Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)
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.
How to kick-start new energy technologies
December 22, 2011
Three-year study produces proposals for boosting energy innovation to meet growing demand, curb global warming.
Need a new material? New tool can help
December 20, 2011
Exhaustive reference system and interactive toolkit could revolutionize materials research, potentially enabling new types of manufacturing.
Also labeled: Batteries, Computer modeling, Computer science and technology, Energy, Manufacturing, Materials science, Research
DARPA administrators: Just make it
December 14, 2011
Agency Director Regina Dugan and Deputy Director Ken Gabriel speak about revitalizing U.S. manufacturing.
Chu: New materials could be transformative
December 1, 2011
Citing 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 Outback
November 29, 2011
After 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 light
November 23, 2011
Research at MIT produces long-sought component to allow complete optical circuits on silicon chips.
Martin (1958) Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship dedicated
November 22, 2011
Newly named and redesigned center to foster entrepreneurship at the school and around the world
IPC Forum on Energy Innovation
November 22, 2011
New ways of developing clean, reliable, affordable U.S. energy supplies
A new approach to solar power
October 21, 2011
Hybrid solar-thermoelectric systems could provide advantages over conventional solar cells or solar thermal plants.






















