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Sensing indoor air pollution Haritosh Patel is developing an indoor air quality sensor which will monitor for harmful pollutants and enable people to take actionable steps to mitigate the problem. Learn more about Haritosh’s research Learn more about Haritosh’s research
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Harvard Chan School Developing an AI model to help surgeons make more accurate diagnoses Developing an AI model to help surgeons make more accurate diagnoses
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Health and medicine
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