Know more about MIT TLP Archives - Northwest Executive Education Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:55:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://northwest.education/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/MONOGRAM-150x150.png Know more about MIT TLP Archives - Northwest Executive Education 32 32 The Coming Together of Machine Learning and the Life Sciences is Creating Exciting Opportunities https://northwest.education/insights/machine-learning/merging-machine-learning-and-the-life-sciences/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:40:48 +0000 https://northwest.education/?p=28130 Through computing, senior and Marshall Scholar Anna Sappington seeks answers to biological questions.

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]]> New Approach Quickly Finds Hidden Objects in Dense Point Clouds https://northwest.education/insights/technology/new-approach-quickly-finds-hidden-objects-in-dense-point-clouds/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:20:10 +0000 https://northwest.education/?p=45659 New approach quickly finds hidden objects in dense point clouds, for use in driverless cars or work spaces with robotic assistants

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]]> Social Robots are Coming to a Hospital Near You – Not Necessarily as a Doctor https://northwest.education/insights/technology/social-robots-can-benefit-hospitalized-children/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 05:55:18 +0000 https://northwest.education/?p=45331 Interacting with a robotic teddy bear invented at MIT boosted young patients’ positive emotions, engagement, and activity level

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]]> Taking a City’s Pulse with Moveable Sensors https://northwest.education/insights/technology/taking-a-citys-pulse-with-moveable-sensors/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 09:01:16 +0000 https://northwest.education/?p=45869 Study quantifies how much of Manhattan 10 taxis cover in a day — to better measure air pollution, traffic, and more

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]]> Are you Constantly Distracted? https://northwest.education/insights/technology/are-you-constantly-distracted/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:57:47 +0000 https://northwest.education/?p=45847 Neuroscientists might have found the answers by tracing a brain circuit

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]]> How Greentown Labs Became the Epicenter of Clean Tech https://northwest.education/insights/technology/how-greentown-labs-became-the-epicenter-of-clean-tech/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:45:18 +0000 https://northwest.education/?p=45623 The incubator’s winding journey to success helped its startup community grow closer while addressing environmental challenges

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]]> A New Way to Make Droplets Bounce Away https://northwest.education/insights/technology/a-new-way-to-make-droplets-bounce-away/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:40:23 +0000 https://northwest.education/?p=45186 Engineers design surfaces that send rain flying away, potentially preventing icing or soaking.

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]]> Drag – Drop – Data : Unleashing of the Next Generation of Data Analytics https://northwest.education/insights/artificial-intelligence/drag-drop-data-unleashing-of-the-next-generation-of-data-analytics/ Fri, 03 May 2024 09:00:34 +0000 https://northwest.education/?p=45238 For years, researchers from MIT and Brown University have been developing an interactive system that lets users drag-and-drop and manipulate data on any touchscreen

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]]> A Behavioral Economist Explores Poverty and Development https://northwest.education/insights/economics/a-behavioral-economist-explores-poverty-and-development/ Sat, 30 Mar 2024 18:39:27 +0000 https://northwest.education/?p=44265 Doctoral student Pierre-Luc Vautrey investigates how incorrect beliefs shape economic decision-making

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]]> Building the Tools of the Next Manufacturing Revolution https://northwest.education/insights/technology/building-the-tools-of-the-next-manufacturing-revolution/ Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:10:18 +0000 https://northwest.education/?p=45834 From industrializing 3-D printing to creating nanomaterials at scale, John Hart is reimagining the way things are made.

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