Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)

Test kitchen, MIT-styleStudents in this year’s product-engineering class serve up food-related innovations.

3 Questions: Joseph Coughlin on aging and drivingAs the Baby Boomers become senior citizens, is a mobility crisis coming down the road?

Dealing with the Data DelugeMIT Sloan Management Review study: Top-performing companies most likely to use analytics in order to make decisions

MIT researchers test automatic parallel parkingAgeLab study: Driver-assistance systems can increase wellness and safety behind the wheel

Can fluid dynamics offer insights into quantum mechanics?Experiments in which fluid droplets mimic the odd behavior of subatomic particles recall an abandoned interpretation of quantum mechanics.

Said and DoneHumanities, arts, and social sciences digest for October 2010

Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grants awarded to high schools nationwideGrants meant to inspire teens to improve the world through invention; awarded to 14 high schools

Bringing innovation to the worldMIT’s Deshpande Center helps technologies bridge the gap between the lab and the marketplace. The Obama administration likes what it sees.

MIT undergraduate showcases work at White House science fairEvent also features 2 high-school teams that won grants from the Lemelson-MIT Program.

Your vital signs, on cameraMIT team develops system for continuous medical monitoring using widely available video technology.

MIT-led team’s eco-aircraft receives Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Innovator AwardUnique plane offers significant reduction in emissions, noise and fuel use.

International prize for solar cookerLow-cost portable device developed at MIT wins major prize in Netherlands competition.

Hockfield says research universities must help cultivate science, math teachersAt a Brookings Institution event, the MIT president warns U.S. STEM-education gap to have ‘disastrous consequences’ on nation.

MIT researchers among Technology Review’s annual list of the world’s top young innovators‘TR35’ to be honored at Technology Review’s EmTech@MIT conference next month.

The What, Who, and How of DUE: Experimental Study Group (ESG)

Philosophy conference at MIT honors ThomsonFundamental ethical questions debated during daylong event

A plane that lands like a birdAn innovative control system allows a foam glider to touch down on a perch or a wire like a pet parakeet.

Don Sadoway on innovation in energy storage"What I Learned in 3.091 was All I Needed to Know" from Technology Day 2010

In the World: Breath of lifeLow-cost portable ventilator could be a lifesaver for people in remote locations and for hospitals in the developing world.

MIT OpenCourseWare reaches 2,000-course milestoneGroundbreaking open education resource program shares most of MIT's curriculum.

Fibers that can hear and singMIT researchers pass a milestone on the path to sophisticated fibers that interact with their surroundings in new ways.

The What, Who, and How of DUE: the Office of Educational Innovation and Technology (OEIT)

Moavenzadeh named president of Masdar InstituteLongtime MIT engineering professor takes on role in Abu Dhabi, effective July 1.

MIT and the Skolkovo Foundation of Russia reach agreementOpportunities for educational and research collaboration to be explored.

In the World: Easy on the eyesSimple, low-cost device that affixes to a cell phone could provide quick eye tests throughout the developing world.

Boy Scouts and the Lemelson-MIT Program introduce Inventing merit badgeWill help Scouts understand the power of creativity and invention

New book, 'Bright Boys,' chronicles MIT’s pioneering of IT ageForeword by Professor Emeritus Jay Forrester shares insight on team’s early work

‘Tattoo’ may help diabetics track their blood sugarChemical engineers are working on carbon nanotubes that could be injected under the skin to reveal blood glucose levels.

More precise food-allergy diagnosesIt turns out that many people mistakenly think they have food allergies. A new technology aims to erase all doubt.