Improving mid-infrared imaging and sensing
Artificial optical materials could allow cheaper, flatter, more efficient detectors for night vision and other uses.
MIT Clean Energy Prize rewards student innovation
Robust batteries, solar refrigeration, UV membrane cleaner, and smart factory technologies take home $140,000 in prize money.
Depth-sensing imaging system can peer through fog
Computational photography could solve a problem that bedevils self-driving cars.
Startup makes labs smarter
Platform connects individual pieces of lab equipment, compiles data in the cloud for speedier, more accurate research.
New depth sensors could be sensitive enough for self-driving cars
Computational method improves the resolution of time-of-flight depth sensors 1,000-fold.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory earns six R&D 100 Awards for 2017
Technologies named among the year's most significant innovations address health care, radar performance, aircraft collision avoidance, and 24-hour wide-area surveillance.
Small European nation becomes a “living lab” for urban innovation researchers
Andorra funds MIT Media Lab technologies that, in turn, help improve the nation’s cities.
Flexible sensors can detect movement in GI tract
Ingestible devices could diagnose gastrointestinal slowdown or monitor food intake.
Developing sensors to defend aircraft against lasers
MIT Lincoln Laboratory team is working on ground-based cameras that detect sources of laser beam attacks on aircraft and may lessen dangers for pilots.
The Engine announces investments in first group of startups
New venture launched by MIT will support “tough-tech” companies at work on transformative ideas that take time to commercialize.
Hacking functional fabrics to aid emergency response
MIT and other innovators design novel solutions for the battlefield, disaster sites, and other dangerous environments.
Monitoring metabolic energy expenditure, health, and fitness with a breath analyzer
Simple-to-use, low-cost respiratory sensor enables measurement and tracking of personal metabolism.
Wearable device reveals consumer emotions
Startup’s stress sensor tracks users’ unconscious responses to products and experiences.
Using sensors and social networks to make slopes safer
Alumni aim to make outdoor sports safer through gathering data and building a real-time social network.
STEX event showcases innovations in fitness technology and science
Entrepreneurs, researchers, and industry experts build connections at workshop.