Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)
All wired up
October 23, 2009
MIT's Erik Brynjolfsson explains how technology really helps the economy — even as the restructuring it is spurring causes pain.
Teens aim to make a difference through invention
October 20, 2009
15 high schools awarded Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Grants to tackle real-world problems; grant applications now available for 2010-2011 school year
Also labeled: Lemelson-MIT, Students
The easy way to go green
October 20, 2009
Alum's 'state-of-the-shelf' energy-efficient house is among a bevy of new ideas for curbing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions presented at MIT's annual Energy Night.
Also labeled: Energy, Environment, Faculty, MIT Museum, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Special events and guest speakers, Students, Wireless
Deshpande Center's latest funding cycle supports goal of 'idea to impact'
October 17, 2009
Since 2002, the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation has funded more than 80 projects with over $9 M in grants. The center supports a wide range of emerging technologies including biotechnology, biomedical devices, information technology, new materials, tiny tech, and energy innovations. Eighteen projects have spun out of the center as independent startups, having collectively raised over $150 million in outside financing from investors.
A new dimension for genome studies
October 9, 2009
By revealing the 3-D structure of DNA, scientists explain how it manages to stay untangled. The findings could also help reveal how cells regulate their genes.
Also labeled: Broad Institute, Bioengineering and biotechnology
Energy savings in black and white
October 8, 2009
MIT students develop concept for color-changing roof tiles that absorb heat in winter, reflect it in summer.
Hobby Shop project garners Popular Mechanics magazine award
October 7, 2009
Greg Schroll '08 named "Most Brilliant Innovator" for his spherical robot.
Second Fridays Series begins at MIT Museum
October 5, 2009
MIT Museum stays open late one evening per month. Free to all. Next program features hands-on activities on Oct. 9. The Museum will remain open until 8 p.m. every second Friday of the month and will feature faculty- or student-led programs.
MIT Museum opens new exhibition on Sept. 26
September 25, 2009
Sampling MIT connects Museum visitors with ongoing research from labs and centers across MIT. Seven new exhibits, and an expanded store open in the Mark Epstein Innovation Gallery located on the first floor of the MIT Museum on Sept. 26.
3 Questions: Phillip Sharp calls for 'New Biology' push
September 25, 2009
The U.S. needs an ambitious biology research initiative to tackle broad challenges involving food, energy, the environment and health, says Nobel laureate.
Also labeled: Biology, 3 Questions
Stimulating sight
September 23, 2009
Led by electrical engineering professor John Wyatt, team develops retinal implant that could help restore useful level of vision to certain groups of blind people
Braille made simple
September 21, 2009
MIT students develop device that could make labeling easier for the visually impaired. Product could be on the market next year.
Small springs could provide big power
September 21, 2009
Mechanical engineer Carol Livermore and colleagues find that carbon nanotubes, used as springs, have potential to compete with batteries for energy storage.
The hunt for dark matter
September 17, 2009
MIT physicists are working on new detectors that may, at last, help them find the elusive particles thought to constitute up to a quarter of the universe.
Avoiding carbon copies
September 16, 2009
Can free-market enterprise generate clean-energy breakthroughs? Economist Daron Acemoglu says it's unlikely — unless government and universities help.
Cement’s basic molecular structure finally decoded
September 9, 2009
Robustness comes from messiness, not a clean geometric arrangement
3 from MIT among Technology Review's top young innovators
August 18, 2009
Jose Gomez Marquez named 'humanitarian of the year'
Barcodes for the rest of us
July 24, 2009
Tiny labels could pack lots of information, enable new uses
Also labeled: Media Lab
Quanta Computer extends collaboration with CSAIL
July 17, 2009
$25 million agreement to fund research on cloud computing, mobile technologies
Also labeled: Computer science and technology, Artificial intelligence
A fabric with vision
July 8, 2009
Researchers create flexible lensless camera from web of light-detecting fibers
A phone is not just a phone
July 2, 2009
Student projects explore innovative cellphone uses in developing world
Peeling stickers may lead way to stretchable electronics
June 15, 2009
New model enables precise design of damage-resistant materials
Drawing inspiration from nature to build a better radio
June 3, 2009
New radio chip mimics human ear, could enable universal radio
'Bother bots' win the day
May 8, 2009
Annual 2.007 robot competition features good defense
Eight teams win IDEAS awards
May 5, 2009
Grants will support efforts in developing nations
LEES to be merged into RLE
April 16, 2009
Dialect Detectives
April 16, 2009
System that distinguishes among variants in spoken languages could enhance automated machine translation
Also labeled: Technology and society
Q&A with Joseph Coughlin on AGNES and the AgeLab
April 14, 2009
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