A new look for nuclear power | MIT News

A nuclear power plant that will float eight or more miles out to sea promises to be safer, cheaper, and easier to deploy than today’s land-based plants.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
June 24, 2015 ~14 min

New manufacturing approach slices lithium-ion battery cost in half | MIT News

Reinventing how these batteries are made also improves their performance and recyclability.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
June 23, 2015 ~8 min


Teaching development skills on three continents | MIT News

Annual summit expands to three sessions, focused on recycling, health care, and empowering desert communities.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
June 12, 2015 ~7 min

Metcalfe to serve as visiting innovation fellow for 2015-16 academic year | MIT News

Ethernet co-inventor and 3Com founder will shape Start6, EECS’s innovation and entrepreneurship workshop.

Kelly Courtney | MIT Innovation Initiative • mit
June 8, 2015 ~4 min

Hacking for those with disabilities | MIT News

“Design is a conversation” at this year's ATHack, or Assistive Technologies Hackathon, for people with disabilities.

Patricia A. Sampson | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science • mit
June 1, 2015 ~7 min

“Rocket science” for marketing | MIT News

Startup’s software, designed to plan NASA space missions, now drives more effective online advertising.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
May 29, 2015 ~8 min

Using desalination to address drought | MIT News

Developed by Carlos Riva ’75, a California water plant will be the largest seawater desalination facility in the Western Hemisphere.

Elizabeth Thomson | MIT Spectrum • mit
May 28, 2015 ~3 min

A better way to deliver innovation to the world | MIT News

"To tackle our biggest societal challenges, we need an innovation pipeline that delivers every drop," Reif writes.

News Office • mit
May 24, 2015 ~6 min


Freshly squeezed vaccines | MIT News

Microfluidic cell-squeezing device opens new possibilities for cell-based vaccines.

Kevin Leonardi | Koch Institute • mit
May 22, 2015 ~9 min

Lemelson-MIT announces 2015 National Collegiate Student Prize Competition winners | MIT News

Students recognized for inventions in health care, transportation, food and agriculture, and consumer devices.

Stephanie Martinovich | Lemelson-MIT Program • mit
May 19, 2015 ~9 min

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