Strengthening America’s manufacturing base

U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu serves as the Department of…

Making hydropower plants more sustainable

Growing up on a farm in Texas, there was always something for siblings Gia Schneider ’99…

The hub of the local robotics industry

The MIT spinout Ori attracted a lot of attention when it unveiled its shapeshifting furniture prototypes…

Helping cassava farmers by extending crop life

The root vegetable cassava is a major food staple in dozens of countries across the world.…

Building a decentralized bank for micro businesses in Latin America

In Barranquilla, Colombia, Edinson Flores has run a small, family-owned fast-food business for many years. But…

Helping dairy farmers raise healthy cows

Dairy farmers around the world have an information problem. To get the most accurate measurements of…

Bringing hope and transformation to the Democratic Republic of Congo

MIT graduate student Milain Fayulu is on a mission. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

Solar-powered desalination device wins MIT $100K competition

The winner of this year’s MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition is commercializing a new water desalination technology.…

Study: Immigrants in the U.S. are more likely to start firms, create jobs

Immigrants to the U.S. are more likely to start businesses than native-born Americans are, according to…

Material designed to improve power plant efficiency wins 2022 Water Innovation Prize

The winner of this year’s Water Innovation Prize is a company commercializing a material that could…