Startups

Graviky Labs has developed technology that attaches to exhaust systems of diesel generator chimneys to capture particulate matter (PM). Scientists at Graviky then treat the soot to turn it into ink, called Air-Ink, for artists around the world.

Recycling air pollution to make art

Startup’s system captures particle matter from diesel exhaust and turns it into inks and paints.

November 26, 2017

MIT Associate Provost Richard Lester, left, during the launch of the China Future City Lab, Friday, November 17, 2017. Lester welcomed executives from the lab's group of founding partners at a formal signing ceremony.

MIT launches China Future City Lab

New urban studies program to spur research and innovation in China.

November 20, 2017

STEX25 is a competitive accelerator launched last year by the MIT Startup Exchange, which prioritizes connecting industry partners with fast-growing MIT startups to accelerate innovation. Throughout the year, STEX25 startups participate in various events on MIT’s campus and across the globe, attended by startup founders and corporate representatives, such as networking seminars, various workshop...

STEX25 strengthens collaboration between startups and industry

MIT Startup Exchange accelerator puts focus on establishing profitable business connections.

November 14, 2017

MIT alumna Sophia Yen is making birth control easily available online with her startup Pandia Health.

Physician founds online birth control service

Sophia Yen '93 is on a mission: to make preventing unplanned pregnancies as easy as possible by making prescription contraceptives available online.

November 9, 2017

The non-profit Young 1ove designed a course for Botswana schools called “No Sugar” that teaches young girls the high likelihood of contracting HIV from older men called "sugar daddies." Classes begin with ice breakers, such as singing and dancing exercises (shown here). The remainder of the class teaches students risk factors of sugar daddies and how to seek help. The course has reached more t...

Course helps girls in Botswana avoid HIV and “sugar daddies”

Youth-to-youth program teaches girls about the increased odds of contracting HIV from older men.

October 25, 2017

A rendering of the open space as imagined in a site plan example, from the corner of Third Street and Broadway. Key features include public gathering spaces, retail kiosks, and water representing the continuation of Broad Canal.

Cambridge City Council approves MIT’s Volpe zoning petition

The 14-acre underutilized parcel in Kendall Square is set to be reimagined as a vibrant community.

October 23, 2017

Logistimo, with chief executive Anup Akkihal (left) and product manager Raj Ganesh, was one of four grand-prize winners in the second annual MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge.

Innovating for shared prosperity

MIT’s Inclusive Innovation Challenge awards over $1 million to organizations harnessing technology to create greater economic opportunity for workers.

October 13, 2017

The winning team, named A Salt Solution, won $10,000 for a prototype of a simple, low-cost hydrogel that can be incorporated into water desalination plants or placed directly into bodies of water to collect uranium. The team members are: (left to right) Jasmine Harris, Cynthia Lo, and William “Robin” Lindemann.

Hydrogel that extracts uranium from water wins MADMEC

Teams developing materials solutions for ships and buildings split second and third prizes.

October 13, 2017

T.K. Pillan ’90, a mechanical engineering major while at MIT, now runs the largest vegan and vegetarian restaurant company in the U.S.

When healthy meets fast food

T.K. Pillan ’90 created Veggie Grill, a completely plant-based, fast-casual eatery that is now the largest vegan and vegetarian restaurant company in the U.S.

October 11, 2017

MIT-France student intern Annie Dai (seated) spent a summer at Plume Labs.

Clearing the air

At Plume Labs in Paris, MIT-France interns take on an invisible threat by helping to develop a wearable device that tracks indoor and outdoor air quality.

September 29, 2017