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AI Model to Detect COVID-19 Cough

MIT artificial intelligence model detects COVID-19 by sound of cough

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Pharmaceuticals

Inventing a machine that spits out drugs in a whole new way

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Drexel leads textile manufacturing innovation in $317M DoD initiative

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MIT researchers aim to modernize Band-Aid with smart hydrogel

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