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Merrimack High School InvenTeam
from Lemelson-MIT Program
July 24, 2008
Merrimack High School from Merrimack, New Hampshire, received a 2007 InvenTeams grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program to invent a solar-powered biodiesel processor, which it used and tested as fuel in an old Air Force bus acquired by the InvenTeam. In this video an InvenTeam student describes the proj...
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Littleton High School InvenTeam
from Lemelson-MIT Program
July 24, 2008
Littleton High School of Littleton, New Hampshire, was a 2003 pilot InvenTeams grantee that has since sustained a culture of inventiveness. In this video from the 2007 InvenTeams Showcase at MIT, the InvenTeam describes Project Argus, a remote-sensing network device it has been inventing to monitor ...
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Nerinx Hall High School InvenTeam
from Lemelson-MIT Program
July 21, 2008
Nerinx Hall High School from Webster Groves, Missouri, received a 2006 InvenTeams grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program to invent the Water Treatment and Transportation Apparatus (WTTA). In this video, the InvenTeam presents its prototype at MIT, upon completion of the grant. Inspired by two students ...
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Upper Darby High School InvenTeam
from Lemelson-MIT Program
July 21, 2008
Upper Darby High School from Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, received a 2006 InvenTeams grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program to invent an omni-directional wheelchair. In this video, the InvenTeam presents its prototype at MIT, upon completion of the grant. As demonstrated, the wheelchair is capable of tra...
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Supporting Community Water Systems by Selling Art for Water
from Lemelson-MIT Program
July 21, 2008
An introduction to Sacha Yaku and its work on the potable water system of an indigenous community in Ecuador. Sacha Yaku is now starting an "Art for Water" program to tell the story of Santa Ana in the United States and by selling traditional jewelry and pottery to raise money for the water system. ...
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St. Paul's School InvenTeam
from Lemelson-MIT Program
July 24, 2008
St. Paul's School from Concord, New Hampshire, received a 2006 InvenTeams grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program to create a fall sensor for the elderly -- a wearable device that transmits a nursing home patient's motion to a nurse's station that monitors the data. In this video, the InvenTeam presents...
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Johnson High School InvenTeam
from Lemelson-MIT Program
July 24, 2008
Johnson High School InvenTeam from St. Paul, Minnesota, received a 2006 InvenTeams grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program to invent a portable hydraulic press that can create a product from recycled sawdust waste that accumulates in its wood shop class. In this video, the InvenTeam explains its project...
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MSRP 2008 Graduate Application Panel Part 2 7/17/08
from New Media Literacies
July 17, 2008
Part 2 of MSRP 2008 a graduate application panel consisting of:Paula Hammond - Bayer Professor of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical EngineeringDava Newman - Professor, MacVicar Faculty Fellow, Director TPP, Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticStephen Bell - Professor, Department of B...
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MSRP 2008 Graduate Application Panel Part 2 7/17/08
from New Media Literacies
July 17, 2008
Part 2 of MSRP 2008 a graduate application panel consisting of:Paula Hammond - Bayer Professor of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical EngineeringDava Newman - Professor, MacVicar Faculty Fellow, Director TPP, Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticStephen Bell - Professor, Department of B...
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The Bromfield School InvenTeam
from AeroAstro
July 17, 2008
The Bromfield School from Harvard, Massachusetts, received a 2007 InvenTeams grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program to create a memory-assist device for people with Alzheimer's, dementia, and other memory-related illnesses. In this video, the InvenTeam explains its project at the InvenTeams Showcase, h...
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Shot in the Dark
from AeroAstro
July 17, 2008
A short documentary about streptomyces, rhodococcus, and the search for new antibiotics. Made by Graduate Program in Science Writing Students Andrew Moseman, Rachel VanCott, Megan Rulison, and Ashley Yeager....
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MSRP 2008 Graduate Application Panel Part 1 7/17/08
from AeroAstro
July 17, 2008
Part 1 of a MSRP 2008 graduate application panel consisting of: Paula Hammond - Bayer Professor of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering Dava Newman - Professor, MacVicar Faculty Fellow, Director TPP, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautic Stephen Bell - Professor, Department o...
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Robot Locomotion Group-CSAIL-Tedrake_LittleDog
from EECS
July 17, 2008
As part of the DARPA Learning Locomotion project, the CSAIL Robot Locomotion Group under the direction of Prof. Russ Tedrake has been designing robust control strategies for a small quadruped robot to dynamically traverse rough terrain containing obstacles with heights comparable to the leg length o...
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