Canned, good
More than 100 years ago, 2 pioneering scientists figured out how to keep canned food safe.
Coming soon: The MIT Global Challenge
For 10 years, student innovators have helped underserved communities through the IDEAS Competition. Soon, the global MIT community can join the effort.
A new approach to bladder-disease treatment
Implanted device can release slow, steady dose of medicine over extended period, removing the need for repeated procedures.
Test kitchen, MIT-style
Students in this year’s product-engineering class serve up food-related innovations.
In the World: Turning waste into profit
Students aim to improve Kenyan slum-dwellers’ access to basic sanitation — and generate renewable energy and jobs along the way.
3 Questions: Joseph Coughlin on aging and driving
As the Baby Boomers become senior citizens, is a mobility crisis coming down the road?
Dealing with the Data Deluge
MIT Sloan Management Review study: Top-performing companies most likely to use analytics in order to make decisions
MIT researchers test automatic parallel parking
AgeLab study: Driver-assistance systems can increase wellness and safety behind the wheel
Power to the people
Entrepreneurs at MIT’s Legatum Center are trying to bring clean-energy solutions to developing countries.
Can fluid dynamics offer insights into quantum mechanics?
Experiments in which fluid droplets mimic the odd behavior of subatomic particles recall an abandoned interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grants awarded to high schools nationwide
Grants meant to inspire teens to improve the world through invention; awarded to 14 high schools
Bringing innovation to the world
MIT’s Deshpande Center helps technologies bridge the gap between the lab and the marketplace. The Obama administration likes what it sees.