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The Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam initiative offers an unparalleled opportunity for high school students to cultivate...

Congratulations to the 2019 InvenTeam Rolling Robots for being granted a U.S. Patent for their invention of a system and device to improve sleep quality. This is the 15th...

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Set yourself apart while gaining ethnographic research experience. Organizations are turning to ethnographic researchers more...

Join us for the Bridge to Invention and Inclusive Innovation workshop.

At this 10-week program, you'll learn to identify and solve problems within your own community and...

We're proud to announce the ten new Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams® that have been selected for the 2022-2023 school year. 

On July 12, 2022, the Garey High School InvenTeam was awarded a patent for their invention by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This is the 14th patent granted to...

Lemelson-MIT is proud to announce that their upcoming documentary, Pathways to Invention, won numerous awards at the prestigious Los Angeles Independent Film Festival.

Announcing the Winners of the 1st Lemelson-MIT and DK English School Invention Writing Contest 

In Spring 2022, Lemelson-MIT and DK English School launched their first...

Inspired by father's Parkinson disease, Arlington senior invents mobility aid

As appeared in WickedLocal.com, May 4, 2022

Juan Rafael Lenger-Caballero, 17, first met...

The LMIT InvenTeam from Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, New Jersey, has published the article, Invention as a Complement to High School Chemistry in the Journal of Chemical...

Look for our new IvE stamp of approval!

The 2019-2020 InvenTeam from Greenon, Ohio was awarded a patent on January 25, 2022 for their system to prevent human-made debris in the sewer system from entering local...

Eight High School Teams Awarded $10K Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam® Grants for Invention Projects

The latest InvenTeams' community interactions documented in news interviews, blog entries, video updates, and social media mentions. 

Shriya Srinivasan, the 2020 “Cure it!” Lemelson-MIT Student Prize graduate winner, has been named to MIT Technology Review’s prestigious annual list of Innovators Under 35.