CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A national bottle deposit fee could make a dramatic difference in reducing plastic waste, MIT researchers report. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News While recycling systems and bottle deposits have become increasingly widespread in the U.S., actual rates of recycling are "abysmal," according to a team of MIT researchers who studied the rates for recycling of PET, the pla  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * By helping microbes withstand industrial processing, the method could make it easier to harness the benefits of microorganisms used as medicines and in agriculture. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News Microbes that are used for health, agricultural, or other applications need to be able to withstand extreme conditions, and ideally the manufacturing processes used to make tabl  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The new design approach could be used to produce metals with exceptional combinations of strength and ductility, for aerospace and other applications. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News Titanium alloys are essential structural materials for a wide variety of applications, from aerospace and energy infrastructure to biomedical equipment. But like most metals, optimizing t  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * This tiny, biocompatible sensor may overcome one of the biggest hurdles that prevent the devices from being completely implanted. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News Cochlear implants, tiny electronic devices that can provide a sense of sound to people who are deaf or hard of hearing, have helped improve hearing for more than a million people worldwide, according to the National  more