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Hyattsville, Maryland, has installed solar-powered messaging kiosks in local parks: Huerich Park, Driskell Park and the Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail, according to a hyattsvillewire report. The kiosks, designed by Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Soofa, the signs use electronic ink screen technology... [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the development of a paper diagnostic test by George Whitesides, professor at the Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which can check a tiny amount of urine or blood for evidence of infectious diseases or chronic conditions. It stresses that people with liver problems who do not have enough money to undergo regular blood test can adopt a paper-based test, which could give them the same safety margin. Details on the technology's creation and its advantages are discussed.

This article discusses a study on the use of paper to create three dimensional (3D) models of tumors and damaged hearts in the laboratory. Conducted by chemist George Whitesides and his colleagues at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the study used a gel containing cells squirted onto small sheets of sterile chromatography paper. The study found that such models could demonstrate how tumors and damaged hearts respond to drugs.

Information about several papers discussed at various program and working group meetings of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in Cambridge, Massachusetts from March to April 2015 is presented. Topics discussed include business cycles, human capital investment, and U.S.-China trade relationships. The events featured several research presenters including Ariel Dora Stern from Harvard University, Michael Dickstein of NBER, and Illenin Kondo of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.

Information about several papers discussed at a conference held by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in Cambridge, Massachusetts from April 10-11, 2015 is presented. Topics discussed include pension liabilities, retirement saving, and law enforcement. The conference was organized by NBER research associates Joseph P. Newhouse and Robert L. Clark.

The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will receive the collection of papers and articles from Dr. Susan Love, a renowned breast cancer surgeon and researcher. Dr. Love is known for her pioneering work in breast cancer surgery and her advocacy for women's health. She also played a significant role in expanding the rights of same-sex couples as parents. The addition of Dr. Love's papers to the library's collection is seen as a highly significant contribution to the field of breast cancer research and patient advocacy. [Extracted from the article]

The article mentions the Sony® Reader, a book or document reader that has a ''screen" of digital paper called E Ink® Imaging Film. The web site of E Ink Corporation--a company that is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts--offers an explanation of how the dot pattern of electronic-ink microcapsules and "printing" process work.

Focuses on a paper-generating computer program SCIgen made by graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. Use of the program by the students which enabled them to submit fake research papers at the World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics 2005; Reasons of the students for targetting the conference; Background on the research paper Rooter: A Methodology for the Typical Unification of Access Points and Redundancy; Exposure of the profit-generating intentions of the conference.

The article offers information on various working group and program meetings of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). It states that the Working Group on Entrepreneurship meeting took place on December 2, 2011 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It says that the Program on International Trade and Investment meeting was held on December 2-3, 2011 in Stanford, California. It adds that the Working Group on Household Finance meeting took place on December 16, 2011 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Focuses on Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Harvard University School of Law's response to student gripes that life at the law school is cold and hard.

The article offers information on various meetings related to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in the U.S. It cites the meeting of the NBER's Working Group on the Chinese Economy in Cambridge, Massachusetts from October 5-6, 2012. It highlights the meeting of NBER's Working Group on Asset Pricing held at Stanford University in Stanford, California on October 26, 2012.

Reports on how Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are attempting to communicate or publish text and image on paper without benefit of an external machine, be it printing press or computer. Digital delivery of news; Availability of the technology for paper that prints itself with electronic ink; Viability of the new technology in the newspaper market.

The article lists the conference papers discussed at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Conference on Housing and the Financial Crisis held in Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 17-18, 2011 including "House Price Moments in Boom-Bust Cycles," by Todd M. Sinai, "The Future Role of the Government Sponsored Enterprises: The Role for Government in the U.S. Mortgage Market," by Dwight Jaffee and John M. Quigley, and "Can Cheap Credit Explain the Housing Boom," by Edward L. Glaeser and colleagues.

The article focuses on the technology known as electrophoretic displays which are considered prime examples of the electronic paper category. It has been noted that this technology was already conceived in the 1970s and later on brought back in Neal Stephenson's science-fiction novel "The Diamond Age." However, the key discovery was under the efforts of a group of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students in Cambridge under the leadership of professor Joseph Jacobson in the 1990s. The breakthrough came when the MIT students develop the microencapsulation process to the ceramic pigment particles that later was being applied by E Ink Corp.

Focuses on a two-day conference on the literary and cultural aspects of dirt organized by the English Literature and the Center for Literary and Cultural Studies of the Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Highlights of the conference; Students who presented quality papers during the conference; Predominance of psychologist Sigmund Freud's ideas among the papers submitted.

The article reports that researchers at the Whitesides Research Group at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, might have found a way to make micro fluidics technology much cheaper. According to a "Technology Review" report, the researchers do it by taking advantage of the natural movement of liquid through paper. It is inferred that the result of the study could be disposable diagnostic tests simple and abundant enough for use in the developing world. It states that George Whitesides and his team at Harvard have built a micro fluidic device on a square of paper the size of a pinky fingernail.

The article lists several papers discussed at a meeting by the Program on Productivity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) held in Cambridge, Massachusetts on March 16, 2012, including firm size diversity, resource allocation, and human capital.

The article presents information about Luk Van Parijs, an immunologist and associate professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was fired for research misconduct. According to MIT officials, Van Parijs admitted fabricating and falsifying data in a published paper. The toughest issue raised by this case is how to stop similar happenings in future. The researchers who first raised doubts about Van Parijs's behavior are to be applauded. The university began investigating Van Parijs more than a year ago when members of his research group complained.

The article lists the papers presented during the National Bureau of Economic Research's (NBER's) Working Group on Cohort Studies meeting held in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 13-14, 2012, which tackles pharmaceutical innovation, genetic modification, and veteran health program.

The article lists several papers discussed at a meeting by the Program on Public Economics of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) that was held in Cambridge, Massachusetts on March 29-30, 2012, such as "Metropolitan Land Values and Housing Productivity."

Looks at researchers' work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who are trying to develop a matrix-addressable paper. Special ink that makes it possible; Applications of the paper.

Reports on research by technical analysts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who have found that certain technical patterns do provide incremental information about the stock market, especially for Nasdaq stocks. Reaction to the analysis by technical analysts; The basic strategy of the research; How the paper demonstrates that technical patterns do contain genuine information about what is going to happen next in the market.

The article reports that a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge has required diabetics to take a urine test every day using a filter paper. The purpose of the initiative is to ensure that the patients have taken their medication for six months. It states that the paper reacts to the substance of the drugs taken by the patients. It likewise informs that patients who miss fewer than five of their pills each month will receive a free call reward for their cellphones.

Reports on the acquisition of the papers of Harold R. Edgerton by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Profile of Edgerton; Components of the collection.

The article lists several papers discussed at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)'s Program on Health Care meeting in Cambridge, Massachusetts on March 8-9, 2012 including "Reputations and Firm Performance: Evidence from the Dialysis Industry," by Jason Syner and Subramaniam Ramanarayanan, "Insurer Pricing and Consumer Welfare: Evidence from Medigap," by Amanda Starc, and "Dynamics of Plan Choice in Medicare Part D," by Jason Abaluck and Jonathan Gruber.

The article lists the papers discussed at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) conference held on September 30 and October 1-2, 2011 in Cambridge, Massachusetts including the impact of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China by Yuyu Chen, Guang Shi, and Ginger Zhe Jin, the evolution of the labor market in developing countries by James Liang, and the global welfare impact of China by Julian di Giovanni, Andrei Levchenko, and Jing Zhang.

The article lists several papers discussed at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)'s Program on Environmental and Energy Economics meeting in Cambridge, Massachusetts on March 9-10, 2012 including "Air Pollution and Procyclical Mortality," by Garth Heutel and Christopher J. Ruhm, "Temperature and Human Capital Formation," by Prashant Bharadwaj and Joshua S. Graff Zivin, and "Price versus Quantities versus Bankable Quantities," by Harrison Fell, Ian Mackenzie, and William A. Pizer.

The article offers information on several National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) conferences. It states that the conference themed "Causes and Consequences of Corporate Culture" was held on December 8-9, 2011 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It says that the conference on "Fiscal Policy after the Financial Crisis" happened on December 12-13, 2011 in Milan, Italy. It adds that the Standards, Patents, and Innovation conference took place on January 20-21, 2012 in Tucson, Arizona.

Reports that Laura Spence, the teenager from Tyneside, England, who was rejected to study medicine in Oxford University, is studying at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The article presents a practical clinical diagnostic technique by George M. Whitesides and his coworkers at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Their photolithography technique is a low-cost, portable, and simple multiplexed bioassays out of paper that can detect clinical relevant concentrations of glucose and protein. It involves soaking chromatography paper in photoresist, using a mask and ultraviolet light.

Visitors to Lene Hau's laboratory at Harvard University leave their shoes at the door. Dark state is neither light nor matter, nor a simple combination of non-interacting light and matter, says Ron Walsworth, who works on dark states at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In a paper to be published in "Physical Review Letters," later this year, Jeff Kimble and his colleagues at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena have shown how the dark state provides an unprecedented means to control and use the quantum properties of light.