Drones relay RFID signals for inventory control
System could save retailers billions lost through faulty inventory records.
MIT’s first MicroMasters learners earn credentials
More than 1,100 learners finish online course series; 622 pass final exam that offers opportunity to apply for hybrid master’s.
Internet of things: Let the avatars talk to each other
Sanjay Sarma has focused his research on new uses for RFID and security for the internet of things.
Q&A: When is giving to charity the wrong thing to do?
MBA student and film producer Mark Weber describes how the foreign aid and charity industries may be holding developing countries down.
J-WAFS awards $1.4 million in third round of seed grant funding
Principal investigators will receive grants of up to $200,000 per year for two years, overhead free, for innovative research on food and water challenges.
MIT master’s program in supply chain management ranked No. 1 in the world
Program earns top accolade for a second time from global ratings agency Eduniversal.
Concrete Sustainability Hub welcomes Panamanian government officials
Panamanian delegates participating in the U.S. Trade and Development Agency Global Procurement Initiative visited MIT to learn about life-cycle cost analysis models.
Reducing spoilage in food aid shipments
Large-scale tests compare damage from insects and moisture using a variety of containers.
Startup offers “online booking” for industrial water
MIT alum’s website helps companies find, ship, and recycle water, reducing environmental impact.
Commercializing integrated photonics
AIM Photonics fall meeting attendees tackle plans for making computer chips with integrated optical devices and developing a regional workforce.
Professor Emeritus Jay Forrester, digital computing and system dynamics pioneer, dies at 98
The inventor of an early form of RAM had an outsized influence on organizational dynamics, supply chains, and sustainability.
MIT Sloan takes interdisciplinary approach to managing food safety risks in China
Team announces collaboration with the Walmart Foundation.
Expanding Arab access to MITx MicroMasters in supply chain management
Al Ghurair Foundation now accepting applications for a new scholarship opportunity.
MIT-USAID program releases supply chain evaluation of malaria diagnostics
Study of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Uganda assesses scalability, identifies supply chain challenges.
Thirteen universities adopt MicroMasters and launch 18 new programs via edX
MITx expands reach of MicroMasters in supply chain management with new paths to a master’s degree.