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A phone is not just a phoneSeveral startup business ventures spawned by MIT students are using phones to help people, especially in developing nations, to raise their incomes, learn to read, get where they're going and even diagnose their ailments. July 2, 2009 Greenhouse gases made visibleA new display in New York City shows a real-time count of the tons of carbon dioxide (and equivalents of other greenhouse gases) emitted each day, based on data collected and analyzed by MIT's Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change. June 22, 2009 Cutting CO2 emissions from existing coal plantsProfessor Ernest Moniz, director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) and former undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, today unveiled a report on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants. June 19, 2009 International Engineering Systems Symposium addresses complex, large-scale challengesA capacity audience from academia, industry and government from around the world filled MIT's Wong Auditorium for the International Engineering Systems Symposium on Monday, June 15, the first day of the three-day event. June 17, 2009 Taking the heat offMIT engineers looked to the design of a living cell as they sought ways to dissipate heat in tiny electromechanical systems. June 16, 2009 Physics of peeling tapeA study of stickers peeling from windows could lead to a new way to precisely control the fabrication of stretchable electronics, according to a team of researchers including one at MIT. June 15, 2009 Engineers slow concrete creep to a crawlMIT civil engineers have for the first time identified what causes concrete to gradually deform, decreasing its durability and shortening the lifespan of infrastructures such as bridges and nuclear waste containment vessels. June 15, 2009 Computing boost for New EnglandWhat began as an effort to better coordinate information technology at MIT has blossomed into a major drive between the Institute, the state of Massachusetts and several key players in industry and academia to design a high-performance computing center. June 11, 2009 |
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