Is your meal really gluten free?
Portable sensor detects trace amounts of gluten in food at restaurants.
Q&A: Robert Metcalfe on the "Inoversity"
Ethernet and 3Com co-founder and MIT Visiting Innovation Fellow discusses how universities can drive innovation.
![“In about 30 seconds, we can scan a container and provide a three-dimensional map of [the materials inside the cargo]. This information clears the container or alerts you to a region that needs to be examined more carefully,” says William Bertozzi, MIT physics professor emeritus and co-founder of Passport Systems.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201606/MIT-Passport-System.jpg?itok=M43U9LUQ)
Improved threat-detection
Scanners more rapidly and accurately identify radioactive materials at U.S. borders, events.
Helping innovators to "keep going"
How does the Sandbox Funding Board define success? Everyone learning.
MIT Professional Education fuels a researcher / entrepreneur
Ralph Rodriguez has thrived with the help of 20 semesters in the Advanced Study Program.
MIT to launch Hong Kong Innovation Node in June
Launch celebration and inaugural program for students marks the beginning of MIT’s long-term presence in Hong Kong.
Startup launches theft-proof, weatherproof bikes
Slava Menn aims to make cycling safer and easier in cities worldwide.
Lung cancer “breathalyzer” wins $100K Entrepreneurship Competition
Team’s smartphone-connected device can detect lung cancer early from a single breath.
J-WAFS conference reflects growing interest in food and water research
The MIT community turned out in force, along with attendees from the corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors.
MIT team’s “brain” for microgrids wins Clean Energy Prize
Six teams split $225,000 in prizes at the annual competition that funds clean-energy ideas.
Team wins prize for bringing rentable refrigeration to India’s food supply chain
Modular boxes that keep food shipments fresh win Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize.
U.S. Department of Energy leaders highlight clean energy research, career opportunities
Sustainable transportation, grid modernization, building efficiency among topics at MIT Energy Initiative event with Department of Energy's David Danielson.
Method for earlier detection of leukemia wins $300,000 grant
Team takes home grand prize from Koch Institute’s unique research-grant pitch competition.
Reprogramming gut bacteria as “living therapeutics”
Daily doses of synthetic biotics developed by startup Synologic may sense, treat metabolic diseases.
App that provides “nutrition receipts” for groceries wins IDEAS Global Challenge
Twelve teams competing in social-entrepreneurship competition split $97,500 in cash prizes.