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India is the world’s third largest carbon emitter after China and the United States. A new study of the country’s heavy industries highlights pathways to cut emissions and lower climate and health risks.

It’s summertime once again, which means that many of us will find ourselves with new opportunities to dive into books. Enjoy these recent titles from Institute faculty and staff.

In most materials, electrons flow with the electric field. Now, physicists have found that under certain conditions, the particles reverse direction and swirl like a liquid. This fluid-like electron behavior might someday enable low-power next-generation electronics.

Media Lab researchers have produced textiles that conform to the body and sense the wearer’s posture and motions. Their “smart” shoes and mats could be used in applications ranging from health care to prosthetics to modern dance.

Before co-founding Piction Health, Susan Conover SM ’15 experienced a long, anxious wait to see a dermatologist. Now, her startup uses machine learning to help doctors classify certain skin conditions so patients can “get the care they need at the right time,” she says.