tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185559580 2008-05-14 15:22:27 -0400 EECS <p>Four MIT undergraduates shared a $25k prize as round one winners in Google's Android Developer Challenge, a worldwide open competition for software developers based on Google's Android software stack for mobile applications.</p><p>Clare Bayley '10, Carter Jernigan '08, Jasper Lin '08, and Christina Wright '08 were awarded the prize for their term project in Course VI class 6.087/6.081: Building Mobile Applications with Android. This experimental class, taught by EECS Prof. Hal Abelson with the aid of IS&amp;T's mobile devices platform project manager Andrew Yu, was unique in its use of professional (volunteer) application developers from the Boston software developer community as mentors. </p><p>Eric Carlson of ConnectedBits was the mentor for the winning 'Locale' project team. Locale was one of 50 winning projects selected on May 9 from a field of 1800 entries. As round 1 winners, the MIT students are now eligible to compete for higher levels in the Developer Challenge--leading to prizes of up to $275 thousand. </p> 665 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185383420 2008-10-23 12:48:13 -0400 RLE Professor Karl K. Berggren of MIT discusses research and education in his group, and the intellectual challenges facing engineers at the frontiers of nanoscale and quantum information science. 338 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185346120 2008-11-13 15:28:36 -0500 RLE Professor Rajeev J. Ram of MIT discusses research and education in his group, and the intellectual challenges facing engineering at the frontiers of communications, energy and bioengineering. 457 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185315580 2008-12-02 10:53:31 -0500 MIT Mobile Experience Lab Future near-field communication (NFC) usages in every-day life Near-Field Communication is a short-range high-frequency wireless communication technology which enables the exchange of data between devices over approximately 10-cm distance. Current usages include mobile ticketing on public transportation systems, mobile payment, smart postering, and bluetooth pairing. For this project, MIT Mobile Experience Lab imagined future scenarios on NFC technology in the specific context of Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus. More info mobile.mit.edu/en/nokianfc With the support of Nokia - Connecting People Core Team Federico Casalegno, David Boardman & Agnes Chang 262 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185277920 2008-08-27 14:17:42 -0400 Lemelson-MIT Program The <a href="http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/teams/2007/paloalto.html" target="_blank">Palo Alto High School</a> from Palo Alto, Calif., received a 2007 <a href="http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/" target="_blank">InvenTeam</a> grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program to create a head-mounted remote control for quadriplegics. The InvenTeam presented its project at MIT in June 2007. Henry Evans, a quadriplegic, was the inspiration for the invention. Mikala Evans, daughter of Henry Evans, introduced the InvenTeam. 1180 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185250640 2009-01-06 12:12:41 -0500 Lemelson-MIT Program <a href="http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/teams/2005/westsalem.html" target="_blank">West Salem High School</a> from West Salem, Ore., received a 2005 <a href="http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/" target="_blank">InvenTeam</a> grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program to invent a watermelon ripeness evaluator. The InvenTeam exhibited its invention at a showcase held at MIT in June 2005. 75 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185230140 2009-01-22 10:50:19 -0500 Lemelson-MIT Program Saratoga Springs High School from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., received a 2008 InvenTeam grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program to invent a plant and flower success indicator to measure garden conditions, dubbed the Garden Consultant. The InvenTeam presented its invention at EurekaFest at MIT in June 2008. 810 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185173740 2009-06-25 16:17:47 -0400 RLE Professor Yoel Fink of MIT discusses research and education in his group, and the intellectual challenges facing engineers at the frontiers of photonic materials, systems and applications. 350