Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)

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.

How to kick-start new energy technologiesThree-year study produces proposals for boosting energy innovation to meet growing demand, curb global warming.

Need a new material? New tool can helpExhaustive reference system and interactive toolkit could revolutionize materials research, potentially enabling new types of manufacturing.

DARPA administrators: Just make itAgency Director Regina Dugan and Deputy Director Ken Gabriel speak about revitalizing U.S. manufacturing.

Chu: New materials could be transformativeCiting historical examples, U.S. secretary of energy argues that the nation can still regain its manufacturing leadership.

A test of teamwork, engineering skill and endurance across the Australian OutbackAfter placing 15th in the 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge, MIT’s Solar Electric Vehicle Team reflects on their experience and looks ahead to the future.

Important step toward computing with lightResearch at MIT produces long-sought component to allow complete optical circuits on silicon chips.

IPC Forum on Energy InnovationNew ways of developing clean, reliable, affordable U.S. energy supplies

Systems thinking conference highlights practical applications in healthcare, education, product development

A new approach to solar powerHybrid solar-thermoelectric systems could provide advantages over conventional solar cells or solar thermal plants.