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Black summer bushfires wiped $2.8 billion from tourism supply chains

Oct 17, 2024

While the fires had the biggest impact on Australia’s east coast, the impact from tourism losses was national and felt across the economy, the researchers found. Ms Reiner said: “As...

Susan Solomon wins VinFuture Award for Female Innovators

Oct 17, 2024

Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies Susan Solomon has been awarded the 2023 VinFuture Award for Female Innovators. The VinFuture Awards are given annually to “honor scientific research...

The evolution of GPS: what to expect from global navigation satellite systems in the next 50 years

Oct 17, 2024

The evolution of GPS: what to expect from global navigation satellite systems in the next 50 yearsMore robust and more accurate positioning systems are needed to meet the demands of...

As Cities Grow, How Will City Trash, Wastewater, and Emissions Rise?

Oct 17, 2024

To address these matters, Lu and Chris Kempes, a professor at the Sante Fe Institute, and their colleagues examined waste production in urban systems. Specifically, the authors used scaling theory...

Middle-school students meet a beam of electrons, and excitement results

Oct 17, 2024

Previous item Next itemThe students had an immediate, tangible sense of success, says Thrasher, from MIT’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE). “This experience helped build a sense of...

3 Questions: What can graduate students expect from MIT’s newest grad housing option?

Oct 17, 2024

Since then, MIT opened the Graduate Tower at Site 4 residential community in Kendall Square with about 250 net-new beds for graduate students and families, and reallocated the 135 beds...

Researchers map genome for cats, dolphins, birds, and dozens of other animals

Oct 17, 2024

The team, working with the Vertebrate Genomes Project, sequenced the genomes of 51 vertebrate species, prioritizing those that are useful models for understanding human evolution. By comparing the complete genomes...

MIT Faculty Founder Initiative announces finalists for second competition

Oct 17, 2024

The MIT Faculty Founder Initiative has announced 12 finalists for the 2023-24 MIT-Royalty Pharma Prize Competition. Throughout the academic year, finalists for the prize competition will receive support through a...

China’s EV players ramp up competition with Tesla using new tech

Oct 17, 2024

CNBC | Evelyn ChengBEIJING — Hot competition in China's electric car market is pushing local automakers to sell vehicles with fancy tech that Tesla doesn't yet offer in the country...

Biden says US ‘shall respond’ after drone strike by Iran-backed group kills 3 US troops in Jordan

Oct 17, 2024

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike...