NSF award funds Media Lab researchers work on Autism spectrum disorders
Collaboration is the first large-scale effort of computer and behavioral scientists to jointly address ASD.
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Fibers that can hear and sing
MIT researchers pass a milestone on the path to sophisticated fibers that interact with their surroundings in new ways.
Enhancing the power of batteries
MIT team finds that using carbon nanotubes in a lithium battery can dramatically improve its energy capacity.
‘Tattoo’ may help diabetics track their blood sugar
Chemical engineers are working on carbon nanotubes that could be injected under the skin to reveal blood glucose levels.
Revolutionizing medicine, one chip at a time
Low-power computer chips allow engineers to design wearable and implantable devices to monitor patients.
MIT opens new Media Lab Complex
Fumihiko Maki-designed building will support technological innovation
Self-powered sensors
Harvesting electricity from small temperature differences could enable a new generation of electronic devices that don’t need batteries
Deshpande Center's latest funding cycle supports goal of 'idea to impact'
Since 2002, the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation has funded more than 80 projects with over $9 M in grants. The center supports a wide range of emerging technologies including biotechnology, biomedical devices, information technology, new materials, tiny tech, and energy innovations. Eighteen projects have spun out of the center as independent startups, having collectively raised over $150 million in outside financing from investors.
3 from MIT among Technology Review's top young innovators
Jose Gomez Marquez named 'humanitarian of the year'
Spinning at the nanoscale
Electrospun fibers could be used for protective clothing, wearable power and more
Wearable blood pressure sensor offers 24/7 continuous monitoring
Device could help diagnose hypertension, heart disease
