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MIT launches new venture for world-changing entrepreneurs
November 14, 2016 Editor 0
Today MIT President L. Rafael Reif announced the creation of The Engine, a new kind of enterprise designed to support startup companies working on scientific and technological innovation with the potential for transformative societal impact. President Reif made the announcement at an evening event at The Engine’s Central Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, headquarters attended by entrepreneurs, […]
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Students challenged to drive change with new MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize
November 16, 2015 Editor 0
MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) today announced a new innovation competition in food and agriculture. Sponsored by Rabobank, the new MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Plan Competition — with prizes totaling $25,000 — is intended to be the premier food and agribusiness business plan competition for university and graduate […]
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A better way to deliver innovation to the world
May 29, 2015 Editor 0
The below op-ed, by MIT President L. Rafael Reif, appears in today’s Washington Post. In 2012, MIT researchers introduced a liquid-impregnated surface that made the inside of a bottle so slippery that ketchup would flow out freely to the last drop. Today, LiquiGlide, the company spun out from this advance, has 30 industrial customers and has […]
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Bringing power to the people — and heat as well
August 7, 2012 Editor 0
In some isolated clinics in parts of Africa, the electricity needed to power lights and medical devices is generated by expensive imported diesel fuel; the water supply can be so cold in winter that health workers can’t even wash their hands properly. But a startup company established by a team of MIT students and alumni […]
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