Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)

Said and DoneHumanities, arts and social sciences digest for June 2011

‘Radar for the human eye’Inexpensive hand-held device developed at MIT could detect cataracts even at the earliest stages.

‘Artificial leaf’ moves closer to realityMIT researchers develop a device that combines a solar cell with a catalyst to split water molecules and generate energy.

Making materials to orderNew method of forming composites allows fine-tuning of mechanical, electrical, thermal and other properties.

Tracking the flow of knowledgeStudy shows scientists’ location influences how widely their work is read and used for innovations.

Waste-conversion startup Sanergy bowls over competitionWild-card entry takes top prize in $100K Business Plan Competition

Institute teams dominate Clean Energy PrizeInstitute ideas win $200K top prize and all five finalist prizes, with variety of energy solutions.

In the World: Cultivating creativityFor some of the world’s poorest people, the biggest impact can come from fostering creative problem-solving.

Science and policy can catalyze each other, EPA head saysIn MIT visit, Lisa Jackson discusses how technology can affect government regulations.

Said and DoneHumanities, arts and social sciences digest for April 2011

Scheib wins 2011 Guggenheim FellowshipAssociate professor of theater arts awarded prestigious honor for mid-career professionals.

Cast your vote in the MIT Global ChallengeCommunity Choice Voting begins today and continues through April 25.

A 3-D landscape of soundAward-winning composer Keeril Makan shares his distinctive creative process with MIT students

Lisa Porter: A new breed of research for national security

Said and DoneHumanities, arts, and social sciences digest for March 2011

Attention: Light Tunnel Ahead!FAST installations transform the campus; new site notes when construction will be taking place.

Research update: Continuous medical monitoringTiny 'microworms' could be implanted under the skin to give readout of blood sugar levels or other biomedical information.

Martin Hackl's Experimental Syntax and Semantics Lab generates knowledge about meaning formationRole of linguistic form stronger than previously realized.

Vander Heiden wins cancer innovation awardAwarded $450,000 grant over three years

Ask a linguist: Q&A with David PesetskyProfessor, AAAS fellow discusses 'Universal Grammar,' relationship between language and music

Sen. Scott Brown visits MITThe Massachusetts Republican says the kind of work done at MIT 'can get our economy going.'

Video: Innovation’s impact on economic growthNewest segment from the MIT150's 'Elemental MIT' series focuses on topics highlighted in Tuesday's State of the Union address.

How a simple phone call could provide Haitians with workMedia Lab students deploy trial of free phone service in Port-Au-Prince to match Haiti's unemployed with reconstruction jobs.

Survey reveals potential innovation gap in the U.S.: Young women possess characteristics of inventors, but do not see themselves as inventive2011 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index uncovers inventive perception among young Americans

Alumni Class Funds seeks proposals for teaching and education enhancement

Canned, goodMore than 100 years ago, 2 pioneering scientists figured out how to keep canned food safe.

Coming soon: The MIT Global ChallengeFor 10 years, student innovators have helped underserved communities through the IDEAS Competition. Soon, the global MIT community can join the effort.

A new approach to bladder-disease treatmentImplanted device can release slow, steady dose of medicine over extended period, removing the need for repeated procedures.