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Can phone data detect real-time unemployment?
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- Written by Peter Dizikes
Cambridge, Massachusetts - If you leave your job, chances are your pattern of cellphone use will also change. Without a commute or workspace, it stands to reason, most people will make a higher portion of their calls from home — and they might make fewer calls, too.
Surfaces get smooth or bumpy on demand
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- Written by David L. Chandler
Cambridge, Massachusetts - An MIT team has developed a way of making soft materials, using a 3-D printer, with surface textures that can then be modified at will to be perfectly smooth, or ridged or bumpy, or even to have complex patterns that could be used to guide fluids.
Robotics competition generated groundbreaking research
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- Written by Larry Hardesty
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Last weekend was the final round of competition in the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s contest to design control systems for a humanoid robot that could climb a ladder, remove debris, drive a utility vehicle, and perform several other tasks related to a hypothetical disaster.
Juvenile incarceration yields less schooling, more crime
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- Written by Peter Dizikes
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Teenagers who are incarcerated tend to have substantially worse outcomes later in life than those who avoid serving time for similar offenses, according to a distinctive new study co-authored by an MIT scholar.
Strong Hiring and Wage Growth Expected in U.S.
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- Written by Erin Medlyn
Durham, North Carolina - U.S. chief financial officers expect continued growth in employment and wages even as the financial and energy sectors shrink, according to a new survey.
Stroke education helps patients recognize stroke symptoms; encourages fast response
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Dallas, Texas - Intense education can help stroke survivors quickly recognize symptoms of a subsequent stroke and seek prompt treatment, according to a study in Stroke, Journal of the American Heart Association.
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