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Glyph Is the Missing Link Between XR Glasses and the Real World

MIT’s Glyph E Ink wallet lets XR glasses beam boarding passes and tickets straight to the physical world, no phone required.
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City Science @ FAB26 Boston

We're excited to share our lineup of events and activities for FAB26 next week! The MIT Media Lab is proud to participate in this global ga…
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"Chaal" won First Prize to design the public space for Ghaf Woods, Dubai

Exciting news! Leticia Izquierdo and Thomas Sanchez won 1st prize to design the public space for Ghaf Woods, Dubai's first car-less forest …
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Kent Larson presents "Agents of Reconstruction" at AI × Cities 2026

What if Le Corbusier had AI?After World War II, Le Corbusier proposed a bold vision for rebuilding the French city of Saint-Dié. But what i…
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City Science Lab @ Biobío – Four years of urban science and technology

The lab, part of the City Science Network led by Kent Larson at the MIT Media Lab City Science group, is unique within the network. As the …
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City Science Biobío 2026 Event
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Imaginary Atlas, Amazônia named finalist for 2026 Games for Change Award

"Imaginary Atlas, Amazônia" by Gabriela Bilá is a finalist for Best in Environmental Impact at the 2026 Games for Change Awards.
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Leticia Izquierdo presents "My Digital Twin Walks the City" at DIS 2026 in Singapore

Our group is excited to share that Leticia Izquierdo will be presenting at the DIS 2026 (Designing Interactive Systems) conference in Singa…
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Alum Georine Pierre selected for Pérez Art Museum Miami digital art commission

Alum Georine Pierre is selected for a Pérez Art Museum Miami digital art commission from over 750 submissions.
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City Science Network Talks Series | 2026

The 2026 City Science Network Talks will cover research updates from the various network labs. Talks are presented monthly to members of th…
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Bridging real human movement with digital technology

MIT.nano Immersion Lab collaborates with Emerson College students to advance the art of virtual production.
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Research at Scale 2026

A one-month residency in Asia to scale research with mass manufacturing for affordability or unprecedented magnitudes.
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Gastronomy and Beyond | Session 6 - Spring 2026

Gastronomy and Beyond (G+B) aims to unite individuals who contribute to innovation in the realms of culture, products, territories, sustain…
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Imaginary Atlas, Story
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Imaginary Atlas, Amazonia

Imaginary Atlas, Amazôonia is an immersive installation that invites audiences to navigate Belém in the year 2125, a post-climate future sh…
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Swarm Cities, Ancestral Robots

This piece is part of the Imaginary Atlas, Amazonia project and combines traditional miriti wood sculpture with an electromechanical system…
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TEK Interfaces: Craft, Storytelling, and Real-Time Media

This installation explores how craft can function as interface. A large, sculptural object inspired by Amazonian basketry and carnival form…
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City Science events and programs at COP30, Belem, Brazil

Activities and engagement from COP30From November 9th to November 18th at COP30, the City Science group and the City Science Network partic…
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City Science Summit Concepción
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Reimagining a Post-Extractive Downtown in the Brazilian Amazon

Exploring how Belém do Pará’s historic city center can evolve beyond its extractive past, combining community knowledge, urban experimentat…
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Ferreira Penna Scientific Station

Ferreira Penna Scientific Station. Caxiuanã National Forest, State of Para, Brazil.
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Research at Scale 2025

A one-month residency in Asia to scale research with mass manufacturing for affordability or unprecedented magnitudes.
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Me, Future Forest

Co-creating future imaginaries in the heart of the Amazon, blending fieldwork, local knowledge, and new media for creative expression.
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Gastronomy and Beyond | SESSION 5 - Fall 2025

Chef Tracy Chang, Jocelyn Brown Hall, and Begoña Perez Villarreal
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How AI Can Help Tackle Collective Decision-Making

In 2016, Hamburg partnered with MIT Media Lab, the creator of an AI platform called CityScope.
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City Science Newsletter

The City Science Newsletter is here! Catch up on recent research, global lab updates, upcoming events, and highlights from the City Sc…
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Hope in a minefield: How MIT students are helping Ukrainian farmers reclaim their land

MIT Ukraine program aims to leverage MIT’s deep strengths in robotics, AI, and sensor technology to support and accelerate demining efforts
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City Science Lab Gipuzkoa - Opening Event June'25
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Gastronomy and Beyond | SESSION 4 - Spring 2025

With Peter Loge, Dr. Carlos Martin-Rios, Dr. Juan Carlos Arboleya, and Katherine Miller
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Andres Rico receives MIT Martin Family Society for Sustainability Fellowship

PhD student Andres Rico selected as a 2024 Martin Fellow for his work on community-based sensing for water management in cities.
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Launch - City Science Summit 2025
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Imaginary Atlas, Brazil
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City Science Network Talks Series | 2025

The 2025 City Science Network Talks will cover research updates from the various network labs. Talks are presented monthly to members of th…
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[event] Urban Futures of the Amazon
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Carbon Impact @MoS

The Community Carbon Impact is a data visualization installation created by MIT City Science for the Boston Museum of Science's yearlong pr…
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Creating smart buildings with privacy-first sensors

Butlr, founded by former Media Lab researchers, uses insights from thermal sensors to make buildings safe and efficient.
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Multifunctional Autonomous Micro-Mobility

What if vehicles could serve different needs throughout the day?
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City Science Exhibition among DSL 2024 list of Immersive Things

This exhibition explores global e-waste through immersive art.
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IAP 2025

An evolving list of IAP activities hosted by members of the Media Lab community in collaboration with other MIT entities during 2025.
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Congratulations to the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees

The 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list honors "young leaders steering the future of business and culture" and includes a few Media Labbers.
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Gastronomy and Beyond | SESSION 3 - Fall 2024

With Lisa Palmer, Rasmus Munk, Hiroshi Sugisaki, and Fatmata Finta.
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Gastronomy and Beyond | SESSION 2 - Spring 2024

With the Sandoval Family, Kent Larson , Pia M Sorensen and Álvaro Garrido and Lara Martin.
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Gastronomy and Beyond | SESSION 1 - Fall 2023

With Eneko Atxa, Joxe Mari Aizega, Joxe Mari Aizega and Elena Arzak.