluation study show Covid-19 screening results were available 45 minutes after patients arrived in the emergency department – 16 minutes, or 26 percent, faster than lateral...

Scholarships open for application for studying, research, projects advancing women’s engineering studies and for a study trip to the United States

Sep 2, 2021

The transcript of records should be in pdf-form and should be named as follows:Lastname_Firstname_Transcript_of_records.pdfPayment details are requested later, if necessary. The attachments should be in pdf-form and be named as...

Louisiana governor tells Hurricane Ida evacuees it’s too soon to return

Sep 2, 2021

The Louisiana governor, John Bel Edwards, has told those who fled their homes amid the aftermath of Hurricane Ida to not come home until officials say otherwise. More than 1m...

Ida’s sweltering aftermath: No power, no water, no gasoline

Sep 2, 2021

New Orleans officials announced seven places around the city where people could get a meal and sit in air conditioning. The city was also using 70 transit buses as cooling...

Climate and sustainability classes expand at MIT

Sep 1, 2021

By her count, there are now over 120 undergraduate classes, across 23 academic departments, that teach climate, environment, and sustainability principles. “MIT students are going to be leaders in their...

A skin crawling treatment for acne?

Sep 1, 2021

Drawing inspiration from nature, a team of international scientists have invented a smart device for personalized skin care modeled after the male diving beetle. This tool collects and monitors body...