"Chaal" receives Honorable Mention at the 2026 Architecture MasterPrize
Chaal receives Honorable Mention at the 2026 Architecture MasterPrizeWe are delighted to share that Chaal, designed by City Science researc…
Born in the Same Lab, Now in the Same Business: E Ink Invests in Soofa
E Ink invests in MIT spinoff Soofa to power outdoor smart displays. Learn how solar digital signage transforms cities!
Hyeokjun Yoon of Conformable Decoders group Receives 2026 WHAM Edge Award for AI-Guided Portable 3D Breast Ultrasound
Hyeokjun Yoon, a PhD student in the Conformable Decoders group, has received a 2026 WHAM Edge Award from Women’s Health Access Matters (WHA…
Urban Mobility Lab: Exploring Traffic Around Major Events
An interactive simulation exploring event-related congestion, traffic bottlenecks, and mobility interventions in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Media Lab Alumni make 40 + 40 the best-attended Media Lab alumni gathering ever.
Over 600 alumni and families joined the 40+40 anniversary celebration, making it the largest alumni event in MIT Media Lab history.
What Happens When Academics Refuse to Stay in Their Lanes?
At EmTech Future, MIT Media Lab’s Jessica Rosenworcel explores how human-machine convergence is defining the next era of tech.
LUCID: Implantable ultrasound technology improves drug delivery to the brain
The Conformable Decoders group has developed LUCID (Long-term Ultrasound-enhanced Convective Injection Device), a new implantable platform …
PixBric wins Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2026
PixBric by Hye Jun Youn of Tangible Media Group wins a Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2026.
Star Trek Comes Home: Roddenberry Foundation and MIT Media Lab Explore Futures Together
The Roddenberry Foundation and MIT Media Lab launch a new collaboration rooted in exploration, diversity, and optimistic futures.
President Sally Kornbluth on the Next 40 Years of Invention
MIT President Sally Kornbluth reflects on 40 years of Media Lab history and challenges creators to build tech for human flourishing.
Dr. Susan Blumenthal Featured in "End of the Cycle", a Documentary on Endometriosis
WHx Honorary Chair Susan Blumenthal and MIT's Linda Griffith appear in End of the Cycle, a documentary about endometriosis. Watch now.
Canan Dagdeviren welcomed to International Women’s Forum of Massachusetts
Canan Dagdeviren, an associate professor at the MIT Media Lab and founding director of the Conformable Decoders research group, has been we…
Gastronomy and Beyond | Session 7 - Fall 2026
Gastronomy and Beyond (G+B) aims to unite individuals who contribute to innovation in the realms of culture, products, territories, sustain…
MAS: Upcoming Recruitment Events
2026 MIT Virtual Graduate FairWednesday, September 30, 2026Time: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM ETLocation: Virtual RegisterThis will b…
Designing a More Human Future for Banking
TD Bank and MIT Media Lab reimagine banking through human-centered AI design—technology that augments human judgment, not replaces it.
Canan Dagdeviren named one of Worth's Groundbreaking Women 2026
Canan Dagdeviren is named one of Worth's Groundbreaking Women 2026 for her work in wearable healthcare technologies.
Researchers Launch AI Nutrition Labels, A New Tool Measuring AI’s Impact on Human Wellbeing
ImpactBench measures AI's impact on human health and wellbeing. MIT Media Lab's framework evaluates 807 metrics across 26 benchmarks.
Canan Dagdeviren walks New York Fashion Week runway in support of survivors of sexual violence
The Media Lab professor joined Rise’s “What Were You Wearing?” fashion show at the New York Stock Exchange wearing a contemporary Mor Cepke…
Plato's [Al]legory of the Cave wins Best in Show at Expanded 2026
"Plato's [Al]legory of the Cave" by Sam Chin, Cathy Fang, and Ruipeng Wang wins Best in Show at Expanded 2026.
Terraforming Blues: Danielle Wood's performance at MIT Future Fest 2026
Danielle Wood turns planetary change into poetry, music, and movement.
ML @ EmTech Future 2026
MIT Media Lab researchers present at EmTech Future 2026, with talks on AI, biomechatronics, brain-computer interfaces, and human impact.
Congratulations to MAS students recognized with fellowships for the 2026–27 academic year
Celebrating the 2026 MAS fellowship recipients and their outstanding contributions across the Lab.
Kent Larson Chair, to transform cities with the human being as the starting point
The University of Guadalajara inaugurates the Kent Larson Chair in sustainable urban development during Habitat LATAM.
MEDIA ALERT: Media Lab Research Joins the Stage — Jordan Rudess + jam_bot: A Human-AI Musical Dialogue
MIT Media Lab's AI music agent jam_bot performs live with Jordan Rudess and the MIT Chamber Chorus at MIT Future Fest, October 3, 2026.
In 1979, Researchers Here Said "Put That There." OpenAI Just Called It the Future.
In 1979, MIT Media Lab researchers created 'Put That There' — a voice-and-gesture interface that just inspired OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra launch.
Merging Brain and AI at the Nanoscale
What if nano-electronic chips could reach the brain without brain surgery?At EmTech Future 2026, Professor Deblina Sarkar, head of the Nano…
Boston and Boston Public Schools Launch Inaugural Cohort of BPS AI Educator Ambassadors
Boston Public Schools trains 25 AI Educator Ambassadors with Day of AI curriculum from MIT's RAISE to graduate every student AI literate.
IDSA Special Achievement Award 2026
Prof. Hiroshi Ishii received the IDSA Special Achievement Award 2026 on August 19, 2026, in PasadenaMy heartfelt thanks t to the …
Our Community, Our Standards
Everyone is welcome. Everyone is expected to contribute thoughtfully. Read MIT Media Lab's social media community standards
1–2–3–4–5–6: new floor signage!
New floor signage blends wayfinding with design history. Each level's number riffs on the Lab's identity, from Pentagram to Jacqueline Casey
MIT Media Lab Brand Portal
MIT Media Lab brand assets, logos, colors, typography, use, templates, and brand architecture.
Hyeokjun Yoon, of Conformable Decoders group, receives 2nd Place Poster Award at the 2026 Gordon Research Conference
Hyeokjun Yoon, a PhD student in Conformable Decoders group, received the 2nd Place Poster Award at the 2026 Gordon Research Conference on I…
Shrihari Viswanath receives Tata Center Fellowship for second consecutive year
Shrihari Viswanath, a PhD student in the Conformable Decoders group at the MIT Media Lab, has been selected as a 2026–27 Tata Center for Te…
Fall 2026 Media Arts and Sciences Course List
Classes offered by the Program in Media Arts and Sciences for the Fall 2026 semester
Behnaz Farahi discusses critical design practice in DigitalFUTURES lecture
Behnaz Farahi discusses critical design, embodied practice, and technology as a lens for seeing the world differently.
A tiny AI listens for Patagonia’s giant bumblebee
A new paper from the Responsive Environments group puts real-time bee identification on a low-power chip inside the BuzzCam field recorder.
40 + 40: Member + Prospective Collaborator Registration
Wednesday, October 21–Saturday, October 24, 2026MIT Media Lab, E1475 Amherst StreetCambridge, MassachusettsMIT Media Lab, E1520 Ames Street…
Deblina Sarkar delivers featured keynote at United Nations AI for Good Global Summit 2026
Deblina Sarkar delivers a keynote on surgery-free nano-implants at the United Nations AI for Good Global Summit 2026.
MIT Media Lab and HCLTech Host NANDAHack to Advance Agentic AI Innovation
From June 13 through July 11, 2026, the MIT Media Lab and member company HCLTech hosted NANDAHack, an Agentic AI Hackathon designed to brin…
MIT Media Lab Awarded $1M Grant to Launch First Cloud Laboratory for Learning
MIT Media Lab wins $1M grant to launch the first Cloud Laboratory for Learning, making hands-on biotech education accessible to all online.
Building Tomorrow's Space Habitats, One Tile at a Time
MIT Media Lab's Ariel Ekblaw is building self-assembling space habitats using TESSERAE — modular magnetic tiles that snap together in orbit.
Anku Rani and Shrihari Viswanath receive Tata Center for Technology and Design Fellowship for the second consecutive year
Anku Rani and Shrihari Viswanath are selected as recipients of the 2026–27 Tata Center for Technology and Design Fellowship.
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…
"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 …
Conformable Decoders group develops portable 3D ultrasound system to expand access to reliable breast imaging
Researchers from the Conformable Decoders group have developed a compact ultrasound imaging system that significantly reduces the size and …
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…
MeshModule receives Student Notable honor in Toys & Play at Core77 Design Awards 2026
MeshModule by Hye Jun Youn of Tangible Media Group wins the Toys & Play category at Core77 Design Awards 2026.
ShineQuo
ShineQuo is now available for all MAS / Media Lab studentsMIT MAS / Media Lab students now get access to ShineQuo, a student support platfo…
Welcome DENSO: Where Core Technologies Meet Transformative Ideas
DENSO joins MIT Media Lab as a Member, aligning its AI, robotics, and mobility innovations with the Lab's mission to invent a better future.