Helping robots fit into the human workplace
Founded by Anthony Jules ’92, SM ’92 and Professor Emeritus Rodney Brooks, Robust AI’s robots are designed to collaborate with humans in factories and warehouses.
Streamlining metal parts production to revitalize American industry
Founded by MIT alumni, Fabri uses 3D printing and software to eliminate many of the steps that slow down traditional metal casting.
3 Questions: Building more resilient minerals supply chains
Elsa Olivetti, co-director of the MIT Minerals Stewardship Consortium, discusses how research and collaborations can strengthen mineral supply chains.
Lemelson-MIT brings invention education to classrooms from kindergarten to college
A new initiative in California, Tennessee, and New England puts learning by doing at the center of students’ STEM pathways, in step with MIT for America’s focus on helping students design, make, and innovate.
At New York Climate Week 2026, MIT connects with a global network
A cross-section of the MIT community convened discussions on topics ranging from data centers and super pollutants to agriculture and education.
MIT’s Kavanaugh Fellowship: From invention to impact
The Kavanaugh Translational Fellows Program helps scholars turn promising research into successful businesses.
Startup plans to rejuvenate the nuclear power industry with a new manufacturing approach
Founded by Jake Jurewicz ’14, SM ’15, Blue Energy aims to manufacture giant pieces of nuclear reactors at shipyards and ship them on barges for final assembly.
MIT spinout makes surgical stitching more like applying a sticky note
SanaHeal has developed a biologically compatible adhesive that sticks to wet tissues to simplify a variety of surgeries.
The next generation’s guide to the new space economy
An industry report published by students in an MIT aerospace entrepreneurship class lays out guidance for aspiring space leaders and investors.
3 Questions: A new resource to empower young entrepreneurs
Martin Trust Center Managing Director Bill Aulet introduces Dear Dreamer, a free platform for middle and high school students who want to learn about entrepreneurship.
MIT class project turns into an FDA-cleared treatment for tremors
Wristband device from Encora Therapeutics started as a project in 2.009, MIT’s iconic product-design class.
Governor Healey and President Kornbluth launch MIT Future Fest
The new, five-day MIT event reaches takeoff with a forum about discovery and innovation.
MIT welcomes David Siegel SM ’86, PhD ’91 as its next Innovation Fellow
Computer scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist will collaborate with the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing to advance AI and scientific discovery.
MIT startups inspire with impressive presentations at Demo Day 2026
The event featured ventures solving problems in manufacturing, cybersecurity, health care spending, and more.
MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials
Atlas Building Composites is commercializing MIT research to turn plastic waste into parts for buildings and other infrastructure.