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We present the "MicroPET" mission, consisting of an autonomous payload for enzymatic reactions and microbial cultivation with fully program…
We're so proud of everything you've accomplished here, and can't wait to see what you do next.
Dexter Callender coded a drawing tool to design Cloud Light sculptures. He exhibited the work in New York as part of NY Desi…
Dexter Callender expanded on the project Cloud Light and exhibited at Artechouse as part of Zach Lieberman's show Future Sketches…
Our journeys off-world have taught us just as much about humanity as the harsh environment of space. For the past 20 years, we have had a c…
Aronoff, Daniel. (2024). Targeted Nakamoto: A Bitcoin Protocol to Balance Network Security and Energy Consumption. arXiv:2405.15089 [cs.CR]. https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.15089
Life with AI | Designing the future of smart systems to improve the human experience
Each year the City Science Network hosts a talks series where City Science Labs present and share their research to the Network and collabo…
MIT City Science is working with HafenCity University to develop digital tools to enable more livable communities. In one project, the team…
Ultrasound is widely used for tissue imaging such as breast cancer diagnosis; however, fundamental challenges limit…
Digital Currency Initiative (DCI)
View recent awards and recognitions received by members of the Media Lab community in the modules here.
This award is given to students from Macau, Hong Kong, and Mainland China who have demonstrated academic prowess and community involvement.
A project developed from a space architecture course, Kevin Dunnell and Alfonso Parra Rubio were part of the group that designed Momo.
As a part of Proseminar in Media Arts and Sciences, the newly-minted PhD cohort works together to envision future Media Lab research groups
Covering a talk from PhD student Kevin Dunnell, John Werner highlights Dunnell and his work for an article on AI, text, and multimodal data.
Advancing justice in Earth's complex systems using designs enabled by space
Have you ever needed a single-line font rather than an outline of a typeface? For instance in the use of digital fabrication processes such…
In a Proof-of-Work blockchain such as Bitcoin mining hashrate is increasing in the block reward. An increase in hashrate reduces network vu…
Dr. Sharif Islam was selected as a 2024 IAF Emerging Space Leader.
As AI evolves beyond screen assistants and into dimensional applications, decentralization emerges as the critical factor for unlocking i…
The Design
The project starts with the goal of creating space habitats from pre-existing structures, specifically envisioning how to transform a stars…
So, you’re on the Moon. Now what? How do you make ⅙ gravity, high radiation, extreme temperatures, and effectively no atmosphere feel not j…
They were honored in the Students and Education categories respectively.
App Inventor is an intuitive, visual programming environment that allows everyone, even those with no prior coding experience, to build ful…
Professor Machover also held a commencement seminar, titled "Sound Futures: How Music and Technology Will Shape AI, Health, and Community.”
Convergence: Artistic Exploration from Nature to SocietyNARLabs, Taipei, Taiwan May 10 - August 10, 2024 Guided by the Taiwa…
Say hello to FutureYou!*This project is oriented towards young people*Inspired by studies showing how increased "future self-continuity"—th…
Illuminate was featured in the AI, Metaverse + Virtual: Best Installation or Experience category.
Gastronomy and Beyond (G+B) aims to unite individuals who contribute to innovation in the realms of culture, products, territories, sustain…
The Space Exploration Initiative charters an annual ZERO-G parabolic flight for 10-15 projects and 25 researchers across MIT Media Lab, sev…
A one-month residency in Shenzhen to scale research with mass manufacturing for affordability or unprecedented magnitudes
Optimizing environmental, social, and economic performance of cities.Cities play a central role in the climate crisis. According to the lat…
To be nominated for this award, the student must have made a lasting impact on the MIT community.
The award recognizes MIT undergraduates who have made outstanding contributions as undergraduate researchers within their field.
Closed-loop neuroprostheses show promise in restoring motion in individuals with neurological conditions. However, conventional activation …
Guillermo Herrera-Arcos et al. ,Closed-loop optogenetic neuromodulation enables high-fidelity fatigue-resistant muscle control. Science Robotics, 9, eadi8995 (2024). DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.adi8995
A new study suggests optogenetics can drive muscle contraction with greater control and less fatigue than electrical stimulation.
Older adults have increasing difficulty with prospective and retrospective memory, hindering their abilities to perform daily activities an…
"If there were no business concerns, Eran would actually have created Clarinet Hero."
Cecilé Sadler. 2024. Cultivating Radical Imagination: An Approach to Disrupting Antiblackness in Computer Science Education . In Proceedings of the 2024 RESPECT Annual Conference (RESPECT 2024), May 16–17, 2024, Atlanta, GA, USA. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 5 pages. https://doi.org/10. 1145/3653666.3656080
This research shows how AI can support LGBTQIA+ advocacy, how technology might help create a more accepting + understanding society.
The Community Dialogue Data Trust (CODIDT) is an interactive digital platform designed to empower participants in facilitated dialogues wit…
For Video Friday, IEEE Spectrum highlights a clip of Media Lab Biomechatronics researcher Michael Fernandez working with Dave Burke.
Playing the Room is an audio technology project that explores the relationship between music performance and physical space, as well as wit…
On the Aging Equal Podcast, Dr. Anastasia Ostrowski talks about co-designing social robots and her work collaborating with older adults.
Festivals of Invention and Creativity (FICs) are local celebrations to share and actively engage in creative learning experiences. FIC…
The City Science Lab @ Taipei is a cooperation between The National Taipei University of Technology, also called NTUT or Taipei Tech, …
The City Science Lab@Guadalajara is a collaboration with the University of Guadalajara (UdeG), a network composed of 15 campuses within the…
WORLDING workshop organizers collaborated with research scientist Dr. Rachel Connolly to co-design their first-ever in-person event.
Looking beyond smart cities
Latent Lab - Navigating Innovation: Interactive Data Exploration & InspirationLatent Lab is an AI-driven, graphical knowledge expl…