Low-cost ventilator wins Sloan health care prize
Device was one of eight inventions pitched at this year’s MIT Sloan Healthcare Innovations Prize competition.
Twenty-five ways in which MIT has transformed computing
From digital circuits to ingestible robots, the Institute has helped spearhead key innovations in the technology revolution.
Podcast reveals the tough reality of building a business
Frederic Kerrest MBA ’09 recently launched the podcast "Zero to IPO" to help entrepreneurs with each stage of the startup journey.
Finding love in the lab
Mechanical engineering alumni and married couple Larissa Nietner and Scott Nill started their relationship — and two companies — as MIT graduate students.
Redesigning pharmacies with the consumer in mind
Alto Pharmacy uses software and an innovative operations model to improve access to medication.
At StartMIT, students gain advice for building a successful startup
“The purpose of a business should be to solve real problems for real customers,” says MIT Professor Hari Balakrishnan, cofounder of Cambridge Mobile Telematics.
Teaching the entrepreneurial craft at startup speed
MIT’s Entrepreneurship Development Program takes attendees through every step of the company-building process.
First step on Volpe parcel planned for 2019
Building and landscape designs for new federal building are now complete.
Optimizing solar farms with smart drones
MIT spinoff Raptor Maps uses machine-learning software to improve the maintenance of solar panels.
Democratizing app development
Thunkable gives noncoders the ability to create professional-grade mobile apps.
Empowering impoverished artisans through fashion
Soko uses a mobile-based supply chain to give artisans in Kenya access to the fashion world.
Weather monitoring from the ground up
ClimaCell uses wireless signals to track and forecast the weather in every 500-meter patch of the Earth’s surface.
Startup founded by MIT alumnus unveils electric vehicles for the future
Rivian Automotive is showing off its first products at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week.
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.
Healthy eating made easy
Startup PlateJoy sends users personalized meal plans to help them achieve health goals.