New visions for better transportation
The MIT Mobility Forum showcases a breadth of approaches to analyzing and improving society’s transportation systems.
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Scientists and musicians tackle climate change together
Discussion at MIT explores ways the music industry can help in the battle to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
The reasons behind lithium-ion batteries’ rapid cost decline
A new study finds that investments in R&D on materials and chemistry were key, while economies of scale contributed somewhat less.
3 Questions: Blending computing with other disciplines at MIT
The Common Ground for Computing Education is facilitating collaborations to develop new classes for students to pursue computational knowledge within the context of their fields of interest.
Chronicles of the epic mission to deliver Covid vaccines to the world
“A Shot in the Arm,” a new book from Professor Yossi Sheffi, reveals lessons about overcoming global threats.
Carbon nanotube-based sensor can detect SARS-CoV-2 proteins
The technology could be developed as a rapid diagnostic for Covid-19 or other emerging pathogens.
Legatum Center welcomes the inaugural Foundry Fellows
Thirteen entrepreneurs from eight countries across Africa join the first cohort of Legatum Foundry Fellows.
Coupling power and hydrogen sector pathways to benefit decarbonization
MIT-led team finds holistic optimization of electric power and hydrogen supply chain infrastructure is favorable for emission reductions and decreased infrastructure costs.
Improving management everywhere
From farmers to supply chains, Associate Professor Karen Zheng tackles operations issues from around the globe.
Volta Labs: Improving workflows for genetic applications
Udayan Umapathi SM ’17 and Will Langford SM ’14, PhD ’19 are co-founders of a Media Lab spinoff building a full-stack platform to enable automation for genomics and genetic engineering.
A robot that finds lost items
This robotic arm fuses data from a camera and antenna to locate and retrieve items, even if they are buried under a pile.
At delta v Demo Day, the MIT community celebrates student entrepreneurs
The 2021 event, held in Kresge Auditorium and streamed live, was an unmistakable sign that MIT’s campus is up and running.
End-to-end supply chain transparency
Leonardo Bonanni MA ’03, SM ’05, PhD ’10 is founder and CEO of Sourcemap, an MIT Media Lab spinoff helping multinationals gain unprecedented insights into their supply chains.
MIT-designed project achieves major advance toward fusion energy
New superconducting magnet breaks magnetic field strength records, paving the way for practical, commercial, carbon-free power.
J-WAFS announces 2021 Solutions Grants for commercializing water and food technologies
This year’s projects address mobile evaporative vegetable preservation, portable water filtration, and dairy waste reduction.