A better way to measure cell survival
New test rapidly evaluates the effect of drugs and potentially toxic compounds on cells.
Hacking away and solving global energy problems
Students from around the world put themselves to the test at this year’s MIT EnergyHack, tackling sustainability issues facing the global energy industry.
Alumni team tops Collegiate Inventors Competition
Mechanical engineering alumni of 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) win with Rhino, a product that makes brick repointing faster, safer, and more accurate.
Jack Turner Entrepreneurship Award established to support electronics research
Generous $1 million gift recognizes the collaborations of the Research Laboratory of Electronics and the Technology Licensing Office to develop MIT intellectual property.
MIT engineers fly first-ever plane with no moving parts
The silent, lightweight aircraft doesn’t depend on fossil fuels.
Detecting dengue, Zika, and chikangunya within minutes
MIT spinoff is changing the way mosquito-borne illnesses are diagnosed and aims to influence how public health officials react to disease outbreaks.
Study opens route to ultra-low-power microchips
Innovative approach to controlling magnetism could lead to next-generation memory and logic devices.
High school teams receive 2018-19 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grants for invention projects
Fifteen student teams nationwide have been awarded up to $10,000 in grants to address local problems.
Prior Art Archive aims to improve patent process
New MIT-hosted database is open to both examiners and the wider public, and seeks to reduce the number of wrongly-issued patents.
One man’s flying car dream is taking off, thanks to MIT
Felipe Varon uses knowledge gained from MIT Professional Education to improve his invention; hopes cars might service areas with low access to food and supplies.
Luis von Ahn awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize
Inventor of CAPTCHA/reCAPTCHA and Duolingo recognized for commitment to invention, education, and mentorship.
High school students learn to build big ideas
Visiting students learn what it takes to be an engineer — and a bit more about themselves — at the Edgerton Center’s annual Engineering Design Workshop.
3Q: Muriel Médard on the world-altering rise of 5G
“The reason 5G is so different is that what exactly it will look like is still up in the air. Everyone agrees the phrase is a bit of a catch-all.”
Krithika Ramchander and Andrea Beck awarded J-WAFS fellowships for water solutions
Graduate students receive J-WAFS fellowships to support research focused on improving water access for rural as well as urban communities.
“Artificial blubber” protects divers in frigid water
MIT engineers develop a way to triple the survival time for swimmers in wetsuits.