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Switchable material could enable new memory chips
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- Written by David L. Chandler
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Two MIT researchers have developed a thin-film material whose phase and electrical properties can be switched between metallic and semiconducting simply by applying a small voltage. The material then stays in its new configuration until switched back by another voltage. The discovery could pave the way for a new kind of “nonvolatile” computer memory chip that retains information when the power is switched off, and for energy conversion and catalytic applications.
Watch your tone
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- Written by Rob Matheson
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Customer service calls can be frustrating for consumers and agents alike. But MIT spinout Cogito believes it can use behavioral analytics to make those experiences less onerous.
Elections in Haiti
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - The United States supports all efforts aimed at finding consensual and constructive solutions that will conclude the electoral process expeditiously with an outcome that reflects the will of the Haitian people, consistent with Haitian law and the Haitian constitution.
Disrupting Cell’s Supply Chain Freezes Cancer Virus
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- Written by Karl Leif Bates
Durham, North Carolina - When the cancer-causing Epstein-Barr virus moves into a B-cell of the human immune system, it tricks the cell into rapidly making more copies of itself, each of which will carry the virus.
Immunity Genes Could Protect Some From E. Coli While Others Fall Ill
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- Written by Duke
Durham, North Carolina - When a child comes home from preschool with a stomach bug that threatens to sideline the whole family for days, why do some members of the family get sick while others are unscathed?
Smart grid: Modeling a year in the life of a power grid
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- Written by Gabe Cherry
Ann Arbor, Michigan - With a new $1.4 million grant, University of Michigan researchers will lead an effort to model a year in the life of a power grid, creating the most detailed, adaptable power grid simulation ever made.
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