Fighting poverty with direct cash payments
The alumni-founded GiveDirectly has delivered over $500 million in cash to impoverished people, letting recipients decide how best to meet their needs.
Passion projects prepare to launch
MITdesignX presents ventures from the accelerator's sixth cohort.
Making hydropower plants more sustainable
Natel Energy, founded by sibling MIT alumni, is deploying hydropower systems with fish-safe turbines and other features that mimic natural river conditions.
Q&A: Warehouse robots that feel by sight
Neuroscience professor and Science Hub investigator Ted Adelson explains how simulating the sense of touch with a camera can make robots smarter.
The hub of the local robotics industry
MassRobotics, a nonprofit founded by several MIT alumni, is advancing an industry that will play an increasingly important role in our lives.
Helping cassava farmers by extending crop life
CassVita, founded by an MIT alumnus, has created a biotechnology to increase the shelf life of cassava, a nutritious but perishable root vegetable.
Startup lets doctors classify skin conditions with the snap of a picture
Piction Health, founded by Susan Conover SM ’15, uses machine learning to help physicians identify and manage skin disease.
Tapping into the million-year energy source below our feet
MIT spinout Quaise Energy is working to create geothermal wells made from the deepest holes in the world.
Building a decentralized bank for micro businesses in Latin America
Alumni-founded Quipu Market offers loans and other financial services to entrepreneurs through its online marketplace.
Taking the guesswork out of dental care with artificial intelligence
MIT alumni-founded Overjet analyzes and annotates dental X-rays to help dentists offer more comprehensive care.
Helping dairy farmers raise healthy cows
Labby has developed an optical milk scanner based on materials-sensing technology that dairy farmers can use to measure the health of their cows.
Bringing hope and transformation to the Democratic Republic of Congo
MIT political science master’s student Milain Fayulu is building brands to bring change to his home country.
Solve at MIT 2022: Demystifying world issues one connection at a time
Hundreds of social impact leaders from around the world convene to discuss the world’s most imminent problems and how to ethically solve them.
Expanding energy access in rural Lesotho
MIT alumni-founded OnePower is building minigrids to power villages across the small, mountainous country.
Solar-powered desalination device wins MIT $100K competition
Nona Desalination is developing a compact water-desalination device that requires less electricity than a cell phone charger.