tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/187301080 2008-05-09 11:59:16 -0400 MITInsite Catch the wrap-up of this years STEM program with comments and stories from the organizers and student mentors. 1002 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/186958940 2008-05-09 17:38:50 -0400 MITInsite As part of the national launch of the MIT Insite website, the STEM students were challenged to make a vehicle out of some LEGOs (TM) and other parts. The goal was to have your vehicle travel down a string the fastest from the 3rd floor to the bottom of Lobby 7. 350 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/186891420 2007-06-27 10:26:14 -0400 eng-youth MIT's School of Engineering outreach programs: MITES, STEM, and SEED. 218 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/186746380 2008-07-24 16:49:30 -0400 Lemelson-MIT Program <a href="http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/teams/2007/merrimack.html" target="_blank">Merrimack High School</a> from Merrimack, N.H., received a 2007 <a href="http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/" target="_blank">InvenTeam</a> 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 that the InvenTeam acquired. The InvenTeam exhibited its invention at a showcase held at MIT in June 2007. 252 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/186546820 2008-07-24 16:59:37 -0400 Lemelson-MIT Program <a href="http://mit.edu/invent/n-feature1.html" target="_blank">Littleton High School</a> of Littleton, N.H., was a <a href="http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/teams/2003/littleton.html" target="_blank">2003 pilot InvenTeam grantee</a> that has since sustained a culture of inventiveness. The InvenTeam exhibited the Argus, a remote-sensing network device to monitor the weather, at a showcase held at MIT in June 2007. 175 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/186473720 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/186425140 2008-07-24 10:52:58 -0400 Lemelson-MIT Program <a href="http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/teams/2006/paul.html" target="_blank"> St. Paul's School</a> from Concord, N.H., received a 2006 <a href="http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/" target="_blank">InvenTeam</a> 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. The InvenTeam presented its project at MIT in June 2006. 537 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/186375240 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/186315220 2007-07-03 12:05:28 -0400 Lemelson-MIT Program The <a href="http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/teams/2007/george.html" target="newwin">George T. Baker Aviation School</a> from Miami, Fla., received a 2007 <a href="http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/" target="newwin">InvenTeam</a> grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program to invent a lightweight, portable, solar-charged traffic signal. The InvenTeam exhibited its invention at a showcase held at MIT in June 2007. 596 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/186263020 2008-07-21 15:48:48 -0400 Lemelson-MIT Program <a href="http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/teams/2006/upper.html" target="_blank">Upper Darby High School</a> from Drexel Hill, Penn., received a 2006 <a href="http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/" target="_blank">InvenTeam</a> grant from the Lemelson-MIT Program to invent an omni-directional wheelchair. The InvenTeam presented its prototype at MIT, upon completion of the grant. As demonstrated, the wheelchair is capable of translational, lateral and rotational movements. 720