Dealing with the Data Deluge
MIT Sloan Management Review study: Top-performing companies most likely to use analytics in order to make decisions
MIT researchers test automatic parallel parking
AgeLab study: Driver-assistance systems can increase wellness and safety behind the wheel
Power to the people
Entrepreneurs at MIT’s Legatum Center are trying to bring clean-energy solutions to developing countries.
Can fluid dynamics offer insights into quantum mechanics?
Experiments in which fluid droplets mimic the odd behavior of subatomic particles recall an abandoned interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grants awarded to high schools nationwide
Grants meant to inspire teens to improve the world through invention; awarded to 14 high schools
Bringing innovation to the world
MIT’s Deshpande Center helps technologies bridge the gap between the lab and the marketplace. The Obama administration likes what it sees.
MIT undergraduate showcases work at White House science fair
Event also features 2 high-school teams that won grants from the Lemelson-MIT Program.
Your vital signs, on camera
MIT team develops system for continuous medical monitoring using widely available video technology.
MIT-led team’s eco-aircraft receives Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Innovator Award
Unique plane offers significant reduction in emissions, noise and fuel use.
International prize for solar cooker
Low-cost portable device developed at MIT wins major prize in Netherlands competition.
In the World: Health care in the palm of a hand
MIT-led student team develops mobile-device software to help improve health-care accessibility in remote regions.
Hockfield says research universities must help cultivate science, math teachers
At a Brookings Institution event, the MIT president warns U.S. STEM-education gap to have ‘disastrous consequences’ on nation.
MIT researchers among Technology Review’s annual list of the world’s top young innovators
‘TR35’ to be honored at Technology Review’s EmTech@MIT conference next month.