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.
Robert Langer named 2018 US Science Envoy
Institute Professor chosen to help forge connections and identify opportunities for sustained international cooperation.
Three MIT graduate students awarded 2018 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for Invention
Award honors top collegiate inventors in the United States.
J-WAFS awards over $1.3 million in fourth round of seed grant funding
Eleven principal investigators from six MIT departments will receive grants totaling over $1.3 million, overhead free, for research on food and water challenges.
IDEAS Global Challenge rewards inventions with social impact
At annual event, 10 teams split $92,500 in prize money for designing innovations that improve lives worldwide.
Professor Dina Katabi wins Association for Computing Machinery Prize in Computing
Katabi receives prestigious honor and $250,000 cash prize for her contributions to wireless systems.
Using mechanical forces to improve wound healing
Dennis Orgill SM ’80, PhD ’83 applies mechanical engineering principles to the operating room.
How to turn clinicians into makers
Providing training and resources, MakerHealth helps nurses and doctors hack medical equipment to improve patient care.
3Q: Institute Professor John Deutch on maintaining US leadership in technological innovation
Putting limits on foreign students or technical publications would be counterproductive, write Deutch and Condoleezza Rice.
A year of many firsts for the MIT Energy Hackathon
With its best showing yet in a three-year history, the MIT Energy Hackathon fostered innovation with technological advancement from students around the world.