American Innovation

For nearly a decade, the MIT Warrior-Scholar Project STEM boot camp has helped enlisted members of the military prepare for higher education.

The MIT Supply Chain Management master's program hosts three Military Fellows each year from the US Army, reflecting the long-standing relationship between the military and the logistics industry.

Now mandated by law, Lincoln Laboratory’s blackout drills are improving national security and ensuring mission readiness.

The research center, sponsored by the DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration, will advance the simulation of extreme environments, such as those in hypersonic flight and atmospheric reentry.

The U.S. Air Force and MIT have renewed their contract for operating the federally funded MIT Lincoln Laboratory, a long-standing asset for defense innovation and prototyping.

Through two programs at MIT, active duty naval officers gain the technical skills they need to lead projects in the Navy.

Learning more about this structure could help scientists find ways to block Tau from forming tangles in the brain of Alzheimer’s patients.

Lipid metabolism and cell membrane function can be disrupted in the neurons of people who carry rare variants of ABCA7.

A former MIT linebacker led the development of a lightweight football helmet that’s been rated the safest ever tested.

A company co-founded by an MIT alum developed a modular heat pump to electrify the centuries-old steam boiler.

By stacking multiple active components based on new materials on the back end of a computer chip, this new approach reduces the amount of energy wasted during computation.

Macro, a modeling tool developed by the MIT Energy Initiative, enables energy-system planners to explore options for developing infrastructure to support decarbonized, reliable, and low-cost power grids.

AI supports the clean energy transition as it manages power grid operations, helps plan infrastructure investments, guides development of novel materials, and more.

Five-year collaboration between MIT and GE Vernova aims to accelerate the energy transition and scale new innovations.

The approach combines physics and machine learning to avoid damaging disruptions when powering down tokamak fusion machines.

Lincoln Laboratory transitioned its optical-amplifier technology to Bridger Photonics for commercialization, enhancing US energy security and efficiency.

Charge Robotics, founded by MIT alumni, has created a system that automatically assembles and installs completed sections of large solar farms.

MIT engineers are using recycled plastic to 3D print construction-grade floor trusses.

Chemical engineers have found a simple way to make capturing carbon emissions from industrial plants more energy-efficient.

A company founded by MIT alumni has developed machines that can autonomously load and unload trucks inside warehouses and logistic centers.

A company founded by an MIT alumnus and a professor is scaling up an electrochemical lithium extraction technology to secure supply chains of the critical metal.

To reduce waste, a program developed at MIT helps users create outlines for adaptable clothing, such as pants that can be reconfigured into a dress. Each component of these pieces can be replaced, rearranged, or restyled.

Alumni entrepreneurs are applying MIT know-how to keep goods out of landfills, reduce energy costs in recycling, and provide safe sanitation.

An MIT research collaboration aims to deliver power efficiencies for data centers and ultra-low power consumption for intelligent devices at the edge.