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Toward a smarter electronic health record An AI-enhanced system enables doctors to spend less time searching for clinical information and more time treating patients. Read full story →
Making health and motion sensing devices more personal An electrical impedance tomography toolkit lets users design and fabricate health and motion sensing devices. Read full story →
Professor Emeritus Ronald Probstein, world-renowned expert in fluid mechanics, dies at 93 Probstein’s research had diverse applications in fields including aeronautics, energy, desalination, and soil decontamination. Read full story →
Institute Professor Paula Hammond named to White House science council The head of MIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering will serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Read full story →
Study: Global cancer risk from burning organic matter comes from unregulated chemicals The researchers hope scientists and regulators will consider a broader class of compounds in evaluating cancer risk due to PAH exposure. Read full story →
A new method for removing lead from drinking water Engineers have designed a relatively low-cost, energy-efficient approach to treating water contaminated with heavy metals. Read full story →
