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WhatsApp faces legal challenge over privacy policy in India
WhatsApp faces legal challenge over privacy policy in India

WhatsApp faces legal challenge over privacy policy in India

NYUAD has made an exhaustive review of the scientific literature surrounding the natural production of light, called bioluminescence.
NYUAD researchers shed new light on mysteries behind emission of fireflies
December 13, 2020

NYUAD researchers shed new light on mysteries behind emission of fireflies

Posidonia Oceanica is an endangered seagrass species endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. — courtesy Euronews
Researchers regenerate underwater biodiversity destroyed by human activity
December 09, 2020

Researchers regenerate underwater biodiversity destroyed by human activity

Not much data exists about the number of trees found in desert regions. — courtesy Unsplash
Satellites are mapping out every tree on Earth using AI
November 01, 2020

Satellites are mapping out every tree on Earth using AI

On the right is a porous anodized aluminum oxide membrane. The left side shows the same membrane after coating it with a thin layer of gold, making the membrane conductive for electrochemical gas gating. — courtesy Felice Frankel
A controllable membrane to pull carbon dioxide out of exhaust streams
October 24, 2020

A controllable membrane to pull carbon dioxide out of exhaust streams

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13th century Al-Habeish Mosque ready to receive worshippers after renovation
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13th century Al-Habeish Mosque ready to receive worshippers after renovation

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5.9-magnitude quake jolts Iran’s Bandar Genaveh port city
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5.9-magnitude quake jolts Iran’s Bandar Genaveh port city

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Climate action for people and planet: The time is now’
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Climate action for people and planet: The time is now’

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Green transformation will rival industrial revolution: US climate envoy
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Green transformation will rival industrial revolution: US climate envoy

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ICESCO announces program to celebrate heritage month in Islamic world
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ICESCO announces program to celebrate heritage month in Islamic world

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Helen Schwerdt, a postdoc in Ann Graybiel's lab, builds ultrathin probes (blue) that target brain microstructures with pinpoint accuracy. — courtesy photo: Michael D. Spencer
Scientists uncover new clues about Parkinson’s disease
October 17, 2020

Scientists uncover new clues about Parkinson’s disease

Validating the physics behind the new MIT-designed fusion experiment
October 03, 2020

Validating the physics behind the new MIT-designed fusion experiment

IQM staff publishes a quantum-computer breakthrough in Nature
September 30, 2020

IQM staff publishes a quantum-computer breakthrough in Nature

3D artistic illustration of the wide-field-of-view metalens capturing a 180° panorama of MIT’s Killian Court and producing a high-resolution monochromatic flat image.” Credits: Mikhail Shalaginov, Tian Gu, Christine Daniloff, Felice Frankel, Juejun Hu
Engineers produce a fisheye lens that’s completely flat
September 26, 2020

Engineers produce a fisheye lens that’s completely flat

This artistic impression depicts Venus. Astronomers at MIT, Cardiff University, and elsewhere may have observed signs of life in the atmosphere of Venus. — courtesy ESO (European Space Organization)/M. Kornmesser & NASA/JPL/Caltech
Astronomers may have found a signature of life on Venus
September 20, 2020

Astronomers may have found a signature of life on Venus

This artist's concept illustrates a hierarchical scheme for merging black holes. LIGO and Virgo recently observed a black hole merger with a final mass of 142 times that of the sun, making it the largest of its kind observed in gravitational waves to date. — courtesy LIGO/Caltech/MIT/R. Hurt (IPAC)
A ‘bang’ in LIGO and Virgo detectors signals most massive gravitational-wave source yet
September 18, 2020

A ‘bang’ in LIGO and Virgo detectors signals most massive gravitational-wave source yet

Using four cameras mounted on a dog-like robot developed by Boston Dynamics, the researchers have shown that they can measure skin temperature, breathing rate, pulse rate, and blood oxygen saturation in healthy patients, from a distance of 2 meters. — Courtesy of the researchers
Robot takes contact-free measurements of patients’ vital signs
September 09, 2020

Robot takes contact-free measurements of patients’ vital signs

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