Researchers from MIT and Northwestern have developed an online networking tool aimed at aiding people with anxiety and depression, reports Katie Collins for Wired. The tool, “allows people to build online support communities and practice therapeutic techniques among one another.”
Writing for The Washington Post, Dominic Basulto reports on how the synthetic biology work at MIT startup Ginkgo Bioworks has been inspired by computer programming. “Ginkgo is essentially programming organisms, getting them to behave the same way as one might a piece of computer code,” explains Basulto.
MIT startup LiquiGlide, which has developed a coating that makes the inside of a bottle slippery, has signed an agreement with the glue-maker Elmer’s, Jim Festante reports for Slate in a new video. The video highlights how the LiquiGlide coating makes it possible for liquids like ketchup, toothpaste and glue to slide right out of the bottle, reducing waste.
LiquiGlide, an MIT startup that produces a slippery coating to help get substances out of bottles, has announced a partnership with glue maker Elmer’s Products, reports Nidhi Subbaraman for BetaBoston. Subbaraman explains that “LiquiGlide’s core technology is a sprayable solid-liquid double-layer,” that prevents liquids from adhering to the walls of containers.
Kenneth Chang writes for The New York Times about LiquiGlide, an MIT startup that has developed a nonstick coating that allows liquids, like ketchup or glue, to slide right out of the bottle. Chang explains that LiquiGlide could have “major environmental payoffs by reducing waste.”
A study co-authored by Professor Matt Marx indicates that Silicon Valley’s success may be due California’s prohibition of non-compete clauses, reports Natalie Kitroeff for Bloomberg News. The researchers explain that, “Policymakers who sanction the use of non-competes could be inadvertently creating regional disadvantage as far as retention of knowledge workers is concerned.”
Richard Moran writes for The Huffington Post about an MIT study that examines why Silicon Valley is home to so many tech companies. "The entire ecosystem is nurturing and helping companies within Silicon Valley realize their promise on a more guaranteed basis than anywhere else in the state," says Professor Scott Stern.
Justine Hofherr writes for Boston.com about Christina Chase’s work mentoring students at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship. Hofherr writes that “Chase’s former students say she’s helped them realize their dreams, and is paving the way for women in tech one class at a time.”
Slate reporter Alison Griswold writes about a new MIT study examining what makes certain startups successful. “We’re trying to measure things that companies do naturally when they have the ambition and potential to grow,” says Prof. Scott Stern.
MIT researchers have developed a method to identify entrepreneurial “hotspots,” reports Lisa Krieger for San Jose Mercury News. Researchers found that areas like Silicon Valley can help companies “realize their promise on a more guaranteed basis," explains Prof. Scott Stern.
Heidi Legg writes for BetaBoston about the Women in Innovation and Entrepreneurship networking reception held last week as part of EECS’s entrepreneurship course, Start6. “The world would be a better place with more women entrepreneurs,” said Prof. Cynthia Breazeal.
In an article for Science, Jocelyn Kaiser writes about how Prof. Robert Weinberg’s company, Verastem Inc., is starting a new round of clinical trials to test the theory that by targeting cancer stem cells, the disease can be controlled.
HubSpot founders and MIT alumni Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah speak with the Financial Times' Rebecca Knight about how their time at MIT helped lay the foundation for HubSpot’s success. “A lot of people ‘diss’ MBA programmes but HubSpot wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for MIT Sloan,” says Halligan.
Jon Chesto writes for The Boston Globe about a new battery technology from Professor Don Sadoway’s company, Ambri, that allows for more efficient grid-level power storage: “The goal is to allow electric utilities or big industrial plants to store power so it can be released at times of high usage.”
William Aulet, managing director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, speaks with Cheryl Conner of Forbes about what entrepreneurs can gain from taking online courses. “Entrepreneurship is not a gift,” Aulet explains. “It’s a skill. People should think of becoming an entrepreneur in the same way they think of becoming a teacher or lawyer.”