Innovation
Channel | updated February 28, 2013
Hard Problems, Elegant Solutions, Big Impact
Hard Problems, Elegant Solutions, Big Impact
How we choose the "10 Emerging Technologies."
Innovation in Manufacturing and Distribution Systems (Part ...
Innovation in Manufacturing and Distribution Systems (Part Three)
Charles L. Cooney, SM '67, PhD '70, Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engieering; Co-Director, Program on the Pharmaceutical Industry; Mark R. Bamforth, Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations and Pharmaceutical ; Genzyme Corporation; Peter Walsh, Director of ...
Innovation in Post-Launch Surveillance and ...
Innovation in Post-Launch Surveillance and Pharmaco-Vigilance (Part Two)
Participants: Isaac S. Kohane, Director, Children's-HST Informatics Program; Associate Director of Bioinformatics, Harvard Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics; Nevine Zariffa, Therapy Area Director, Cardiovascular and Metabolism, Biomedical Data Sciences, ...
Jet-injected drugs may mean the end of needles
Jet-injected drugs may mean the end of needles
MIT researchers have engineered a device that delivers a tiny, high-pressure jet of medicine through the skin without the use of a hypodermic needle.
Jumping water droplets improve power-plant efficiency
Jumping water droplets improve power-plant efficiency
Scalable nanopatterned surfaces designed by MIT researchers could make for more efficient power generation and desalination.
Keeping Tabs on Tools
Keeping Tabs on Tools
Ravi Pappu, cofounder of Cambridge-based ThingMagic, demonstrates a truck-based RFID system at the company's lab in Woburn, MA. The system, called Tool Link, takes inventory of the items packed in a truck bed and alerts the user if any are missing.
Kimerling: Communication Technology Roadmap
Kimerling: Communication Technology Roadmap
Lionel C. Kimerling, Thomas Lord Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Director, Microphotonics Center
Kimerling: Communication Technology Roadmap & Sustainability
Kimerling: Communication Technology Roadmap & Sustainability
Lionel C. Kimerling, Thomas Lord Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Director, Microphotonics Center.
Kimerling: Getting It Done at MIT
Kimerling: Getting It Done at MIT
Lionel C. Kimerling, Thomas Lord Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Director, Microphotonics Center
Kimerling: MIT and Industry
Kimerling: MIT and Industry
Lionel C. Kimerling, Thomas Lord Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Director, Microphotonics Center
Leading by Omission
Leading by Omission
If successful business depends on innovation, wonders Ricardo Semler, why are automobiles made essentially the same way today as they were in Ford's first assembly line 100 years ago? Parallel parking is one of " the stupidest things we do," says Semler, "If we had a day, could we not by ...
Lester: Education and Nuclear Energy at MIT
Lester: Education and Nuclear Energy at MIT
Richard Lester, Japan Steel Industry Professor and Head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE).
Lester: Fusion Research
Lester: Fusion Research
Richard Lester, Japan Steel Industry Professor and Head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE).
Lester: Innovation Waves Towards Energy Security
Lester: Innovation Waves Towards Energy Security
Richard Lester, Japan Steel Industry Professor and Head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE).
Lester: Lessons from Fukushima
Lester: Lessons from Fukushima
Richard Lester, Japan Steel Industry Professor and Head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE).
Lester: Need for New Financing Mechanisms for Energy ...
Lester: Need for New Financing Mechanisms for Energy Solutions
Richard Lester, Japan Steel Industry Professor and Head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE).
Lester: Systems of Innovation
Lester: Systems of Innovation
Richard Lester, Japan Steel Industry Professor and Head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE).
Lester: U.S. Energy Innovation
Lester: U.S. Energy Innovation
Richard Lester, Japan Steel Industry Professor and Head of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE).
LiquiGlide
LiquiGlide
"A revolutionary super-slippery coating to liberate your ketchup!"
MaKey MaKey
MaKey MaKey
MaKey MaKey, created by Jay Silver and Eric Rosenbaum of the MIT Media Lab, is a simple invention kit that allows users to turn everyday objects into touchpads.