“Artificial blubber” protects divers in frigid water | MIT News

MIT engineers develop a way to triple the survival time for swimmers in wetsuits.

David Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
June 19, 2018 ~9 min

Robert Langer named 2018 US Science Envoy | MIT News

Institute Professor chosen to help forge connections and identify opportunities for sustained international cooperation.

Melanie Miller Kaufman | Department of Chemical Engineering • mit
June 18, 2018 ~2 min


Three MIT graduate students awarded 2018 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for Invention | MIT News

Award honors top collegiate inventors in the United States.

Stephanie Martinovich | Lemelson-MIT Program • mit
May 31, 2018 ~6 min

J-WAFS awards over $1.3 million in fourth round of seed grant funding | MIT News

Eleven principal investigators from six MIT departments will receive grants totaling over $1.3 million, overhead free, for research on food and water challenges.

Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab • mit
May 25, 2018 ~12 min

Professor Dina Katabi wins Association for Computing Machinery Prize in Computing | MIT News

Katabi receives prestigious honor and $250,000 cash prize for her contributions to wireless systems.

Rachel Gordon | CSAIL • mit
April 4, 2018 ~3 min

Using mechanical forces to improve wound healing | MIT News

Dennis Orgill SM ’80, PhD ’83 applies mechanical engineering principles to the operating room.

Mary Beth O'Leary | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
Jan. 5, 2018 ~4 min

3Q: Institute Professor John Deutch on maintaining US leadership in technological innovation | MIT News

Putting limits on foreign students or technical publications would be counterproductive, write Deutch and Condoleezza Rice.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 15, 2017 ~7 min

High School teams awarded 2017-18 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grant for invention projects | MIT News

Fifteen student teams nationwide address local problems through invention.

Lemelson-MIT Program • mit
Oct. 30, 2017 ~4 min


Hydrogel that extracts uranium from water wins MADMEC | MIT News

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

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 13, 2017 ~6 min

Gene-editing technology developer Feng Zhang awarded $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize | MIT News

MIT associate professor and member of the Broad Institute and McGovern Institute recognized for commitment to invention, collaboration, and mentorship.

Lemelson-MIT Program • mit
Sept. 19, 2017 ~5 min

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