Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)
Science students hold design-thinking workshop
January 22, 2013
Program aims to help students gain perspective on new methodologies, improve overall research skills.
Five with ties to MIT earn top IEEE awards
January 22, 2013
Beranek, Dennis, Chou, Jacobs and Langer are among 20 recipients recognized for decades of engineering achievements.
Rare earth oxides make water-repellent surfaces that last
January 20, 2013
Ceramic forms of hydrophobic materials could be far more durable than existing coatings or surface treatments.
Michael Liebreich sees shift to cleaner energy as inevitable
January 17, 2013
Chief executive officer of Bloomberg New Energy Finance says clean energy will eventually be the norm.
James Utterback honored as exemplar of excellence
January 16, 2013
Professor was honored by KU Leuven at its bi-annual Leuven International Forum.
New material harvests energy from water vapor
January 10, 2013
Polymer film could be used in artificial muscle and to power micro- and nanoelectronic devices.
Also labeled: Chemistry and chemical engineering, Energy, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Koch Institute, Faculty, Graduate, postdoctoral, Health sciences and technology, Materials science, Materials Science and Engineering, Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), Nanoelectronics, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Polymers, Research
Chips that can steer light
January 9, 2013
Record-setting ‘optical phased arrays’ could lead to better laser rangefinders, smaller medical-imaging devices and even holographic TVs.
Guaranteed delivery — in ad hoc networks
January 9, 2013
A new algorithm for message dissemination in decentralized networks is faster than its predecessors but, unlike them, guarantees delivery.
Also labeled: Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Algorithms, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs), Awards, honors and fellowships, Graduate, postdoctoral, Students, Ad hoc networks, distributed algorithms, Decentralized networks, Gossip algorithms, Communications protocols, Research
Students develop assistive technologies
January 8, 2013
Undergraduate teams create helpful phone apps and devices for people with disabilities.
How to stop leaks — the way blood does
January 8, 2013
Harnessing the principle that allows blood to clot, MIT researchers are working on new synthetic materials to plug holes.
Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries
January 8, 2013
MIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.
Also labeled: Biological engineering, Diagnostic devices, Mechanical engineering, Metamaterials, Microfluidics, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Biomedicine, Engineering Health, Health, Health care, Health sciences and technology, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Medicine, Membranes, Imaging, Lab-on-a-chip, Cancer, Cells, Tumors, Optogenetics, Graduate, postdoctoral, Research
Using prizes to spur innovation
January 7, 2013
MIT Professor Fiona Murray produces concrete guidelines on designing and executing Grand Innovation Prizes.
Research update: Jumping droplets help heat transfer
January 4, 2013
Scalable nanopatterned surfaces designed by MIT researchers could make for more efficient power generation and desalination.
President Obama announces intent to appoint Esther Duflo to Global Development Council
January 3, 2013
MIT development economist nominated for presidential policy council.
Life in BASIC
January 2, 2013
Nick Montfort and colleagues examine cultural significance of computer code in new book.
Recent Course X grad named one of Forbes magazine's '30 Under 30'
December 26, 2012
Pedro Valencia PhD '12 honored for drug research.
Skoltech, MIT reflect on first year of collaboration
December 21, 2012
Anniversary event celebrates international ties.
American Philosophical Association honors Judith Jarvis Thomson
December 20, 2012
Bestows Quinn Prize for lifelong contributions to philosophy
Historian/physicist David Kaiser wins Physics World’s 'Book of the Year Award'
December 20, 2012
Kaiser is the head of MIT's Program in Science, Technology, and Society, and a senior lecturer in the Department of Physics.
MIT researchers discover a new kind of magnetism
December 19, 2012
Experiments demonstrate ‘quantum spin liquid,’ which could have applications in new computer memory storage.
A winning vision for the future of urban mobility
December 18, 2012
Yoon and partner awarded grand prize in international competition.
Also labeled: Architecture, Awards, honors and fellowships, Cities, Faculty, Transportation, Urban studies and planning, Arts
Graduate student David Sengeh gives back to Sierra Leone
December 18, 2012
Media Lab doctoral student created a competition to help youth in his home country create their own solutions.
Aiming deep with the Marine Robotics Team
December 13, 2012
Jacqueline Sly ’14 and Tommy Moriarty ’14 discuss their experiences and lessons learned leading the Marine Robotics Team.
Final 2.009 projects make outdoor living better
December 11, 2012
From rescue beacons to rain shields for bicycles, student innovations offer ways to improve experiences out in the elements.
School within a school: MIT Concourse
December 10, 2012
A learning community in which MIT freshmen explore the sciences, humanities and social sciences in a small, close-knit community (with a kitchen!)
Sanergy, led by Legatum Center alumni fellows, wins social innovation award
December 5, 2012
Aims to develop sustainable sanitation services in urban slums
Varanasi selected as outstanding young manufacturing engineer by SME
November 30, 2012
MIT professor of mechanical engineering is one of just seven recipients of the award this year.
Said and Done for November/December 2012
November 29, 2012
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