Launching a vital link in the Ebola-response effort
With help from MIT Humanitarian Response Lab, a cargo flight carries much-needed supplies to support health systems and Ebola-response operations in Liberia.
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Innovation in transportation
U.S. transportation secretary discusses “infrastructure deficit,” need for long-term innovation and planning.
MIT Forum for Supply Chain releases annual report on U.S. manufacturing
Survey indicates 13.5 percent of manufacturers intend to move some manufacturing activities back to the U.S.
Detecting gases wirelessly and cheaply
New sensor can transmit information on hazardous chemicals or food spoilage to a smartphone.
Small engine packs a punch
Startup’s rotary engine, based on novel thermodynamics, is lighter, quieter, more efficient than counterparts.
Simchi-Levi and colleagues win INFORMS Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice
Team awarded for utilizing Simchi-Levi’s Risk Exposure Index to identify risk and mitigate disruptions in the automotive supply chain.
MIT Global Health and Medical Humanities Initiative launches
Inaugural event, “Examining Ebola,” probes the current global public health emergency from multiple disciplinary perspectives.
D-Lab Scale-Ups fellows to tackle irrigation in India and grain storage in Zambia
Mitesh Gala and Carl Jensen will each receive a $20,000 grant and a year of mentoring as D-Lab Scale-Ups fellows.
MIT Professional Education trains South African transportation managers
Certificates awarded to South African transportation managers who implemented projects at home based on their learning at MIT.
Searching for global water and food solutions
John Lienhard leads coordinated interdisciplinary research efforts to confront resource challenges at the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab.
Will the new industrial city work?
At MIT symposium, promise of advanced manufacturing suggests new ways to reshape urban space.
Reif briefs Obama in White House forum on the innovation economy
Advanced Manufacturing Partnership 2.0 delivers report on developing innovation-based growth.
A double-edged sword
An enzyme key to DNA repair can worsen tissue damage caused by stroke and organ transplantation.
Biologists find an early sign of cancer
Patients show boost in certain amino acids years before diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
MIT ranked as nation’s No. 7 university by U.S. News
Undergraduate engineering program is again No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.