Contrasting optical properties of fine particulate matter in Seoul and Mexico City highlight climate impacts

Severe fine dust pollution over Seoul and Mexico City, being composed of the same type of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), ...
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John McQuillan Jr. '87 Is Helping Democracy Keep Up With Science

Whether in artificial intelligence, self-driving cars, or genetic engineering, businessman John McQuillan Jr. ’87 has serious concerns about the current rapid rate of scientific progress. “[S]cience ...
The State Press

Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 12 opens on Polytechnic campus

The newly constructed building joins other Interdisciplinary Science and Technology buildings throughout the Tempe and ...

Study may lead to improved networked quantum sensing

Could global positioning systems become more precise and provide more accurate details on distances for users to get from ...
The Boston Globe

Entrepreneur John McQuillan invests $10 million for new center to study interplay of science and society

Is democracy keeping up with science? Businessman John McQuillan is skeptical. It’s why McQuillan, the owner of Somerville-based Triumvirate Environmental, is spending $10 million to launch a new ...

Engineers make great 'strides' in gait analysis technology

A study from the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Sensing Institute (I-SENSE) at Florida Atlantic University reveals that foot-mounted wearable sensors and a 3D depth camera can ...