Solving the world’s great challenges
Inaugural Solve conference concludes four days of talks, workshops, and discussions on global challenges.
Senior Kristen Finney and GlobeMed lend a helping hand
MIT students partner with a clinic in Togo to improve health care for HIV/AIDS patients.
Government of India taps MIT expertise for energy solutions
Minister Piyush Goyal meets with MIT Energy Initiative and Tata Center leadership, says of India’s electrification goals: “We will make it happen.”
How to bring clean, efficient energy to the world
Solve conference explores better ways to provide power, water, and food to billions of people.
MIT-USAID program releases evaluation of water filters
Study of water filters used in Indian homes assesses suitability, scalability, and sustainability.
A cheaper, high-performance prosthetic knee
Researchers design cheap prosthetic knee that mimics normal walking motion.
Bringing microgrids to rural villages
MIT team, working with villagers in India, designs peer-to-peer system to enable local power sharing.
Connecting the masses
Startup’s advertising platform provides free mobile data to prepaid cellphone users in developing countries.
Magnifying vibrations in bridges and buildings
Researchers apply computer vision technique to see tiny vibrations in large structures.
MIT Scaling Development Ventures: Bridging innovation and impact
Ann Mei Chang of the U.S. Global Development Lab and Kevin Starr of the Mulago Foundation will deliver keynote addresses.
Satellite imagery can aid development projects
New image-analysis methods can automate identification of cost-effective sites for grants or microgrids.
Interdisciplinary medicine
Senior Yiping Xing’s view of health care draws upon research, public health, and policy.
MIT-USAID program releases pioneering evaluation of solar lanterns
First report of Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation offers new framework for assessment.
MIT D-Lab promotes rural community innovations in Guatemala with Soluciones Comunitarias
Collaboration to leverage D-Lab’s Creative Capacity Building methodology and the MicroConsignment Model developed by Soluciones Comunitarias.