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Food in space has moved beyond that which is simply developed down on Earth for space purposes. A new food culture will emerge as a resul...
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This is a joint proposal from graduate students Vik Parthiban (Media Lab) and Andrew Spielberg (MIT CSAIL, Distributed Robotics Laborator...
HyperCubes is an augmented reality platform to help children understand computational concepts drawn from their physical surroundings, fr...
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AlterEgo is a non-invasive, wearable, peripheral neural interface that allows humans to converse in natural language with mach...
We present a multimaterial voxel-printing method enabling the physical visualization of data sets commonly associated with scientific ima...
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Gravity is the anchor of all existences on earth, pulling the chaotic world to one single point in every moment of life. Even ...
Embodied voice-based agents, such as Amazon’s Echo, Google Home, and Jibo, are becoming increasingly present in the home environment. For...
Structurally, zero gravity means that we do not have to contend with architecture's greatest arch-nemesis, gravity. This opens up a new w...
Games are a uniquely human endeavour, reducing stress and supporting mental well-being. Astronauts aboard the ISS have created their own ...
Update: A trigger system has been implemented to enable users to play the cube in real time and explore interactive ways to compose space...
Novel technologies for additive manufacturing are enabling design and production at nature’s scale. We can seamlessly vary the physical p...
Rottlace is a family of masks designed for Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk. Inspired by Björk’s most recent album—Vulnicura—the Mediate...
The sense of smell is perhaps the most pervasive of all senses, but it is also one of the least understood and least exploited in HCI. We...
We developed a concept of transformative appetite, where edible 2D films made of common food materials (protein, cellulose or starch) can...
The development of biotechnologies since the era of recombinant DNA in the 1970s has occurred largely via the interaction of academic, in...
Multimodal textile sensate media as an expressive and deformable musical interfaceIn the area of intelligent textiles, we are exploring a...
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Auto-inflatables explores the design space of self-inflating structures. By using chemical reactions as a source of carbon dioxide on-dem...
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Each new technology forces us to confront who we are as humans. As technological innovations in deep space exploration keep advanci...
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Fensadense is a new work for 10-piece ensemble composed by Tod Machover, commissioned for the Lucerne Festival in summer 2015. The projec...
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The use of data-driven methods to examine dynamic spaces, relationships, and mechanisms within an urban environment frames the city as a ...
TRANSFORM fuses technology and design to celebrate its transformation from still furniture to a dynamic machine driven by a stream of dat...
The design process is no longer limited to one group of individuals, as number, level, and cost make tools ever more accessible. As we mo...
Imagine a future where lights are not fixed to the ceiling, but follow us wherever we are. In this colorful world we enjoy lighting that ...