Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)

Device may inject a variety of drugs without using needlesJet-injected drugs could improve patient compliance, reduce accidental needle sticks.

CourseRoad, Dormbase win 2012 iCampus Student PrizesCourseRoad named grand prize winner; Dormbase named runner-up

Department of Mechanical Engineering's Toy Lab 'PLAYsents' student-built prototypesIn 2.00b, students focus on their inner child.

CloudTop takes top $100K competition prizeA record 215 teams competed in this year’s business plan competition.

Inventor honored for bridging innovation and humanitarianism to help millions globally live safer livesDr. 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, clearlyMIT 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 labsAligning ideals and real-world conditions

The robot revolution is just beginningRodney Brooks outlines his vision of the future to student entrepreneurs.

Taking an innovative approach to battery designDonald Sadoway’s radical rethinking of electricity storage could revitalize renewable-power technologies.

School of Engineering to explore collaboration with ITASix-month evaluation will examine the feasibility of a collaboration.

MIT's Communication Forum conducts a conversation for scholars — and citizensHas explored media and change for more than 30 years

Moving microfluidics from the lab bench to the factory floorThe Center for Polymer Microfabrication designs manufacturing processes for a new generation of diagnostic tools.

A new dimension for solar energyInnovative 3-D designs from an MIT team can more than double the solar power generated from a given area.

MIT student inventor Miles C. Barr receives Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

Liskov named to National Inventors Hall of Fame

Scientists: This man has your numberPierre 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.orgOut of a crisis that struck close to home, sisters develop innovative disaster relief solution.

MITx prototype course opens for enrollmentOnline-learning initiative’s first offering, ‘6.002x: Circuits and Electronics,’ accepting registrants now.

Cuthbert receives $500,000 Digging into Data grantWill support innovative musicology research

MIT IDEAS Global Challenge teams innovate around the world during IAPStudents develop quality-of-life solutions for underserved communities.

Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams showcase inventions at White House Science Fair

Education, empowerment and enlightenment through guided disassembly of your broken stuffPeter Mui ’82 holds Fixit Clinic XVIII at the MIT Edgerton Center.

Harnessing nature’s solar cellsPhotovoltaic panels made from plant material could become a cheap, easy alternative to traditional solar cells.

Said and Done for January 2012The humanities, arts and social sciences monthly digest.

Survey: Young Americans recognize the impact of innovation on U.S. economy and personal livesLemelson-MIT Invention Index reveals barriers and drivers to becoming U.S. inventors.

The group that built the fieldScientific reunion commemorates 50 years of Linguistics at MIT

How research goes viralWhat makes a new finding in biology circulate widely? An MIT economist knows: Make the original research materials accessible.