A growing gap in the transition of inventions from research labs to market is slowing the…
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Could we make cars out of petroleum residue?
As the world struggles to improve the efficiency of cars and other vehicles in order to…
Setting carbon management in stone
Keeping global temperatures within limits deemed safe by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change means doing…
Using soap to remove micropollutants from water
Imagine millions of soapy sponges the size of human cells that can clean water by soaking…
MIT engineering design and rapid prototyping course gets a refresh
The Bernard M. Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program (GEL Program) recently revamped and relaunched 16.810 (Engineering Design…
Launchpad for health care entrepreneurs
When computation and systems biology PhD student Elvira Kinzina was diagnosed with Lyme disease during her…
An all-in-one approach to diabetes treatment
Before consuming a meal, many people with diabetes need to inject themselves with insulin. This is…