Beating battery drain
Startup’s power-conserving chip may increase smartphone battery life, save energy in cell towers.
No more crying over spilled milk
“Make The Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon” brings tech out of the bubble and into the bottle.
Big step in battling bladder disease
Novel device that stays in the bladder and slowly releases drugs sells to pharmaceutical giant.
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.
D-Lab's Amy Smith joins Bill Gates on a panel addressing innovation
Panel held in conjunction with the Grand Challenges & Keystone Symposia Joint Scientific Session.
Fast, cheap, and under control
New book argues that inexpensive, employee-driven business experiments can help drive innovation.
The overlooked history of African technology
New book explores the confluence of innovation, hunting, and nature in Zimbabwe.
Slovakia’s president, Andrej Kiska, visits MIT
Friday visit touched on the importance of innovation and online learning.
Hacking for good
Alumni's software uses hacking tricks to catch vulnerabilities on websites before they're exploited.
Making drones more customizable
Airware’s operating system makes drones simple to build and modify for multiple applications.
Inventor creates tiny technologies for medicine; awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Sangeeta Bhatia combines clinical and engineering perspectives to tackle complex health challenges.
Manual control
Oblong Industries brings gesture-control technology from Hollywood to corporate conference rooms.
Re-inventing the grid
Cambridge-based MIT startup Ambri is building a novel liquid metal battery for grid-level storage to revolutionize energy in the 21st century.
New faces on campus
MIT’s newest students include a classical ballerina, a junior Olympic archer, and a battalion commander.