Topic
Apps
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A platform for Africa’s mobile innovators
Africa’s Talking gives entrepreneurs on the continent an easy way to add voice- and text-based functions to their solutions.
June 10, 2019 -
3Q: Hal Abelson on empowering kids through mobile technology
Through MIT App Inventor, Abelson aims to show children how they can use technology to shape their world.
May 15, 2019 -
Apptimize helps companies create seamless digital experiences
After a personal loss led to a new perspective, Nancy Hua ’07 left a career in finance to start the company.
March 21, 2019 -
Streamlining restaurant operations
Alumni-founded Toast provides technologies that help get an order from a customer to the kitchen and back again.
March 10, 2019 -
Reading the heartbeat of the road
The Carbin app, from a Concrete Sustainability Hub researcher, promises users an unprecedented understanding of pavement quality.
February 28, 2019 -
Democratizing app development
Thunkable gives noncoders the ability to create professional-grade mobile apps.
January 16, 2019 -
Platform helps farmers out of extreme poverty
Social enterprise Ricult uses digital tools to empower rural farmers in developing countries.
November 14, 2018 -
The many interfaces of computing
A roundup of MIT student research projects offers a glimpse of where computing is going next.
November 11, 2018 -
"Hey,Charlie" app supports those struggling with opioids
Smartphone app developed by Emily Lindemer PhD '17 uses social contacts and location information to give gentle reminders for staying engaged with recovery.
October 25, 2018 -
Using technology to combat bias in hiring
Stephanie Lampkin MBA ’13 says unconscious bias creates unfair hiring practices — and she developed an app for that.
March 23, 2018 -
Startup’s needle-free drug injector gets commercialization deal
Collaboration with pharmaceutical giant will bring smart jet-injection device to market.
December 7, 2017 -
Let your car tell you what it needs
MIT team develops software that can tell if tires need air, spark plugs are bad, or air filter needs replacing.
October 25, 2017 -
Digital Diploma debuts at MIT
Using Bitcoin's blockchain technology, the Institute has become one of the first universities to issue recipient-owned virtual credentials.
October 17, 2017 -
Small European nation becomes a “living lab” for urban innovation researchers
Andorra funds MIT Media Lab technologies that, in turn, help improve the nation’s cities.
October 13, 2017 -
Clearing the air
At Plume Labs in Paris, MIT-France interns take on an invisible threat by helping to develop a wearable device that tracks indoor and outdoor air quality.
September 29, 2017 -
SproutsIO aims to power a “Personal Produce” movement
Smart, soil-free microgarden lets users optimize growing conditions while cutting water and resource use.
July 26, 2017 -
Coaching platform improves health outcomes, lowers medical costs
New app lets patients work alone or with others to prevent, monitor, and reverse chronic disease.
July 21, 2017 -
Using sensors and social networks to make slopes safer
Alumni aim to make outdoor sports safer through gathering data and building a real-time social network.
July 10, 2017 -
Learn a language while you wait for WiFi
CSAIL tool integrates with email and web browsers to harness micro-moments.
April 17, 2017 -
App screens for arrhythmia using smartphone camera
Startup develops app to detect irregular heartbeats that can cause strokes.
March 29, 2017