New wheelchair gets its first real-world test
Grad student’s device aims to meet the needs of millions of people in the developing world.
Power from motion and vibrations
Forget about batteries. The ability to harness electricity from tiny vibrations could power a new generation of electronic devices.
Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation offering Fall 2010 grants
Call for proposals due April 20, 2010
Self-powered sensors
Harvesting electricity from small temperature differences could enable a new generation of electronic devices that don’t need batteries
New video series shines spotlight on the growing role of information and experimentation technologies in driving innovation
Highlights research of Brynjolfsson, Schrage into IT-driven innovation
Levitating magnet brings space physics to fusion
Tests on a machine that mimics a planet’s magnetic field show that it may offer an ‘alternative path’ to taming nuclear fusion for power generation.
New ‘nanoburrs’ could help fight heart disease
Targeted nanoparticles can home in on damaged vascular tissue and may be used to deliver drugs that help clear arteries
Graduate student’s business storms the cinema lighting industry
Nuclear Science and Engineering graduate student Michael Short is quickly becoming a leader in the cinema lighting industry with his business, the LEDStorm On-Camera Light, which he designed and built in the MIT Hobby Shop.
Special effects leap forward
Members of the MIT community have a history of transforming visual effects; present work is helping to advance green screen technology.
Nutrient mix shows promise in fighting Alzheimer’s
In clinical trial, new approach developed at MIT improves memory in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
The Tough Get Growing: how to succeed in a down economy
Presented by the MIT Enterprise Forum
Moderated by Bo Fishback
Panelists:
Eugene Fitzgerald '85
Daphne Zohar
Helen Greiner '89, SM '90
Personalized Energy for One (x 6 Billion)
Lecture, with professor Daniel Nocera, presented by the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship
Reporter’s Notebook: Emergency measures
For drowning surfers, fallen bicyclists and injured mountaineers, students in MIT’s 2.009 class devise products that could save lives.
How to encourage big ideas
A new study suggests certain types of funding — which provide more freedom and focus less on near-term results — lead to more innovative and influential research.