Summer in the Sandbox | MIT News

Students in a new innovation program are using the summer, their new connections, and their funding to move their ideas forward.

Meg Murphy | School of Engineering • mit
Aug. 17, 2016 ~8 min

Doubling battery power of consumer electronics | MIT News

New lithium metal batteries could make smartphones, drones, and electric cars last twice as long.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 16, 2016 ~8 min


J-WAFS Solutions program awards $750,000 in commercialization grants | MIT News

Four new projects and one renewal receive $150,000 in funding for 2016-2017.

Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab • mit
Aug. 12, 2016 ~7 min

When to get your head out of the game | MIT News

Wearable sensor for athletes detects potential head injuries, gathers data on hard hits.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 11, 2016 ~8 min

Building out a global classroom | MIT News

Students from MIT and Hong Kong collaborate to bring their entrepreneurial ideas to fruition during MIT Kickstart.

Terri Park | MIT Innovation Initiative • mit
Aug. 9, 2016 ~5 min

Fighting ALS with mind, hand, and heart | MIT News

With support from the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program, an MIT spinoff is creating assistive technology for people with ALS.

Meg Murphy | School of Engineering • mit
July 29, 2016 ~10 min

Gliding from classroom to market | MIT News

Treaded hand truck created as class project is now making downstairs deliveries safer.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
July 28, 2016 ~9 min

Growing season | MIT News

New professional education program on agriculture, innovation, and the environment attracts global agricultural leaders to MIT.

Marilyn Siderwicz | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
July 19, 2016 ~25 min


Building a foundation for tech startups | MIT News

Launched in an MIT dorm room, alum’s venture capital firm now controls $150 million in assets.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
July 14, 2016 ~7 min

DUSP, CRE, and STL Lab award $1.1 million in second round of faculty research funding | MIT News

Nine grants awarded to MIT faculty and researchers.

School of Architecture and Planning • mit
July 11, 2016 ~4 min

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