Technique could enable cheaper fertilizer production
Chemical engineers take a step toward generating ammonia with small-scale, electrochemical reactors.
Tags: energy agriculture research school-of-engineering national-science-foundation-nsf developing-countries mit-energy-initiative chemical-engineering j-wafs
Engineers develop precision injection system for plants
Microneedles made of silk-based material can target plant tissues for delivery of micronutrients, hormones, or genes.
Tags: sustainability bacteria agriculture biology food plants microbes research school-of-engineering school-of-science national-science-foundation-nsf civil-and-environmental-engineering developing-countries
Storing medical information below the skin’s surface
Specialized dye, delivered along with a vaccine, could enable “on-patient” storage of vaccination history.
Tags: medicine quantum-dots vaccines research school-of-engineering developing-countries koch-institute chemical-engineering health-science-and-technology
A closer look at the diabetes disaster
In a new book, Amy Moran-Thomas examines how diabetes is reaching epidemic levels in countries across the world.
Tags: health medicine anthropology latin-america research school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences developing-countries books-and-authors health-science-and-technology
Monthly birth control pill could replace daily doses
Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks.
Tags: health medicine women research drug-development mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering developing-countries koch-institute institute-for-medical-engineering-and-science-imes chemical-engineering drug-delivery
Coated seeds may enable agriculture on marginal lands
A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes.
Tags: sustainability bacteria agriculture food plants microbes research school-of-engineering civil-and-environmental-engineering developing-countries
Microparticles could help fight malnutrition
New strategy for encapsulating nutrients makes it easier to fortify foods with iron and vitamin A.
Tags: poverty food research school-of-engineering developing-countries koch-institute chemical-engineering
New process could make hydrogen peroxide available in remote places
MIT-developed method may lead to portable devices for making the disinfectant on-site where it’s needed.
Tags: chemistry health water research school-of-engineering school-of-science developing-countries chemical-engeering
Health effects of China’s climate policy extend across Pacific
Improved air quality in China could prevent nearly 2,000 premature deaths in the U.S.
July 29, 2019 • ~4 min
Tags: health sustainability climate-change environment pollution china economics global-warming greenhouse-gases emissions research school-of-engineering school-of-science international-initiatives idss developing-countries eaps joint-program-on-the-science-and-policy-of-global-change earth-and-atmospheric-sciences
Study: Democracy fosters economic growth
Researchers find vast gains in productivity after countries democratize.
Tags: politics development economics social-sciences research school-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences developing-countries policial-science
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