Topic
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)
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The urban job escalator has stopped moving
Study shows cities have stopped providing middle-class work in recent decades — especially for Black and Latino workers.
July 8, 2020 -
What is the Covid-19 data tsunami telling policymakers?
A global team of researchers searches for insights during a weeklong virtual “datathon.”
July 1, 2020 -
Improving global health equity by helping clinics do more with less
The startup macro-eyes uses artificial intelligence to improve vaccine delivery and patient scheduling.
June 25, 2020 -
MIT Arab SciTech Virtual IDEAthon rethinks learning during Covid-19
Online event aimed to develop high-impact ideas to improve educational outcomes in the Middle East and North Africa.
June 25, 2020 -
Bringing the predictive power of artificial intelligence to health care
The startup ClosedLoop has created a platform of predictive models to help organizations improve patient care.
June 18, 2020 -
Steady demand for PPE might encourage local businesses to start production
Lincoln Laboratory study estimates daily demand in the millions for masks and gloves over the next 18 months in Massachusetts.
June 16, 2020 -
Startup with MIT roots develops lightweight solar panels
“The inventions and technical advancements of Swift Solar have the opportunity to revolutionize the format of solar photovoltaic technology.”
June 15, 2020 -
State-level R&D tax credits spur growth of new businesses
Study also finds tax breaks for general business investment have slightly negative effect on innovation.
June 12, 2020 -
Which businesses should be open?
In light of Covid-19, an MIT study looks at tradeoffs between economic value and public health, across different types of retail.
June 11, 2020 -
MIT plays key role in statewide effort to produce PPE
Massachusetts Emergency Response Team helps manufacturers produce personal protective equipment and other medical devices for health care workers.
June 9, 2020 -
MIT startup wraps food in silk for better shelf life
Cambridge Crops develops an edible, imperceptible coating that might replace plastic packaging to preserve meats and produce.
June 5, 2020 -
3 Questions: Sandy Alexandre on the literary roots of technological innovations
“Our speculative fiction writers are the unsung prophets among us.”
June 1, 2020 -
Solve at MIT builds partnerships to tackle complex challenges during Covid-19 crisis
Event convened attendees from around the world to discuss impacts of the pandemic and advance solutions to pressing global problems.
May 27, 2020 -
How often do vaccine trials hit paydirt?
Study: Vaccines find more success in development than any other kind of drug, but have been relatively neglected in recent decades.
May 27, 2020 -
Fireflies helps companies get more out of meetings
Startup makes meeting data searchable and shareable, and automates data entry into workplace apps.
May 21, 2020 -
A scientist turns to entrepreneurship
After delivering novel computational methods for nuclear problems, nuclear science and engineering PhD candidate Pablo Ducru plunges into startup life.
May 20, 2020 -
The changing world of work
MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future responds to rapid changes brought by the pandemic.
May 18, 2020 -
MIT student leaders go virtual with global startup competitions
In the face of Covid-19, the MIT Water Club and the MIT Food and Agriculture Club take their signature innovation prizes online.
May 15, 2020 -
MIT builds community for the Africa Takes On Covid-19 challenge
Some 40 students pull off a global virtual hackathon in less than two weeks.
May 14, 2020 -
Virtual hackathon unites international community to tackle Covid-19
University students and professionals connect online to find practical solutions to problems linked with the current pandemic.
May 13, 2020