Energy researchers find Obama an eager student
In the President's visit to MIT labs he showed keen interest, quick understanding and warm appreciation, say his hosts
Tish Scolnik ’10 selected as one of Glamour Magazine’s Top 10 College Women
The October issue of Glamour Magazine has named 2009 Truman Scholar Tish Scolnik as one of their Top 10 College Women, recognizing her work on mobility issues for the disabled.
Deshpande Center's latest funding cycle supports goal of 'idea to impact'
Since 2002, the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation has funded more than 80 projects with over $9 M in grants. The center supports a wide range of emerging technologies including biotechnology, biomedical devices, information technology, new materials, tiny tech, and energy innovations. Eighteen projects have spun out of the center as independent startups, having collectively raised over $150 million in outside financing from investors.
Fuel cells get a boost
Creating tiny steps to electrode surfaces can double the efficiency of the emissions-free electricity sources, MIT researchers find.
Quantum computing may actually be useful
A quantum algorithm that solves systems of linear equations could point in a promising new direction.
In the World: A better way to beat around the bush
International teams in Ghana tackle local needs of village farmers for better methods and devices to harvest their crops
In Profile: Scott Manalis
His technology to weigh single cells led to an unexpected research focus: figuring out how cancerous cells escape normal growth controls.
Small springs could provide big power
Mechanical engineer Carol Livermore and colleagues find that carbon nanotubes, used as springs, have potential to compete with batteries for energy storage.
Braille made simple
MIT students develop device that could make labeling easier for the visually impaired. Product could be on the market next year.
Concentrating emissions
Ahmed Ghoniem of mechanical engineering leads an MIT effort to make coal plants cleaner by using a pressurized combustion system to capture carbon dioxide.
Fish and chips
New robots mimic fish's swimming and could explore areas where traditional underwater autonomous vehicles can't currently go.