Patents forecast technological change
New method uses patent data to estimate a technology’s future rate of improvement.
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Engineering Systems Division
MIT Forum for Supply Chain Innovation launches manufacturing innovation consortium
Forum also honors Ravi Kumar, executive vice president of Infosys, with expanded role on its Technology Advisory Board.
Satellite imagery can aid development projects
New image-analysis methods can automate identification of cost-effective sites for grants or microgrids.
Tackling global change during IAP
MIT graduate students brush up on the fundamentals of climate science and policy.
Connecting Morocco’s artisans with the world
A crowdsourced digital bazaar will directly bridge the gap between local craftsmen and global consumers.
How to predict responses to disease
Computer model could help public health officials anticipate overreactions to disease outbreaks.
Life in better light
EGG Energy brings solar-powered electricity to rural Tanzania, improving quality of life and the environment.
Hacking health care
PhD student Andrea Ippolito improves health care through engineering, entrepreneurship, and systems design.
New way to predict how traffic will flow
Model provides a more accurate tool for city planning, emergency evacuations, tracking disease spread.
Shedding light on the future of photovoltaics
MIT study finds unprecedented production of metals needed to meet some solar energy goals.
New leadership for sociotechnical systems
Ali Jadbabaie from the University of Pennsylvania named interim director of SSRC
