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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
May 24, 2015 • ~6 min
Freshly squeezed vaccines | MIT News
Microfluidic cell-squeezing device opens new possibilities for cell-based vaccines.
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.
May 19, 2015 • ~9 min
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