Fighting ALS with mind, hand, and heart
With support from the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program, an MIT spinoff is creating assistive technology for people with ALS.
Portable device produces biopharmaceuticals on demand
System would use microbes for manufacturing small amounts of vaccines and other therapies.
First major database of non-native English
Resource could yield linguistic insights, practical applications for non-native English speakers.
Gliding from classroom to market
Treaded hand truck created as class project is now making downstairs deliveries safer.
Dan Frey named D-Lab faculty director
Professor of mechanical engineering brings a long association with D-Lab and a commitment to design for the developing world.
CEE announces new leadership appointments
Professor Colette Heald will serve as associate department head; Professor Jesse Kroll will chair the Graduate Education Committee.
New lithium-oxygen battery greatly improves energy efficiency, longevity
New chemistry could overcome key drawbacks of lithium-air batteries.
Imaging the brain at multiple size scales
New technique can reveal subcellular details and long-range connections.
New movie screen allows for glasses-free 3-D at a larger scale
Prototype display enables viewers to watch a 3-D movie from any seat in a theater.
Eboney Hearn '01 named director of MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs
Chemical engineering alumna with deep knowledge of the Institute will lead hallmark diversity program.
Using data to inform the connections between technology and policy
MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society research from the Technology and Policy Program highlights multidisciplinary approaches to data-driven policies.
Avoiding stumbles, from spacewalks to sidewalks
Vibrating footwear could help astronauts and visually impaired earthlings skirt obstacles.
Scientists program cells to remember and respond to series of stimuli
New approach to biological circuit design enables scientists to track cell histories.