Enlarge For applications like robotics, there’s usually a clear division of labor between the processors that control the robot’s body and the actuators that actually
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Remote workers are greener, but their tech still has a real carbon cost
The massive shift to remote work due to COVID-19 has resulted in a huge reduction in emissions from vehicles and other sources, but it comes
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MIT develops method for lab-grown plants that eventually lead to alternatives to forestry and farming
Researchers at MIT have developed a new method for growing plant tissues in a lab – sort of like how companies and researchers are approaching
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The persistence of memory in B cells: Hints of stability in COVID immunity
Enlarge / The immune response involves a lot of moving parts. (credit: BSIP/Getty Images) There’s still a lot of uncertainty about how exactly the immune
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First task for Biden’s CDC director: Fix everything Trump broke
Enlarge / Dr. Rochelle Walensky, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to head the Centers for Disease Control. (credit: Getty | Chip Somodevilla) Midday today, January 20,
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SpaceX delivers 60 more Starlink satellites in first launch of 2021, and sets new Falcon 9 rocket reusability record
SpaceX has launched its 17th batch of Starlink satellites during its first mission of 2021, using a Falcon 9 rocket that was flying for the
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