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Smartphones can be used to detect the structural integrity of a bridge: Study – Times of India

Naomi Gleit Nov 4, 2022

To check the physical condition of a bridge, governments need to attach expensive sensors to the structures. However, this is going to change as a recent…

Oxygen on Mars: How MIT’s “lunchbox-sized” device is producing breathable O2

Scott Marlette Sep 1, 2022

These days, the planet Marsusually turns up in Elon Musk’s plans for space. The tech mogul wants to build human colonies on the red planet. The execution of…

New quantum computer startup from Harvard, MIT raises $17 million

Scott Marlette Nov 17, 2021

A new quantum computer startup born from researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) called QuEra Computing said on…

Self-driving “Roboats” ready for testing on Amsterdam’s canals

Scott Marlette Oct 27, 2021

Visitors to Amsterdam may soon spot a self-driving watercraft the size of a small car cruising silently through its ancient canals, ferrying passengers or…

India must make research as a career attractive to grads: MIT professor

Scott Marlette Jul 4, 2021

Hari Balakrishnan, Fujitsu professor of computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), says engineering colleges in India should…

‘Reimagining hybrid learning’: how Hero Vired is trying to stand out in a crowded ed-tech market

Naomi Gleit Jun 5, 2021

Akshay Munjal, founder and CEO, Hero Vired; image courtesy of companySynopsisHigher education in India has undergone many changes over the years, but no…