Deshpande Center

3M is collaborating with the lab of MIT Associate Professor Hadley Sikes to jointly develop a rapid Covid-19 test. Here, 3M Covid-19 test team members work in a pilot lab facility.

MIT team collaborates with 3M to develop rapid Covid-19 test

Company working with Sikes Lab to test feasibility of low-cost diagnostic that could be manufactured by the millions each day.

July 14, 2020

IdeaStream 2020 featured presentations from 19 research projects across MIT, as well as Q&A sessions with speakers via Zoom.

IdeaStream 2020 goes virtual

From machine learning to devices to Covid-19 testing, Deshpande Center projects aim to make a positive impact on the world.

June 24, 2020

MIT engineers have devised a double-sided adhesive that can be used to seal tissues together.

Double-sided tape for tissues could replace surgical sutures

New adhesive that binds wet surfaces within seconds could be used to heal wounds or implant medical devices.

October 30, 2019

A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the polymer network that makes up mucins.

Study reveals how mucus tames microbes

Specialized sugar molecules called glycans can disarm opportunistic pathogens and prevent infection.

October 14, 2019

Left: A water sample undergoing testing using the J-WAFS-funded water quality test kit soon to be deployed throughout Nepal. Right: Citrus trees infected with citrus greening disease are highly contagious and can wipe out whole orange groves. A J-WAFS-funded sensor could help farmers detect the disease much earlier.

J-WAFS announces 2019 Solutions Grants supporting agriculture and clean water

Projects address access to clean water in Nepal via wearable E. coli test kits, improving the resilience of commercial citrus groves, and more.

September 17, 2019

Droplets that land on a specially prepared surface with tiny ring-shaped patterns splash upward in a bowl shape, as seen in this photo, instead of spreading out over the surface, thus minimizing the water’s contact with the surface.

A new way to make droplets bounce away

Engineers design surfaces that send rain flying away, potentially preventing icing or soaking.

June 27, 2019

Inkbit, a startup out of MIT, has created a multimaterial 3-D printer capable of printing extremely flexible materials more accurately than competitors, according to the founders.

A 3-D printer powered by machine vision and artificial intelligence

MIT startup Inkbit is overcoming traditional constraints to 3-D printing by giving its machines “eyes and brains.”

June 4, 2019

J-Clinic names 18 grant recipients from across Institute

Projects will develop new AI technologies that detect and prevent diseases.

May 1, 2019

Leaders of the MIT Innovation Initiative say the new Proto Ventures Program will be unlike anything else in higher education.

With new Proto Ventures Program, MIT Innovation Initiative turns ideas into impact

MITii will hire experts to pursue new business opportunities by matching MIT expertise and innovation with real-world problems.

April 2, 2019

Professor Jae Lim (left) worked with Jack Turner extensively on the development of HDTV technology and named this new award to recognize the contributions of Turner and the MIT Technology Licensing Office to the development of MIT intellectual property.

Jack Turner Entrepreneurship Award established to support electronics research

Generous $1 million gift recognizes the collaborations of the Research Laboratory of Electronics and the Technology Licensing Office to develop MIT intellectual property.

November 27, 2018

This wearable water quality test kit (early prototype pictured at left) provides a simple, accessible way to test the presence of E. coli in drinking water. A J-WAFS Solutions grant will enable an MIT research team to develop a regionally-appropriate commercialization strategy to ensure that these test kits can be accessible to rural and urban communities in Nepal as well as the other areas in Sou...

J-WAFS awards grants for commercialization of food and water technologies

Solutions grants will aid commercialization of novel MIT technologies to test water safety and improve agricultural productivity.

September 11, 2018