And You Thought a Smart Ring Was Discreet
Thread-based electronics that conform to the body could point toward softer, less obtrusive health monitors
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Peering Into Materials Down to the Nanoscale in the COCOON Lab
Imaging service now available to customers in academia and industry, capable of zooming in from the macro to the molecular scale to link structure with material function
Plants Get Wearables to Track Their Health
With new sensors, farmers could use real-time information to manage crop conditions before visible signs of plant stress appear
Globally, Youth Are Not Eating Enough Healthy Plant-Based Foods
Tufts University researchers identify critical childhood nutrition gaps in analysis of 185 countries, with key shift seen in the U.S.
‘Teaching Has Made Me More Compassionate’
An engineering professor on the most fulfilling part of her work
Track and Field All-American Sarah Firth Earns NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
The seven-time NCAA qualifier in the pole vault for the Jumbos earned All-American status six times, while majoring in quantitative economics and actively volunteering
Growing Evidence That Sugar Substitutes Disrupt Gut Health and Metabolism
Study examines the emerging science suggesting a link between calorie-free sweeteners and blood sugar control
Moving Toward Better Tests and Treatments for Lyme Disease
New study finds biomarkers that may someday help clinicians better detect—and possibly cure—early and persistent Borrelia burgdorferi infections
What D.C.’s Algal Bloom Reveals About a Growing Water Threat
A water-quality expert explains how heat, nutrients, and climate change are fueling harmful blooms—and threatening freshwater supplies