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Article Research

Experts debate research at the heart of lab leak theory. Who won?

Kevin Esvelt and Gigi Gronvall join Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinky to discuss Gain of Function research, and Covid Origin Theory.

via The Hill · May 27, 2022
in Sculpting Evolution
#biology #public health #covid19
Publication Research

Electronic Textile Sensors for Decoding Vital Body Signals: State-of-the-Art Review on Characterizations and Recommendations

Shuvo, I. I., Shah, A., Dagdeviren, C.†, “Electronic Textile Sensors for Decoding Vital Body Signals: State-of-the-art Review on Characterizations and Recommendations”, https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202100223, Advanced Intelligent Systems, 4, 2100223, 2022.

Academic Paper, Jan. 2022
in Conformable Decoders
#design #bioengineering #biology +5 more
Article Research

The Three Questions: In Conversation with Neri Oxman

Neri Oxman talks about the Nature x Humanity exhibit at SFMOMA, which features current and past research from the Mediated Matter group

via Biodesigned · Feb. 28, 2022
in Mediated Matter
#design #art #biology +1 more
Article Research

Volta Labs grabs $20 million to address a growing genomics bottleneck

Volta Labs, co-founded by alumni Udayan Umapathi and Will Langford, has announced a $20 million Series A funding round.

via TechCrunch · March 18, 2022
in Media Lab Spinoffs
#data #genetics #biology +3 more
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Glass II

Optically transparent and structurally sound, glass has played a significant role in the evolution of product and architectural design acro…

in Mediated Matter
Chikara Inamura · Giorgia Franchin +7 more
#design #architecture #art +6 more
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Project Research

Glass I

Ancient yet modern, enclosing yet invisible, glass was first created in Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt 4,500 years ago. Precise recipes for…

in Mediated Matter
John Klein · Markus Kayser +4 more
#design #art #biology +2 more
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Wanderers

The Wanderers were unveiled as part of the exhibition: ‘The Sixth Element: Exploring the Natural Beauty of 3D Printing' on display a…

in Mediated Matter
Christoph Bader · Dominik Kolb +1 more
#design #architecture #art +4 more
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Vespers III

Vespers is a collection of masks exploring what it means to design (with) life. From the relic of the death mask to a contemporary living d…

in Mediated Matter
Neri Oxman · Christoph Bader +4 more
#design #art #artificial intelligence +5 more
Archived
Archived
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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
Sunanda Sharma · Christoph Bader +5 more
#design #architecture #art +6 more
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Emma Chory wins 2022 SLAS Innovation Award

The SLAS Innovation Award is a $10,000 cash prize recognizing the work behind one exceptional podium presentation.

Feb. 15, 2022
in Sculpting Evolution
#robotics #environment #genetics +2 more
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MAS.S64. Real-world Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence and Genome Editing Technologies

MAS.S64 Real-world Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence and Genome Editing Technologies - Fall 2020 Online CourseWhen: Tuesdays, 3-4 …

Aug. 24, 2020
in Health 0.0
#artificial intelligence #genetics #social science +4 more
Course Research

Decoders 1.8: Project Realization in Cleanroom

Style: Teamwork; Collective This class is graded P/D/F. To pass, you must: (i) attend all the cleanroom sessions, (ii) work in a team setti…

MAS.810 · with Canan Dagdeviren
in Conformable Decoders
#design #bioengineering #biology +3 more
Article Research

Speeding up directed evolution of molecules in the lab

Using a new robotic platform, researchers can simultaneously track hundreds of microbial populations as they evolve new proteins.

via MIT News · Dec. 30, 2021
in Sculpting Evolution
#robotics #environment #genetics +2 more
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MIT's Spectrum highlights Dr. Canan Dagdeviren in an article titled "Better Conforming Medical Devices"

By John Pavlus Imagine you're a patient being treated for Parkinson's Disease, which causes tremors. The disorder kills brain cells th…

via Spectrum · Nov. 8, 2021
in Conformable Decoders
#design #bioengineering #biology +4 more
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Culture Biosciences raises $80M Series B to tackle demand for large-scale biomanufacturing

Spinoff Culture Biosciences, co-founded by Mediated Matter alum Will Patrick, recently raised $80 million in Series B funding.

via Business Wire · Oct. 14, 2021
in Mediated Matter · Media Lab Spinoffs
#manufacturing #biology #alumni +3 more
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On-Body Energy Harvesters through Innovative Designs and Conformable Structures

Fernandez, S. V., Cai, F., Chen, S., Suh, E., Tiepelt, J., McIntosh, R., Marcus, C., Acosta, D., Mejorado, D., Dagdeviren, C.†, “On-Body Energy Harvesters Through Innovative Designs and Conformable Structures”, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00800, 2021. [Invited Review Paper for Special Issue].

Academic Paper, Nov. 2021
in Conformable Decoders
#design #bioengineering #biology +4 more
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Power Shift: MIT scientists use machine learning to boost basil flavour

Caleb Harper discusses how machine learning-enabled "food computers" were used to find the optimal conditions to grow basil.

via BNN Bloomberg · May 21, 2019
in Open Agriculture (OpenAg)
#food #biology #technology
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Optimizing plants for flavor, nutrition, and pharmaceutical content

Note: On Oct. 25, 2021, the PLOS journal reporting the research associated with this project retracted the publication.Flavor, in addi…

in Open Agriculture (OpenAg)
Rebekah Carlson
#agriculture #food #biology +1 more
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Agonist-antagonist Myoneural Interface (AMI)

Humans can accurately sense the position, speed, and torque of their limbs, even with their eyes shut. This sense, known as proprioception,…

in Biomechatronics
Gabriel Friedman · Roman Stolyarov +14 more
#robotics #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +17 more
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Opinion: Manipulating viruses and risking pandemics is too dangerous. It’s time to stop.

Kevin Esvelt calls on the research community to build defenses against future pandemics, not attempt to discover viruses that cause them.

via The Washington Post · Oct. 6, 2021
in Sculpting Evolution
#health #biology #public health +1 more
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Gravity Proof: Speculating Cosmic Futures

Gravity Proof is a performance and mission to prepare and cook bread in space. Inspired by ancient recipes and archaeological bread re…

in Space Exploration Initiative
Maggie Coblentz
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
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Combinatorial hydrogel library enables identification of materials that mitigate the foreign body response in primates.

Vegas, A., et al. Combinatorial hydrogel library enables identification of materials that mitigate the foreign body response in primates., Nature Biotechnology, 34: 345-352, 2016. PMCID: PMC4904301

Academic Paper, Jan. 2016
#biology #technology
Course Research

Decoders 1.7: Introduction to Microfabrication

Style: Individual; PersonalThis class is graded P/D/F. To pass, you must: (i) attend all the cleanroom sessions, (ii) complete the sections…

MAS.809 · with Canan Dagdeviren
in Conformable Decoders
#design #biology #soft-tissue biomechanics +2 more
Publication Research

Experimentally Verified Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of a Conformable Piezoelectric Sensor

Amiri, N., Tasnim, F., Tavakkoli Anbarani, M., Dagdeviren, C.†, Karami, A.†, “Experimentally Verified Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of a Conformable Piezoelectric Sensor”, Smart Materials and Structures, 30 085017, 2021.

Article, June 2021
in Conformable Decoders
#design #bioengineering #biology +4 more
Project Research

Bio-Digital Wearables or Space Health Enhancement

Living in space could have significant physical and mental impacts on astronauts. Wearables have the potential to play a critical role in m…

in Fluid Interfaces · Space Exploration Initiative
Pat Pataranutaporn · M.S. Suryateja Jammalamadaka +3 more
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
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Life in space: Preparing for an increasingly tangible reality

The Space Exploration Initiative supports research across and beyond MIT in two microgravity flights this spring.

via MIT News · July 28, 2021
in Opera of the Future · Responsive Environments · Fluid Interfaces +2 more
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
Project Research

Aguahoja

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

in Mediated Matter
Jorge Duro-Royo · Joshua Van Zak +11 more
#design #architecture #art +7 more
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Silk Pavilion II

What are radically sustainable methods for knitting, making and building in the age of the Anthropocene? How can humankind and members of o…

in Mediated Matter
Christoph Bader · Sunanda Sharma +5 more
#design #architecture #art +5 more
Archived
Archived
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Vespers II

Novel technologies for additive manufacturing are enabling design and production at nature’s scale. We can seamlessly vary the physical pro…

in Mediated Matter
Christoph Bader · Rachel Smith +4 more
#design #art #3d printing +3 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Silk Pavilion

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

in Mediated Matter
Neri Oxman · Markus Kayser +3 more
#design #architecture #art +5 more
Archived
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Beast

Beast is an organic-like entity created synthetically by the incorporation of physical parameters into digital form-generation protocols. A…

in Mediated Matter
Neri Oxman
#design #art #biology +2 more
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Monocoque

French for "single shell," Monocoque stands for a construction technique that supports structural load using an object's external skin. Con…

in Mediated Matter
Neri Oxman
#design #art #biology +2 more
Archived
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Raycounting

Raycounting is a method for generating customized light-shading constructions by registering the intensity and orientation of light rays wi…

in Mediated Matter
Neri Oxman
#design #art #biology +2 more
Archived
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Sojourner 2020 | An international art payload to ISS

Nine groups of artists are selected to be on board Sojourner 2020, which will be launched into low Earth orbit for about 30 days.

March 3, 2020
in Space Exploration Initiative
#design #agriculture #art +1 more
Article Research

Supercomputers help researchers speed drug discovery for Covid-19

An MIT research team is using supercomputers to help develop a drug to treat the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

via The Wall Street Journal · April 14, 2020
in Sculpting Evolution
#data #machine learning #computer science +3 more
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Information Hazards

MIT biologist Kevin Esvelt discusses the biology of the pandemic and how gain-of-function research jeopardizes public safety.

via The Open Mind · March 16, 2021
in Sculpting Evolution
#health #biology #wellbeing +1 more
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Experimental peptide targets Covid-19

Computational modeling yields a protein fragment that could bind to coronavirus spike proteins and destroy them.

via MIT News · June 22, 2020
in Molecular Machines
#biology #public health #engineering +1 more
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Andrea Ling's "Design by Decay, Decay by Design" receives STARTS Grand Prize at Ars Electronica '20

Andrea Ling, an alum of the Mediated Matter group, has won the Grand Prize in Artistic Exploration at this year's festival.

Sept. 30, 2020
in Mediated Matter
#design #art #biology +2 more
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Canadian architect wins €20,000 STARTS prize

Canadian architect and installation artist Andrea Ling has received the 2020 STARTS Grand Prize in the category of Artistic Exploration.

via Canadian Architect · Sept. 28, 2020
in Mediated Matter
#design #art #biology +2 more
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Design Fiction

Sparking discussion about the social, cultural, and ethical implications of emerging technologies through design and storytelling

#design #art #bioengineering +14 more
Not Accepting Applicants
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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 +25 more
Not Accepting Applicants
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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, RNAs,…

in Synthetic Neurobiology
Edward Boyden
#art #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +13 more
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Algorithmic Justice League

www.ajl.orgAn unseen force is rising—helping to determine who is hired, granted a loan, or even how long someone spends in prison. This for…

Ethan Zuckerman · Joy Buolamwini
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #civic media +11 more
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Neri Oxman’s “Material Ecology” | Bio Art and Design

The exhibition has now become a part of the MoMA's ‘Virtual Views’ program due to the pandemic.

via TL Magazine · Aug. 11, 2020
in Mediated Matter
#design #art #biology +2 more
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Living Bits

Living Bits : Opportunities and Challenges for Integrating Living Microorganisms in Human-Computer InteractionThere are trillions of living…

in Fluid Interfaces
David S. Kong · Pat Pataranutaporn +2 more
#design #human-computer interaction #bioengineering +6 more
Project Research

bioLogic—Science Advances

Cells’ biomechanical responses to external stimuli have been intensively studied but rarely implemented into devices that interact wit…

in Tangible Media
Wen Wang · Lining Yao +6 more
#human-computer interaction #fashion #sensors +3 more
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This crazy sculpture is made by an MIT-engineered machine that 3D prints biopolymers to replace plastic

Aguahoja—a winner of Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas Awards—rethinks the paradigm of recycling.

via Fast Company · April 28, 2020
in Mediated Matter
#design #architecture #environment +3 more
Project Research

Designer molecular mops: Water-soluble cytokine receptors fused with Fc domain of IgG may be therapeutic for cytokine storms

In April 2019, Shuguang Zhang's lab started to use the QTY code to design a class of water-soluble cytokine receptors, including interferon…

in Molecular Machines
Shuguang Zhang · Rui Qing +1 more
#biology #public health #medicine +1 more
Project Research

QTY code designs for water-soluble beta-barrel transmembrane proteins

In collaboration with Prof. Tao Fei’s lab (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China)In addition to a large number of membrane proteins that comp…

in Molecular Machines
Shuguang Zhang
#biology #public health #medicine +1 more
Project Research

QTY CXCR4 becomes more hydrophilic and retains cell signaling activity

In collaboration with Prof. Horst Vogel and Dr. Horst Pick (EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland).G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are vital for …

in Molecular Machines
Shuguang Zhang
#biology #public health #medicine +1 more
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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 proteins,…

Shuguang Zhang · Rui Qing +2 more
#biology #public health #medicine +1 more
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Proteins may halt the severe cytokine storms seen in Covid-19 patients

Team designs antibody-like receptor proteins that can bind to cytokines, as possible strategy for treating coronavirus and other infections.

via MIT News · April 16, 2020
in Molecular Machines
#biology #public health #medicine +1 more
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Gene drives could stop the world's oldest problems. Kevin Esvelt wants to make sure they don't start any.

Esvelt's career has gone from straight science into ethics and safety.

via Inverse · April 1, 2020
in Sculpting Evolution
#environment #genetics #biology
Article Research

If you care about the future of Earth, you must care about the human species

How biologist Kevin Esvelt came to know the planet, in his own words.

via Inverse · April 1, 2020
in Sculpting Evolution
#environment #genetics #biology
Post Research

Fluid Interfaces researchers and David Kong win Best Paper Award at Augmented Humans International Conference

Congratulations to Pat Pataranutaporn, Angela Vujic, David Kong, Pattie Maes, and Misha Sra!

March 18, 2020
in Fluid Interfaces · Community Biotechnology
#human-computer interaction #biology #biotechnology
Article Research

Neri Oxman grows tools for the future at new MoMA retrospective

“My team and I stand in the crossroads, challenging some of the processes that designers face at the intersection of biology and technology"

via The Architect's Newspaper · Feb. 27, 2020
in Mediated Matter
#design #architecture #art +3 more
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Neri Oxman and Sir Norman Foster on the future of design

The venturesome Oxman talks experimental materials and lunar habitation with the renowned architect.

via Surface · March 2, 2020
in Mediated Matter
#design #architecture #art +1 more
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The most futuristic building in New York—currently on view at MoMA—wasn’t made by humans

To build a new pavilion in midtown Manhattan, the architect Neri Oxman employed 17,000 silkworms.

via Forbes · Feb. 24, 2020
in Mediated Matter
#design #architecture #art +3 more
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How emerging technologies can help us fight the new coronavirus

Sculpting Evolution head Kevin Esvelt shares how emerging technologies can help us fight the new coronavirus.

via leapsmag · Jan. 28, 2020
in Sculpting Evolution
#health #biology #technology
Archived
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Fukushima 2100

“[The wild boars] look at me like I am a visitor. It's like they’re the owners and I’m the guest. Wild animals that normally live in nature…

Wakanene Sebastian Kamau
#design #agriculture #art +2 more
Archived
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Could plants be the future of interface design?

Core77 reports on the Fluid Interfaces group’s work in cyborg botany.

via Core77 · June 18, 2019
in Fluid Interfaces
#robotics #interfaces #biology +1 more
Project Research

Elowan: A plant-robot hybrid

Elowan is a cybernetic lifeform, a plant in direct dialogue with a machine. Using its own internal electrical signals, the plant is interfa…

in Fluid Interfaces
Harpreet Sareen · Pattie Maes
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +9 more
Article Research

Decay by design: These 3D-printed organic plastics naturally decompose

A group at MIT created polymers derived from organic matter, printed by a robot, and shaped by water.

via Fast Company · May 15, 2019
in Mediated Matter
#art #3d printing #biology
Project Research

Cyborg Botany: Augmented plants as sensors, displays, and actuators

Plants can sense the environment, other living entities and regenerate, actuate or grow in response. Our interaction and communication…

in Fluid Interfaces
Pattie Maes · Harpreet Sareen
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +7 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
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Studying the evolution of gene drive systems

How will gene drive systems evolve once released into the wild? Can they be reliably overwritten and blocked by immunizing reversal drives?…

in Sculpting Evolution
Kevin Esvelt · Cody Gilleland +1 more
#bioengineering #genetics #biology
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Daisy Drives

Who should decide whether, when, and how to alter the environment? These are hard questions, especially when the decisions will impact peop…

in Sculpting Evolution
Kevin Esvelt · Joanna Buchthal
#bioengineering #genetics #synthetic biology +1 more
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The whiz kid building a better cyborg

Because old-school surgical amputation hasn’t kept up with modern-day medicine.

via OZY · April 1, 2019
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #biology #prosthetics +1 more
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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
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The data is in. Frogs don’t boil. But we might.

The metaphor of the frog in water that is heated slowly has long been used to describe the potential risk of climate change.

via The Washington Post · Feb. 25, 2019
in Scalable Cooperation
#biology #wellbeing #climate change
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