MIT-USAID program releases technology evaluation of water test kits Study of water test kits used in Gujarat, India, assesses suitability, scalability, and sustainability. August 23, 2016 Read full story →
D-Lab appoints Bob Nanes to new position of executive director Nanes brings to D-Lab 30 years of experience on four continents in technology, innovation, supply chains, and microfinance. August 18, 2016 Read full story →
Duane Boning named head of Leaders for Global Operations program Boning succeeds David Simchi-Levi as engineering faculty director of master’s program. August 16, 2016 Read full story →
Portable device produces biopharmaceuticals on demand System would use microbes for manufacturing small amounts of vaccines and other therapies. July 29, 2016 Read full story →
Silk-based filtration material breaks barriers Engineers find nanosized building blocks of silk hold the secrets to improved filtration membranes. June 23, 2016 Read full story →
Improved threat-detection Scanners more rapidly and accurately identify radioactive materials at U.S. borders, events. June 22, 2016 Read full story →
MIT Forum and Infosys Risk Group release preliminary global risk survey findings Survey indicates 92.54 percent of companies think the nature of risk is changing due to complexity in the digital economy. June 6, 2016 Read full story →
J-WAFS awards $1.3 million in second round of seed grant funding Principal investigators will receive grants of up to $100,000 per year for up to two years for innovative research on food and water challenges. May 18, 2016 Read full story →
MIT and Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education collaborate to expand digital education reach Collaboration funds two new MITx MicroMaster's for students worldwide. May 17, 2016 Read full story →
New MicroMaster’s MOOC teaches supply chain design The second in a new series of open online courses, part of MIT's MicroMaster’s program in supply chain management, is open for enrollment. May 16, 2016 Read full story →
J-WAFS conference reflects growing interest in food and water research The MIT community turned out in force, along with attendees from the corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors. May 9, 2016 Read full story →
Team wins prize for bringing rentable refrigeration to India’s food supply chain Modular boxes that keep food shipments fresh win Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize. April 29, 2016 Read full story →
J-WAFS to host inaugural conference Program will feature advances in technologies at the nexus of food, water, and the environment. April 13, 2016 Read full story →
Pharmacy on demand New, portable system can be configured to produce different drugs. March 31, 2016 Read full story →
Plotting the complex path of products Startup’s software maps out convoluted supply chains for companies and consumers March 23, 2016 Read full story →