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Beyond the Infinite

Beyond the Infinite, Spring 2012

At MIT, many individuals and teams dedicate their public service to developing health technologies and assistive devices. This is one type of service that the MIT Public Service Center supports through a variety of funding and advising resources.

In this issue of Beyond the Infinite, we want to share with you four exciting stories of how MIT students have developed health technologies and assistive devices for people and communities in need with the help of Public Service Center support. We’ll update you on the progress of two teams that we’ve told you about before, and we’ll also introduce you to two students we’re sure that we’ll tell you about again.

We’re proud of our students, and we hope that you will read on to learn why.

Leveraged Freedom Chair one of 2011’s “most impressive inventions” per WSJ
We completely agree. Read about the amazing progress of this 2008 IDEAS winner.

The impact of touch
6dot, a 2009 IDEAS winner, continues to develop its Braille labeler while raising funds and making friends along the way.

Under pressure
Armed with just a pressure cooker and a heat source, Greg Tao works to improve medical instrument sterilization in Southeast Asia.

Improving access to vital technologies
William Li has dedicated his academic career to developing assistive technologies, modifying devices, and implementing them in life-changing ways for others.