Richard Cohen: Pioneering biomedical research and education at MIT for half a century

Richard J. Cohen, the Whitaker Professor in Biomedical Engineering in the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering…

MIT engineers produce the world’s longest flexible fiber battery

Researchers have developed a rechargeable lithium-ion battery in the form of an ultra-long fiber that could…

Xandar Kardian raises $10 million for contactless health monitoring tech

Xandar Kardian, a Toronto-based healthtech company, has secured $10 million in its Series A funding round…

Q&A: More-sustainable concrete with machine learning

As a building material, concrete withstands the test of time. Its use dates back to early…

Clearview AI is closer to getting a US patent for its facial recognition technology

Clearview AI is on track to receive a US patent for its facial recognition technology, according…

Summit Nanotech wins $1 million Women in Cleantech challenge

MaRS Discovery District and Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) announced November 30, that the grand prize winner…

Omicron shows the danger of treating coronavirus like an emergency

Almost 21 months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared covid-19 a pandemic, the world is once…

Provost Martin Schmidt named president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

MIT Provost Martin Schmidt has been named as the 19th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the…

That ‘real’ Disney lightsaber? You’ll never get to touch it

© Disney © & TM Lucasfilm I have some terrible news: Disney has confirmed you’ll never…

Peloton is suing its rivals over its on-demand classes

Peloton’s on-demand classes and leaderboard are at the heart of both lawsuits. | Photo by Amelia…