Press Release Archive

Study Revives Olympic Prospects for Amputee Sprinter

Experts find no scientific basis for Olympic ban
05/16/2008

A world-renowned team of experts in biomechanics and physiology from six universities, led by Professor Hugh Herr of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, refute scientific claims that the prostheses worn by Oscar Pistorius, a 21-year-old South African bilateral amputee track athlete, provide him with an unfair advantage in the 400-meter race.  more ›

MIT Media Lab Announces Two New Associate Directors

Will aid in defining strategic direction
05/06/2008
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Media Lab Announces New Center for Future Banking

Collaboration to create an innovative engine for consumer banking solutions
03/31/2008
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Hume Joins MIT Civic Media Center as Research Director

12/06/2007
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Research Aims to Restore Amputee Limb Function

12/10/2004
An MIT professor and colleagues from Brown University and the Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center have begun a five-year, multidisciplinary research project to restore arm and leg function to amputees.
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VA Funds Limb-Loss Research

12/08/2004

The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded $7.2 million to the Providence VA Medical Center to establish a broad-based research program to restore natural function to amputees. The chief goal is to create “biohybrid” limbs that meld human tissue with a prosthesis controlled by an amputee’s own muscles and brain signals.  more ›

New Color Pixter Symphony Painter Software is Based on Critically Acclaimed MIT Media Lab Software

Fisher-Price announces release of Color Pixter Symphony Painter
12/03/2004

(EAST AURORA, NY) December 3, 2004—Fisher-Price, Inc., a subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. and the world's leading manufacturer of infant and preschool toys, has announced the release of Color Pixter®. Symphony Painter, developed in collaboration with the Toy Symphony project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab.  more ›

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Holography Pioneer Stephen Benton Dies at 61

11/12/2003
Stephen A. Benton, inventor of the rainbow hologram and a pioneer in medical imaging and fine arts holography, died of brain cancer.
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Ireland and MIT Will Establish MediaLabEurope in Dublin

12/03/1999
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