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Research
Poetic Justice

Exploring new forms of social justice through art

#design #architecture #art +18 more
Accepting Applicants
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
Research
Conformable Decoders

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

#design #architecture #bioengineering +13 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Space Exploration Initiative

Space Exploration Initiative

#robotics #design #virtual reality +39 more
Research
Lifelong Kindergarten

Engaging people in creative learning experiences

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

Looking beyond smart cities

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

LEGO Wayfinder

The LEGO Wayfinder project combines LEGO, robotics, and seawater into a playground of project-based learning and citizen science for budd...

in Open Ocean · ML Learning
Katy Croff Bell · Jennifer Chow +3 more
#robotics #environment #kids +5 more
Post Research

Neil Gaikwad chosen as a 2019 Facebook Fellow

Neil Gaikwad, a third-year PhD student in the Space Enabled research group, has been selected as one of the 2019 Facebook Fellows.

Jan. 16, 2019
in Space Enabled
#agriculture #artificial intelligence #ecology +6 more
Post Research

2018 GSC Graduate Teaching Award

Neil Gaikwad, a PhD student in the Media Lab's Space Enabled research group, has received the GSC Graduate Teaching Award, an Institute A...

May 17, 2018
in Space Enabled
#design #artificial intelligence #environment +2 more
Research
Biomechatronics

Enhancing human physical capability

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +33 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Signal Kinetics

Extending human and computer abilities in sensing, communication, and actuation through signals and networks

#robotics #artificial intelligence #communications +19 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

[bike] swarm

As bikes navigate city streets after dark, they are often equipped with lights. The lights make the bikes visible to cars or other bikers...

in City Science
Alex Berke · Kent Larson +1 more
#design #human-computer interaction #art +9 more
Research
Beyond the Cradle

Beyond the Cradle

#robotics #design #architecture +10 more
Research
Fluid Interfaces

Designing systems for cognitive enhancement

#robotics #design #virtual reality +43 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
Space Enabled

Advancing justice in Earth's complex systems using designs enabled by space

#design #agriculture #art +26 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek

Inventing disruptive technologies for nanoelectronic devices and creating new paradigms for life-machine symbiosis

#robotics #bioengineering #consumer electronics +6 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Responsive Environments

Augmenting and mediating human experience, interaction, and perception with sensor networks

#robotics #design #virtual reality +31 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
Sculpting Evolution

Cultivating wisdom through evolutionary and ecological engineering

#agriculture #bioengineering #civic technology +19 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Mekatilili Fellowship Program

Mekatilili is a learning initiative that provides a platform for African youth to enhance technical skills through creative learning...

in Lifelong Kindergarten
Marian Muthui · Juliet Wanyiri +1 more
#design #learning #makers +3 more
Project Research

ORBIT (Olfactory Response Baseline Identification Test)

We are currently developing a new approach in conducting sensory examinations via the Olfactory Response Baseline Identification Test (O....

in Opera of the Future
Alexandra Rieger
#interfaces #engineering #medicine +1 more
Project Research

Non-Ionizing Imaging for Medical Diagnosis Instead of 2D Radiography and Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

Two-dimensional radiographs are commonly used for evaluating sub-surface hard structures of teeth, but they have low sensitivity for earl...

in Health 0.0
Aman Rana · Gregory Yauney +2 more
#computer vision #health #imaging +1 more
Project Research

TESSERAE: Self-Assembling Space Architecture

Overview: How will we build the coming generations of Space Architecture—the modules, space ships, and space stations that will ensc...

in Space Exploration Initiative · Responsive Environments
Ariel Ekblaw
#robotics #design #agriculture +11 more
Research
Open Ocean

Open Ocean

#robotics #virtual reality #art +24 more
Research
Object-Based Media

Changing storytelling, communication, and everyday life through sensing, understanding, and new interface technologies

#robotics #design #virtual reality +47 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
Health 0.0

Health 0.0

#computer vision #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +19 more
Research
Camera Culture

Making the invisible visible–inside our bodies, around us, and beyond–for health, work, and connection

#computer vision #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +21 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Molecular Machines

Engineering at the limits of complexity with molecular-scale parts

#artificial intelligence #bioengineering #genetics +6 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Archived
Project Research

Floral Cosmonauts: Self-assembling silver dendrite networks in microgravity

Biological neuronal networks are highly complex and interconnected with superior information processing capabilities. Such networks have ...

in Space Exploration Initiative · Fluid Interfaces
Harpreet Sareen
#design #manufacturing #space +3 more
Archived
Project Research

Research Area | Medical Imaging Technologies Using Unorthodox Artificial Intelligence for Early Disease Diagnoses

Our published research findings listed below share key examples for reducing dependence on specialized medical devices, biological &...

in Health 0.0
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #health +8 more
Publication Research

Clinical validation and assessment of a modular fluorescent imaging system and algorithm for detection and quantification of dental plaque

K. Angelino*, P. Shah*, D. Edlund, M. Mohit, G. Yauney. BMC Oral Health 17.1: 162 (2017). DOI: 10.1186/s12903-017-0472-4. * Equal contribution

Article, Dec. 2017
in Health 0.0
#health #imaging #engineering +1 more
Publication Research

Detection of biomarkers of periodontal disease in human saliva using stabilized, vertical flow immunoassays

E. Yee, S. Lathwal, P. Shah, H. Sikes. ACS sensors 2.11 (2017): 1589-1593. DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00745

Article, Nov. 2017
in Health 0.0
#health #engineering #chemistry
Publication Research

Near-infrared transillumination guides administration of dental 2D radiography and CBCT imaging

K. Angelino, D. A. Edlund, G. Bhatia, S. Wu, P. Shah. IEEE 17th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (2017). DOI: 10.1109/BIBE.2017.00-33

Academic Paper, Oct. 2017
in Health 0.0
#health #imaging #mechanical engineering +2 more
Publication Research

Design and preliminary evaluation of a wearable device for mass-screening of sleep apnea

R. S. Puri, A. G. Athanassiadis, N. Gill, S. S. Sathya, G. Rathod, A. Wahi, G. Satat, M. Majmudar, P. Shah. IEEE 38th Annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC). pp. 1870-1873. IEEE, (2016). DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591085

Proceedings, Aug. 2016
in Health 0.0
#health #engineering #point of care
Project Research

Digital Clinical Trials with Novel Machine Learning and AI Architectures

Dr. Shah was an invited speaker and a contributor at The National Cancer Policy Forum developed workshop series at the The National Acade...

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#artificial intelligence #synthetic biology #machine learning +5 more
Article Research

Neri Oxman has all the answers

Mediated Matter head Neri Oxman talks to ELLE about her work.

via ELLE · Aug. 9, 2019
in Mediated Matter
#design #architecture #synthetic biology +2 more
Article Research

Software to empower workers on the factory floor

Apps developed by MIT spinout Tulip help manufacturers augment employee production rather than automating it away.

via MIT News · July 31, 2019
in Fluid Interfaces · Spinoffs
#manufacturing #engineering
Project Research

Gemini

Gemini—an acoustical “twin chaise"—spans multiple scales of the human existence extending from the warmth of the womb to the stretches ...

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

DCP: Digital Construction Environment

The Digital Construction Environment is the first architectural-scale structure fabricated with the Digital Construction Platform (DCP). ...

in Mediated Matter
Steven Keating · Julian Leland +3 more
#architecture #construction #storytelling +2 more
Project Research

Integrated Complex Systems Modeling

One of the six research methods used by the Space Enabled research group is creating models of complex systems by drawing on techniques f...

in Space Enabled
Jack Reid
#social science #engineering
Project Research

Ultra-scalable and energy-efficient nanoelectronics

Electronics are ubiquitous in today’s world, with applications ranging from smart cities, health care, defense, economy, government, educ...

in Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek
Deblina Sarkar
#engineering
Article Research

Inside Otherlab's world of flying inventions and elastic machines

At Otherlab, inventors build cutting-edge tech from exoskeletons and flexible undersea robots to clean energy devices.

via PCMag · June 14, 2019
in Molecular Machines
#technology #engineering #ocean
Project Research

The Future of Neuroimplantable Devices: A materials science and regulatory perspective

​The past two decades have seen unprecedented progress in the development of novel materials, form factors, and functionalities in neuroi...

in Conformable Decoders
Farita Tasnim · Canan Dagdeviren
#design #bioengineering #health +4 more
Post Research

How do materials choices and design decisions affect the regulatory pathway for neuroimplantable devices?

We present a review paper that analyzes how early design decisions can affect the regulatory approval process downstream.

June 20, 2019
in Conformable Decoders
#bioengineering #public health #engineering +1 more
Project Research

City as Classroom, City as Laboratory

Often, we neglect to see the city as living, complex, and dynamic. However, shrouded by its masses of concrete and steel lie unique ecosy...

in Sculpting Evolution
Avery Normandin · Devora Najjar
#ecology #learning #storytelling +3 more
Project Research

Living Distance

Living Distance is a mission and a fantasy realized, in which a wisdom tooth is sent to outer space and back down to Earth again. Carried...

in Space Exploration Initiative
Gershon Dublon · Xin Liu
#robotics #agriculture #architecture +6 more
Project Research

Maiden Flight

Maiden Flight is an autonomous biological laboratory environment designed for studying the impact of space flight on the sole reproductiv...

in Space Exploration Initiative · Mediated Matter
Felix Kraemer · Ri Ren +2 more
#robotics #agriculture #architecture +6 more
Project Research

Telepresent Drawings in Space

This project asks, how can we transmit experiences across space and time? The launching point of the project is to create a drawing that ...

in Space Exploration Initiative
Anne Liu
#agriculture #architecture #art +4 more
Article Research

We can change the DNA of an entire species—in the wild

On Should This Exist?, Sculpting Evolution head Kevin Esvelt grapples with the potential benefits and consequences of gene drive.

via Should This Exist? · May 3, 2019
in Sculpting Evolution
#genetics #biology #engineering
Article Research

Six suborbital research payloads from MIT fly to space and back

Space Exploration Initiative research aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard experiment capsule crossed the Karman line for three minutes

via MIT News · May 3, 2019
in Space Exploration Initiative
#agriculture #architecture #art +4 more
Post Research

TESSERAE: Suborbital launch test

On May 2nd, 2019 we launched three TESSERAE v2 hardware tiles into space and back! They rode to just over 100km (past the Karman line) on...

April 29, 2019
in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative
#robotics #architecture #sensors +2 more
Project Research

Mechatronic Systems

Mechanical, electrical, and dynamic control systems recreate biological behavior with synthetic hardware.

in Center for Extreme Bionics · Biomechatronics
Matthew Carney · Emily Rogers +6 more
#robotics #computer science #biomechanics +4 more
Archived
Project Research

Field Experimentation in Boston's Intertidal Zone

The Intertidal Experimentation Workshop will take place September 29 and 30 (9am to 2pm) at the MIT Media Lab, open to students ages 8-14...

in Open Ocean · Sculpting Evolution
Avery Normandin · Devora Najjar
#ecology #learning #storytelling +4 more
Archived
Project Research

Dynamic Traffic Prediction in Andorra: a Bayesian network approach

Data Fusion for Dynamic Traffic PredictionTraffic congestion has huge negative impacts on the productivity, health and personal live...

in City Science
Ronan Doorley · Kent Larson +2 more
#data #networks #engineering
Project Research

TurboTrack: 3D backscatter localization for fine-grained robotics

TurboTrack is a 3D localization system for fine-grained robotic tasks, with unique capability to localize backscatter nodes with sub-cent...

in Signal Kinetics
Yunfei Ma · Fadel Adib +1 more
#robotics #computer science #technology +3 more
Article Research

Aguahoja—Programmable water-based biocomposites for digital design and fabrication

How the Mediated Matter group’s Aguahoja project transforms some of the most abundant materials on the planet into structural art.

via Creative Applications Network · March 22, 2019
in Mediated Matter
#art #3d printing #biology +1 more
Research
Synthetic Neurobiology

Revealing insights into the human condition and repairing brain disorders via novel tools for mapping and fixing brain computations

#art #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +22 more
Accepting Applicants
Article Research

Alana gift to MIT launches Down syndrome research center, technology program for disabilities

Foundation’s $28.6 million gift will fund science, innovation, and education to advance understanding, ability, and inclusion.

via MIT News · March 20, 2019
in Synthetic Neurobiology
#learning #neurobiology #technology +1 more
Project Research

Orbit Weaver

Gravity anchors all existence on Earth.It pulls a chaotic world to one single point in every moment of life. Even though gravity is every...

in Space Exploration Initiative
Xin Liu
#design #agriculture #architecture +8 more
Project Research

Urban Swarms

Modern cities have to respond to the growing demands of more efficient and sustainable urban development, as well as an increased quality...

in Human Dynamics
Kent Larson · Alex 'Sandy' Pentland +3 more
#robotics #artificial intelligence #data +10 more
Post Research

This city is a classroom

Avery Normandin and Devora Najjar are on a mission to build literacy and appreciation for urban ecology.

Jan. 28, 2019
in Sculpting Evolution
#ecology #learning #storytelling +3 more
Research
Mediated Matter

Designing for, with, and by nature

#robotics #design #architecture +25 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Article Research

‘Uncovering Hidden Pathways’ focuses on future minority youth in STEM

Jaleesa Trapp led a discussion at her alma mater about antiracist approaches to engaging young people from marginalized groups in STEM.

via The Tacoma Ledger · Feb. 4, 2019
in Lifelong Kindergarten
#technology #engineering #racial justice
Project Research

Silk Pavilion

The Silk Pavilion explores the relationship between digital and biological fabrication on product and architectural scales.The primary ...

in Mediated Matter
Neri Oxman · Markus Kayser +3 more
#design #architecture #synthetic biology +2 more
Project Research

kinetiX

kinetiX is a transformable material featuring a design that resembles a cellular structure. It consists of rigid plates or rods and elast...

in Tangible Media
Jifei Ou · Jannik Peters +2 more
#design #art #manufacturing +3 more
Publication Research

Self-Assembling Space Architecture: tessellated shell structures for space habitats

Ekblaw, A. and Paradiso, J.A., "Self-assembling Space Architecture: tessellated shell structures for space habitats," In AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, Smart/Adaptable Deployable Structures (p. 0481).

Academic Paper, Jan. 2019
in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative
#design #architecture #space +1 more
Project Research

Ecology, Evolution, and Engineering for Empowered Brains

EEEeb Spring 2019:  Urban OceansMarch 24, April 7 and 21, May 19, June 2 To register, please visit this lin...

in Sculpting Evolution
Avery Normandin · Pedro Reynolds-Cuellar +2 more
#ecology #environment #kids +5 more
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