Demo day showcases serious innovation in “playful” tech
Play Labs startups include virtual pets, nausea-reducing virtual reality games, and augmented-reality paintballing.
Bringing poverty-alleviating solutions to market in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda
2017 D-Lab Scale-Ups are tackling energy access, small farm irrigation, portable medical diagnostics, online education, and support for local artisans.
Krystyn Van Vliet named associate provost
Engineer brings active interest in innovation to new role.
Smart mat detects early warning signs of foot ulcers
Conceived at an MIT hackathon, system could reduce amputations, cut medical costs for diabetics.
Infinite Cooling wins Cleantech University Prize competition
Startup is meeting global environmental needs by changing the way power plants use water.
Hybrid drones carry heavier payloads for greater distances
Startup’s gas-electric engines may pave way for package delivery and human flight.
Startup soars with LEGO drones
Co-founded by Amir Hirsch ’06, SM ’07, Flybrix drones offers people of all ages the ability to fly their ideas.
How to court millennial shoppers? Lose the logo
Alumna Wendy Wen '09 co-founded an online handbag company to create a new generation of luxury for savvy younger shoppers.
Hacking functional fabrics to aid emergency response
MIT and other innovators design novel solutions for the battlefield, disaster sites, and other dangerous environments.
Monitoring metabolic energy expenditure, health, and fitness with a breath analyzer
Simple-to-use, low-cost respiratory sensor enables measurement and tracking of personal metabolism.
SproutsIO aims to power a “Personal Produce” movement
Smart, soil-free microgarden lets users optimize growing conditions while cutting water and resource use.
Coaching platform improves health outcomes, lowers medical costs
New app lets patients work alone or with others to prevent, monitor, and reverse chronic disease.
Finding leaks while they’re easy to fix
Robot can inspect water or gas pipes from the inside to find leaks long before they become catastrophic.
Bitcoin study: Period of exclusivity encourages early adopters
Delaying access for the tech-savvy can stifle spread of new products, experiment with MIT students shows.