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- Claim: Solar Powered Refrigerators would Solve African Food Waste Mon, 23 Jan 23, 1:00amIf only people like International Environment and Resource Policy Post Doc Abay Yimere talked to the engineering department before discussing technology solutions.
- Changing the price of certain foods could save thousands of lives each year Wed, 29 Nov 17, 1:44amAltering the price of seven particular foods could prevent tens of thousands of deaths each year in the United States, according to a new study from researchers at Tufts University...
- MIT researchers discover silk holds the key to vastly improved filtration Fri, 22 Jul 16, 2:22amMIT and Tufts University researchers found silk is good for more than clothes, cool furniture, or bulletproof vests. They found a way to extract tiny silk building blocks, called nanofibrils, that vastly improve filtration...
- Over half of average American’s calories come from ultra-processed foods Fri, 25 Mar 16, 1:00amIf you are what you eat, Americans are unfortunately artificial. For all the Food Movement has achieved, from the elevation of farmers markets to leading a national conversation about inequities in our food system, the average...
- Researchers find new way to beat antibiotic-resistant infections Sat, 3 Jan 15, 4:00amResearchers have discovered a way to test bacteria for drug resistance more rapidly. It's a potentially life-saving method that will enable doctors to find and attack bacterial infections quickly, instead of waiting for a...
- Artificial Leaf Can Make Oxygen in Space with Water and Light Thu, 31 Jul 14, 7:45amIt seems like we are constantly getting a little bit closer to being able to live in outer space, but one teeny-tiny little detail keeps holding us back: oxygen...
- Man-Made Leaf Can Make Oxygen in Space with Water and Light Thu, 31 Jul 14, 1:30amIt seems like we are constantly getting a little bit closer to being able to live in outer space, but one teeny-tiny little detail keeps holding us back: oxygen...
- Man-Made Leaf Can Make Oxygen with Just Water and Light Wed, 30 Jul 14, 8:00pmIt seems like we are constantly getting a little bit closer to being able to live in outer space, but one teeny-tiny little detail keeps holding us back: oxygen...
- This is like asking ‘could hurricane Hazel strike again’ ? Fri, 18 Oct 13, 8:02amFrom Tufts University , and the department of industrial strength grant funded worry, comes this “could” question coached in caveats: Could Sandy happen again? Maybe, says Tufts geologist Due to rising sea levels,...
- The Uji Shower Head Lets You Know When You are Taking Too Long in the Bathroom Mon, 26 Aug 13, 10:00pmStanding under a relaxing stream of hot water, it can be easy to forget how long you are taking in the shower. Time becomes warped in a combination of suds and steam, making it difficult to keep tabs on how much water and...
- Scientists Create World’s Tiniest Electric Motor from a Single Molecule Tue, 6 Sep 11, 2:37amChemists at Massachusetts’ Tufts University recently shattered a Guinness World Record as they unveiled the world’s tiniest motor. The teeny electric motor is made from a single molecule, and it measures an incredible...