The Media Lab @ the MIT Museum

“Whoever you are, this is your place.” The new museum opens Oct. 2 at the gateway between Kendall Square and campus.

The device could help scientists explore unknown regions of the ocean, track pollution, or monitor the effects of climate change.

The honorees will be included in the October 2022 print issue of Fast Company Magazine.

MIT researchers describe an intracellular antenna that's compatible with 3D biological systems + can operate wirelessly inside a living cell

Emerging Ideas that will Transform the World

"Sensing And Connecting Across Scales"

Join the MIT Museum for the launch of the MIT Morningside Academy for Design. Media Lab Director Dava Newman is among the speakers.

Mayor’s youth employment program brought local high schoolers to MIT this summer.

An interdisciplinary team is developing a mobile health platform that uses AI to detect infection in Cesarean section wounds.

The Office of Multicultural Programs at MIT recognized Dr. Canan Dagdeviren as the 2022 Faculty Ambassador at the 2022 Multicultural Awards

This event is free and part of Harvard Book Store's Virtual Event Series.

A number of Media Lab researchers and alumni are participating in UbiComp 2022.

Alumni Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy along with former Labber Giorgia Lupi have been honored at this year’s National Design Awards

This award acknowledges the academic excellence and real-world impact of Cai's research.

Get in-game rewards for improving your mental health! We're launching Paradise Island, the sequel to our hit mental health mobile game!

Dan Calacci, a PhD student in the Human Dynamics group, talks about one of his projects that centers around the gig economy.

This year, Personal Robots PhD student Ishaan Grover will be representing the Media Lab as he presents his team's project, Catalan.AI

Classes offered by the Program in Media Arts and Sciences for the Fall 2022 semester

How do we meaningfully engage with topics such as ethics, equity, and justice in our design processes?

National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has recognized Deblina Sarkar, assistant professor at MIT and AT&T Career Development Chair Profe…

Professor Esvelt's testimony focused on the risks of identifying pandemic-capable viruses.

Danielle Wood will host the middle school participants of Zero Robotics to view a livestream from the International Space Station.

The award was for "Visual Transformer Meets CutMix for Improved Accuracy, Communication Efficiency, and Data Privacy in Split Learning"

Congratulations to Ali Shtarbanov and Irmandy Wicaksono!

Hosted by the MIT Media Lab with NTT DATA. Captioned video available now!

This special issue encourages contributors to submit their work in this field to demonstrate its great potential to reshape everyday life.

The honorary doctorate will be awarded on Friday 23 September 2022 during the Open University's dies natalis celebrations.

This robotic system uses radio frequency signals, computer vision, and complex reasoning to efficiently find items hidden under a pile.

For the paper "Escape!Bot: Social Robots as Creative Problem-Solving Partners."

Your flexibility, perseverance, and dedication have been nothing short of inspirational.

Hua, Yining*, Hang Jiang*, Shixu Lin, Jie Yang, Joseph M. Plasek, David W. Bates, and Li Zhou. "Using Twitter Data to Understand Public Perceptions of Approved versus Off-label Use for COVID-19-related Medications." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (2022). *Equal Contribution.

Two projects led by Irmandy Wicaksono of the Responsive Environments group, with collaborators, have been honored as finalists.

Namaph, a project by City Science PhD candidate Yasushi Sakai + collaborators, received a 2022 WIRED Japan Common Ground Challenge Award

Read about the 2022 zero gravity flight and the projects that flew. This is an annual event hosted by the Space Exploration Initiative.

Dava Newman gave the investiture speech for Dartmouth Thayer School of Engineering, received the Robert Fletcher Award + an honorary degree.

Congratulations to all of the recipients of this year's competitive fellowships administered by the MIT Office of Graduate Education (OGE)!

Thousands of children participate in MIT-developed artificial intelligence curriculum.

The two papers relate to project work from the City Science group around the impact of shared autonomous micro-mobility systems.

The IDSS/SSRC Combatting Systemic Racism Seed Fund Program supports innovative, early-stage cross-disciplinary research projects.

Wicaksono researches and invents electronic textiles and garments with a wide range of applications.

Sponsored by the US Department of State, the Fulbright US Student Program offers grants in over 150 countries.

​On May 23, 2022, Wiring WIC, a virtual symposium hosted by the WIC Health and Technology Initiative—a project of New America in collaborat…

​A Conversation with the Sun is an artistic exploration by acclaimed Thai auteur and artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul in collaboration…

I’d like to continue to make these connections, between traditional practices in my country and the things I’ve learned abroad.

View recent awards and recognitions received by members of the Media Lab community in the modules attached here.

Kevin O'Connell and Moriba Jah testify at hearing about "Space Situational Awareness: Guiding the Transition to a Civil Capability."

The Outstanding UROP Student Awards recognize students who have made outstanding contributions as undergraduate researchers.

Danielle Wood will speak in the plenary session on "Protecting Latin America’s Biodiversity" in Panama.

Two installations at the Venice Architecture Biennale and the Guggenheim Bilbao invite visitors to explore the future of urban mobility

This year's conference featured a hybrid-onsite structure from April 30–May 5 in New Orleans, LA.

If fewer mice carry Lyme, the scientists say, fewer ticks that bite them would become infected.

Du's research focuses on conformable piezoelectric electronics for women’s healthcare monitoring.

The Unsung Hero Award from the Office of Graduate Education recognizes students who have shown commitment and passion for the community.

Congratulations to Yun, Chelsi, and Cecilé on receiving this fellowship!

The programs are designed to foster an understanding of how artificial intelligence technologies work, including their social implications.

Chameleon is a wall-mounted sensor system that uses machine learning to classify building activity.We present the system as an alternative …

Award recipients are selected based on their academic achievements and dedication to their graduate research works.

The 3D Knit BioSuit™ is a multidisciplinary, collaborative work involving multiple groups at MIT and MIT spinoff Ministry of Supply.

MIT AI Hardware program has featured Nano Cybernetic Biotrek’s (NCB’s) research on energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable hardwar…

He was recognized for his innovative contributions to wireless sensing and for networking advances in challenging environments.