Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)
Device may inject a variety of drugs without using needles
May 24, 2012
Jet-injected drugs could improve patient compliance, reduce accidental needle sticks.
Also labeled: Drug delivery, Health care, Mechanical engineering, Medicine, Research, Vaccines, Needles
Legatum Center awards seed grants
May 23, 2012
Program has now funded more than 100 projects since 2009.
Also labeled: Developing countries, Electricity, Entrepreneurship, Global, Legatum Center, Research, Students, D-Lab
CourseRoad, Dormbase win 2012 iCampus Student Prizes
May 23, 2012
CourseRoad named grand prize winner; Dormbase named runner-up
Department of Mechanical Engineering's Toy Lab 'PLAYsents' student-built prototypes
May 17, 2012
In 2.00b, students focus on their inner child.
CloudTop takes top $100K competition prize
May 17, 2012
A record 215 teams competed in this year’s business plan competition.
Inventor honored for bridging innovation and humanitarianism to help millions globally live safer lives
May 2, 2012
Dr. Ashok Gadgil Receives $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation for Scientific Solutions to the Global Water Crisis, and Energy and Fuel Efficiency
Through a glass, clearly
April 26, 2012
MIT researchers find a way to make glass that’s anti-fogging, self-cleaning and free of glare.
Anthropologist Silbey receives award for research on forging safety in science labs
April 25, 2012
Aligning ideals and real-world conditions
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Anthropology, Awards, honors and fellowships, Faculty, Law, Social sciences
The robot revolution is just beginning
April 24, 2012
Rodney Brooks outlines his vision of the future to student entrepreneurs.
Taking an innovative approach to battery design
April 23, 2012
Donald Sadoway’s radical rethinking of electricity storage could revitalize renewable-power technologies.
School of Engineering to explore collaboration with ITA
April 10, 2012
Six-month evaluation will examine the feasibility of a collaboration.
MIT's Communication Forum conducts a conversation for scholars — and citizens
April 2, 2012
Has explored media and change for more than 30 years
Moving microfluidics from the lab bench to the factory floor
March 29, 2012
The Center for Polymer Microfabrication designs manufacturing processes for a new generation of diagnostic tools.
A new dimension for solar energy
March 27, 2012
Innovative 3-D designs from an MIT team can more than double the solar power generated from a given area.
Scientists: This man has your number
February 29, 2012
Pierre Azoulay knows why scientists thrive, flounder and have bursts of creativity — and he has the numbers to back it up.
IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Recovers.org
February 24, 2012
Out of a crisis that struck close to home, sisters develop innovative disaster relief solution.
MITx prototype course opens for enrollment
February 13, 2012
Online-learning initiative’s first offering, ‘6.002x: Circuits and Electronics,’ accepting registrants now.
Cuthbert receives $500,000 Digging into Data grant
February 10, 2012
Will support innovative musicology research
MIT IDEAS Global Challenge teams innovate around the world during IAP
February 8, 2012
Students develop quality-of-life solutions for underserved communities.
Education, empowerment and enlightenment through guided disassembly of your broken stuff
February 7, 2012
Peter Mui ’82 holds Fixit Clinic XVIII at the MIT Edgerton Center.
Harnessing nature’s solar cells
February 3, 2012
Photovoltaic panels made from plant material could become a cheap, easy alternative to traditional solar cells.
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Biology, Energy, Nature, Photosynthesis, Photovoltaics, Solar
Said and Done for January 2012
January 26, 2012
The humanities, arts and social sciences monthly digest.
Survey: Young Americans recognize the impact of innovation on U.S. economy and personal lives
January 25, 2012
Lemelson-MIT Invention Index reveals barriers and drivers to becoming U.S. inventors.
The group that built the field
January 23, 2012
Scientific reunion commemorates 50 years of Linguistics at MIT
How research goes viral
January 10, 2012
What makes a new finding in biology circulate widely? An MIT economist knows: Make the original research materials accessible.























