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Project Research

Radiofungi: Biological Pigments for Radioprotection

A major concern for manned missions is space radiation. Ionizing radiation is known to pose both acute and chronic risks to many organism...

in Space Exploration Initiative · Mediated Matter
Sunanda Sharma · Nicolas Hogan +2 more
#space #biology
Research
Poetic Justice

Exploring new forms of social justice through art

#design #architecture #art +18 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Argus: Water monitoring through nanosensors inside living plants

Our traditional manufacturing, fabrication, and electronics have been centered around synthetic and completely artificial techniques. Com...

in Fluid Interfaces
Harpreet Sareen
Project Research

Piccolo Kitchen

This project aims to create a modular platform for exploring micro-kitchens that are culture specific. Cooking is a personal experience t...

in City Science
Alejandro Garcia · Aditya Mehrotra +4 more
Article Research

How to Maximize the Future Kitchen, Even in Small Spaces

Suleiman Alhadidi talks with The Spoon Tech about the future kitchen:"We talk a lot about the appliances that go into the future kitchen ...

Sept. 18, 2019
in City Science
#robotics #design #food
Project Research

ZG Stardust

How might zero gravity space affect silk spinning, and what benefits might such material properties provide for digital fabrication and a...

in Space Exploration Initiative · Mediated Matter
Neri Oxman · Felix Kraemer +2 more
Project Research

Aguahoja

Programmable Water-Based Biocomposites for Digital Design and Fabrication across ScalesAguahoja is an exploration of nature’s design spac...

in Mediated Matter
Jorge Duro-Royo · Joshua Van Zak +11 more
#design #architecture #art +5 more
Project Research

Totems

Biodiversity on planet Earth is under momentous threat, with extinction rates estimated between 100 and 1,000 times their pre-human level...

in Mediated Matter
#design #architecture #art +3 more
Project Research

SpaceSkin: Aerospace-grade electronic textiles for distributed sensing on persistent orbital structures

The outermost skin of a space-based structure is designed using materials known to protect against the harsh elements of space. Simultane...

in Responsive Environments
Juliana Cherston · Valentina Sumini
#space
Project Research

INSPIRE

INSPIRE: Intelligence Never Seeks Perfection, Instead Requires Effort.Stories help us expand our sense of what's possible: by hearing fro...

in Social Machines
Belen Saldias Fuentes · Sneha Priscilla Makini +4 more
#learning #networks #storytelling +1 more
Project Research

The QTY code: A simple tool for protein design

Structure and function studies of membrane proteins, particularly G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and multipass transmembrane protein...

in Molecular Machines
Shuguang Zhang · Rui Qing +2 more
Post Research

Designing humanity’s future in space

The Space Exploration Initiative’s latest research flight explores work and play in zero gravity

Nov. 27, 2019
in Space Exploration Initiative
#space #technology #zero gravity
Post Research

Cities WITHOUT—City Science Summit 2019

The third City Science Summit, kicked off October 1, 2019 in the HafenCity district of Hamburg.

Dec. 4, 2019
in City Science
Article Research

Out for blood: the fight against the planet’s deadliest creature

Kevin Esvelt and other experts discuss potential technological approaches to combating mosquito-borne diseases.

via New Economy Magazine · Dec. 2, 2019
in Sculpting Evolution
#environment #health #ethics +1 more
Project Research

A tailored, electronic textile conformable suit for large-scale spatiotemporal physiological sensing in vivo

The rapid advancement of electronic devices and fabrication technologies has further promoted the field of wearables and smart textiles. ...

in Space Exploration Initiative · Conformable Decoders
Canan Dagdeviren · Irmandy Wicaksono
#design #health #biotechnology
Publication Research

Chapter 18: Flexible and Stretchable Devices for Human-Machine Interfaces

Wicaksono, I., Dagdeviren, C., “Chapter 18: Flexible and Stretchable Devices for Human-Machine Interfaces," Handbook of Flexible and Stretchable Electronics, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group 2019.

Chapter, Dec. 2019
in Conformable Decoders
Project Research

The Interplanetary Cookbook

The MIT Media Lab Space Exploration Initiative is developing “The Interplanetary Cookbook”—a collection of thought-provoking recipes, too...

in Space Exploration Initiative
Maggie Coblentz
#design #food #health +2 more
Research
Conformable Decoders

Converting the patterns of nature and the human body into beneficial signals and energy

#design #architecture #bioengineering +13 more
Accepting Applicants
Publication Research

QTY code designed thermostable and water-soluble chimeric chemokine receptors with tunable ligand affinity

Rui Qing, Qiuyi Han, Michael Skuhersky, Haeyoon Chung, Myriam Badr, View ORCID ProfileThomas Schubert, and Shuguang Zhang. PNAS first published November 27, 2019 (https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1909026116). Edited by Alan R. Fersht, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, and approved October 30, 2019 (received for review May 24, 2019).

Academic Paper, Nov. 2019
in Molecular Machines
Project Research

Thinking Cap

Peoples' mindsets, meaning their beliefs about their own intellectual abilities, affect their effort and thereby their performance on tas...

in Fluid Interfaces
Nataliya Kos'myna · Pattie Maes
#kids #learning #wearable computing +2 more
Project Research

SuperGlue Kinesics

The relationship between news content and its presentation has been a long-studied problem in the communications domain. Often, chan...

in Viral Communications
Tejal Wakchoure · Mike Hao Jiang +1 more
#computer vision #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +6 more
Publication Research

Wearable Lab on Body: Combining Sensing of Biochemical and Digital Markers in a Wearable Device

P. Pataranutaporn, A. Jain, C. M. Johnson, P. Shah and P. Maes, "Wearable Lab on Body: Combining Sensing of Biochemical and Digital Markers in a Wearable Device," 2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Berlin, Germany, 2019, pp. 3327-3332. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2019.8857479

Academic Paper, April 2019
in Fluid Interfaces
#health #wearable computing #sensors +1 more
Project Research

Envirome Monitoring with CRISPR Biosensors

Environmental DNA monitoring has become a standard part of building a picture of our envirome. Unfortunately, most methods of microbial i...

in Space Exploration Initiative · Responsive Environments
Devora Najjar
Publication Research

AttentivU: An EEG-Based Closed-Loop Biofeedback System for Real-Time Monitoring and Improvement of Engagement for Personalized Learning

Nataliya Kosmyna, Pattie Maes. AttentivU: An EEG-Based Closed-Loop Biofeedback System for Real-Time Monitoring and Improvement of Engagement for Personalized Learning. Sensors 2019, 19, 5200.

Academic Paper, Nov. 2019
in Fluid Interfaces
Article Research

An exercise at Kennedy School explores the dangers if large sums could be secretly sent to hostile nations

Neha Narula and Gary Gensler joined other experts to explore the potential impacts of digital currencies on national and global security.

via The Harvard Gazette · Nov. 20, 2019
in Digital Currency Initiative (DCI)
#cryptocurrency #economy #politics +1 more
Article Research

This MIT engineer built his own bionic leg

Everett Lawson and Matt Carney worked with Biomechatronics group head Hugh Herr to fit Everett with a bionic prosthesis.

via Bloomberg · Dec. 2, 2019
in Biomechatronics
#technology #prosthetics #bionics
Project Research

SpaceTouch

An astronaut's ability to leverage the sense of touch is substantially reduced when wearing a protective, pressurized spacesuit. We imagi...

in Responsive Environments
Juliana Cherston
Project Research

Wearable Lab on Body

Wearables are being widely researched for monitoring individual's health and wellbeing. Current generation wearable devices sense an indi...

in Space Exploration Initiative · Fluid Interfaces
Pat Pataranutaporn · Abhinandan Jain +2 more
#health #wearable computing #sensors +1 more
Project Research

Space/Craft

Space/Craft explores sculpting in zero gravity. Making artistic works by hand is a fundamentally human act, but how will it transfor...

in Civic Media · Space Exploration Initiative
Alexis Hope · Tim Savas
#art #space #technology +1 more
Archived
Project Research

FLAPS: Folded Lightweight Actuated Positioning System for CubeSat Deployables

Mechanical actuators for deployable systems on satellites are often complex, expensive, only designed for a single use, and too large or ...

in Space Exploration Initiative
#space #technology #zero gravity
Archived
Archived
Project Research

ELI: Electronic Life-detection Instrument

Life on Mars, if it exists, could have been transferred between Earth and Mars due to meteorite impacts. The Search for Extra-Terrestrial...

in Space Exploration Initiative
#space #technology #zero gravity
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Microgravity Rowing

In microgravity, the removal of constant loading on the skeleton leads to loss of bone density and muscle mass. In order to counteract th...

in Space Exploration Initiative
#space #technology #zero gravity
Archived
Project Research

Molecular Gastronomy in Zero G

“Molecular Gastronomy in Zero G” explores the artistic and technical aspect of preparing food in space. Studying how food is created...

in Space Exploration Initiative
Maggie Coblentz
#space #technology #zero gravity
Project Research

Orbit Weaver Suit

​​​​​​​​​The Orbit Weaver Suit for zero gravity was designed by Media Lab Director's Fellow Andrea Lauer in collaboration with ...

in Director's Fellows · Space Exploration Initiative
Andrea Lauer · Xin Liu
#design #art #fashion +3 more
Project Research

Dressing Audio Technologies: In/Visibility and Civic Resistance in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism

The fourth industrial revolution has brought new meanings to surveillance in the digital age. In recent years, we have seen the rise of s...

in Civic Media
Rubez Chong Lu Ming
Publication Research

Colloidal Luminaries for Architectural Lighting

Nina M. Lutz and V. Michael Bove. 2019. Colloidal Luminaries for Architectural Lighting. In Proceedings of the 6th ACM International Conference on Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings, Cities, and Transportation (BuildSys '19). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 387-388. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3360322.3361014

Academic Paper, Nov. 2019
Thesis Research

Massively Multiplayer Operas: Interactive Systems for Collaborative Musical Narrative

Su, D. (2019). Massively Multiplayer Operas: Interactive Systems for Collaborative Musical Narrative. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Thesis, June 2019
in Opera of the Future
#human-computer interaction #gaming #music +1 more
Publication Research

AMAI: Adaptive Music for Affect Improvement

Su, D., Picard, R., Liu, Y. "AMAI: Adaptive Music for Affect Improvement." Proceedings of the 44th International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Daegu, Korea, August 2018.

Proceedings, Aug. 2018
in Opera of the Future
#music #affective computing
Project Research

SpeechBlocks

SpeechBlocks is a medium that allows children (4-5 years old) to engage in open-ended play with writing. They can build arbitrary composi...

in Social Machines
Jim Gray · Ivan Sysoev +1 more
#kids #learning #language learning
Project Research

Moon Village

In 2015, the director general of the European Space Agency (ESA), Jan Wörner, introduced the concept of the “Moon Village.” Inspired by t...

in Space Exploration Initiative · Responsive Environments
Valentina Sumini · Joseph A. Paradiso
#design #architecture #space
Article Research

How to foster innovation in your workplace

Here are proven thought starters for creating a business culture that nurtures disruptive change

via Fast Company · Nov. 26, 2019
in City Science
#social networks #technology #industry +1 more
Article Research

Is biohacking ethical? It’s complicated. A new Netflix series explains why.

Unnatural Selection tackles tough questions about CRISPR gene editing, designer babies, and more.

via Vox · Oct. 24, 2019
in Sculpting Evolution
#genetics #ethics #technology
Article Research

Building a more honest internet

What would social media look like if it served the public interest?

via Columbia Journalism Review · Nov. 27, 2019
in Civic Media
#civic technology #social media #social science +1 more
Research
Space Exploration Initiative

Space Exploration Initiative

#robotics #design #virtual reality +39 more
Article Research

New method visualizes groups of neurons as they compute

Fluorescent probe could allow scientists to watch circuits within the brain and link their activity to specific behaviors.

via MIT News · Oct. 9, 2019
in Synthetic Neurobiology
#bioengineering #neurobiology #imaging +1 more
Project Research

Tools for mapping the molecular architecture and wiring of the brain

Complex biological systems such as brain circuits are extended 3-D structures made out of nanoscale building blocks such as proteins, RNA...

in Synthetic Neurobiology
Edward Boyden
#art #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +12 more
Post Research

AIR-INK wins 2019 Solve Circular Economy Challenge

Produced by Media Lab spinoff Graviky Labs, AIR-INK was developed by Fluid Interfaces alum Anirudh Sharma.

Sept. 24, 2019
in Fluid Interfaces
#art #environment
Article Research

Mapping the brain at high resolution

New 3D imaging technique can reveal, much more quickly than other methods, how neurons connect throughout the brain.

via MIT News · Jan. 17, 2019
in Synthetic Neurobiology
#neurobiology #imaging
Article Research

Zach Lieberman joins MIT Media Lab

New adjunct associate professor combines fine arts and coding.

via MIT News · Nov. 25, 2019
in Future Sketches
#design #art #computer science +1 more
Research
Lifelong Kindergarten

Engaging people in creative learning experiences

#design #human-computer interaction #art +23 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Creative Learning in Brazil / Aprendizagem Criativa no Brasil

The Lemann Creative Learning Program is a collaboration between the MIT Media Lab and the Lemann Foundation to foster creative learning i...

in Lifelong Kindergarten
Leo Burd · Mitchel Resnick
#learning
Archived
Project Research

Desafio Aprendizagem Criativa Brasil 2019

ATENÇÃO: Saiu o resultado do Desafio Aprendizagem Criativa Brasil 2019! Clique aqui para conhecer os fellows e o...

in Lifelong Kindergarten
Mitchel Resnick · Leo Burd
Archived
Project Research

Desafio Aprendizagem Criativa Brasil 2020

O Desafio de Aprendizagem Criativa Brasil é o programa de fellowship da Rede Brasileira de Aprendizagem Criativa. Ele tem como objetivo f...

in Lifelong Kindergarten
Research
Future Sketches

Exploring the essence of code as a creative medium

#design #art #augmented reality +3 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
City Science

Looking beyond smart cities

#robotics #design #social networks +57 more
Accepting Applicants
Article Research

This gene technology could change the world. Its maker isn’t sure it should.

How does one scientist deal with the potential ramifications of his own creation?

via Vice · Nov. 18, 2019
in Sculpting Evolution
#environment #genetics #health +1 more
Post Research

Zero Gravity Flight 2019

This mission included participation from several departments at MIT and outside collaborators from across the globe.

Aug. 13, 2019
in Space Exploration Initiative
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +6 more
Post Research

Mollastica - From Deep Sea to Deep Space

Impenetrable darkness, extreme pressure, cold water, and disorienting equilibrium. Deep sea creatures live in a world that is closer to o...

Aug. 13, 2019
in Space Exploration Initiative
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