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TTT collaborations are launched in many different ways. Sponsors bring their technological issues to our researchers for exploration of solutions. A student research demonstration catches the eye of a sponsor with potential applications for business. Sponsors and researchers brainstorm for ideas for solving global problems.

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“Joint-research activities have proven very beneficial to Intel. We need to pursue this type of research and continue to bring back that innovative thinking and other findings that substantiate the value of technology to our business.”

– Cynthia Pickering,
  Intel

 

Sponsor Collaborations

Research Photo  Samsung ExperienceAn interactive brand experience in New York City and online to introduce Samsung and its products to customers in new ways. (more)
Research Photo  SerendipityAn application for Nokia mobile phones that can instigate interactions between you and people you don't know, but probably should. (more)
Research Photo  UWG-CommunicatorBrother International is developing a system for sensing the status of people on your buddy list by using movement and physiological data. (more)
Research Photo  Symphony PainterA hand-held device that allows children to manipulate their own drawings and set them to music, transforming harmony line and harmonic progressions so that children can understand them. (more)
Research Photo  1000x RoadToppan Printing Co.'s work with Prof. Joe Jacobson, and Media Lab spinoff E Ink Corporation, to make flexible printed displays a reality. (more)
Research Photo  MIThril (BT)BT is telemetering the homes of elderly around Liverpool to connect them with care providers and facilitate social services. (more)
Research Photo  OasisA new product concept for the kitchen, dining, and living room area of the household, currently being designed by Cleanup and Ted Selker. (more)
Research Photo  SimPhonyA hands-free communication system with portable components, for use within manufacturing facilities. (more)
Research Photo  Internet 0A networking system that brings soft-state programmability to objects like tables and buildings. (more)
Research Photo  Emonic EnvironmentsSystems for sharing and creating movies within a web community, using cellphones with video capability. (more)
Research Photo  SenseboardA sensing whiteboard that eases brainstorming with a paperless interface. It accomodates remote users and saves session information for future use. (more)
Research Photo  Smart Architectural SurfacesAn intelligent and configurable space that can respond accordingly to its occupants, and to events that may occur within the room. (more)
Research Photo  Intel Supply Chain VisualizationA hands-on tool for understanding, manipulating, and communicating a supply-chain system—to see if it works, and to view its effects on other parts of the business. (more)
Research Photo  Motorola Electric Field ImagingAn integrated circuit that generates and detects a low-level electric field—and powers and supports a microcontroller unit—all in a single chip. (more)
Research Photo  Saab MIThrilA wearable computing system for pilots, including a helmet-mounted display system with integrated visual and auditory cues. (more)
Research Photo  USPS Concept Truck (with Lear)—A postal vehicle outfitted with safety features. (more)
Research Photo  Telenor Electronic Shepherd—Using GPS and wireless methods to track herds of sheep and reindeer in remote areas. (more)
Research Photo  Roche Diagnostics DiaBetNet—A diabetes self-management system for children with Type 1 Diabetes. (more)
Research Photo  300M IT Edition—A DaimlerChrysler concept car that helps to cut down on driver distraction. (more)
Research Photo  Industrial Process Prototyping—A hands-on simulation tool that can offer a more accessible way to interface information, specifically how to staff operations and organize operations within a mail processing plant. (more)
Research Photo  Interactive Retail Windows (Tap-Window Technology)—An interactive storefront window display that draws customers into the store. (more)
Research Photo  Interactive Workbench—A work surface that allows the user to rearrange objects on it manually, while it wirelessly tracks their positions quickly and accurately. (more)

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