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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. Comin…

in Fluid Interfaces
Harpreet Sareen
#robotics #design #environment +3 more
Article Research

What Biodesign Means to Me

Alum Harpreet Sareen writes about how humans might form a type of symbiosis with the plant kingdom in the future.

via Biodesigned · Feb. 28, 2022
in Fluid Interfaces
#robotics #design #environment +3 more
Post Research

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
Project Research

Understanding Molecular Evolution

Humanity has harnessed evolution to sculpt domesticated animals, crops, and molecules, but the process remains a black box. Which combinati…

in Sculpting Evolution
Brian Wang · Erika Alden DeBenedictis +3 more
#robotics #environment #genetics +2 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
Project Research

Living Observatory: Sensor networks for documenting and experiencing ecology

Living Observatory is an initiative for documenting and interpreting ecological change that will allow people, individually and collectivel…

in Terrestrial Sensing · Responsive Environments
Glorianna Davenport · Joseph A. Paradiso +4 more
#virtual reality #augmented reality #data +6 more
Article Research

Butlr Closes $7.9M Seed Funding for Breakthrough People-Sensing Platform

Butlr's people-sensing platform uses body heat to provide actionable spatial insights for the built environment.

via Business Wire · July 15, 2021
in Media Lab Spinoffs
#environment #sensors #technology +2 more
Article Research

Into the anthropocosmos with Ariel Ekblaw

A conversation recently aired on Planetary Radio, hosted by Mat Kaplan of the Planetary Society, featuring SEI director Ariel Ekblaw.

via Planetary Radio · Nov. 24, 2021
in Space Exploration Initiative
#environment #creativity #space +1 more
Article Research

Scientists and musicians tackle climate change together

Discussion at MIT explores ways the music industry can help in the battle to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

via MIT News · Dec. 1, 2021
in Director's Office
#art #environment #music +2 more
Article Research

Epi/20: Fluid Music | Mutating Music with MIT Media Lab’s Charles Holbrow

Alum Charles Holbrow talks about his work and shares his views on the past, present, and future of music and technology.

via Beatseeker Podcast · Oct. 29, 2021
in Opera of the Future
#environment #music #computer science +2 more
Project Research

The Power of Without

The Power of WITHOUT is a research theme in the City Science group. The theme proposes that heavy infrastructure solutions are not financia…

in City Science
Leticia Izquierdo Garcia · Kent Larson +5 more
#design #human-computer interaction #architecture +18 more
Project Research

Meet the Ganimals

New generative AI technologies (such as the Generative Adversarial Network, or GAN) can allow us to imagine new species. Hidden within the …

in Human Dynamics · Open Ocean · Responsive Environments +1 more
Ziv Epstein · Abhimanyu Dubey +2 more
#artificial intelligence #environment #ocean
Article Research

Saving seaweed with machine learning

Charlene Xia is a Media Lab alum now pursuing a PhD in MIT Mechanical Engineering, combining her passions for food and sustainability.

via MIT News · Oct. 22, 2021
in Responsive Environments
#artificial intelligence #environment #food +5 more
Project Research

The MIT Autonomous Bicycle Project

A lightweight research platform to develop autonomous technology Designed to transform bicycle-sharing systems into an on-demand mobil…

in City Science
Naroa Coretti Sánchez
#robotics #design #energy +9 more
Project Research

Envirome Monitoring with CRISPR Biosensors

In recent years, there has been an increase in low-cost and open-source electronic and chemical sensors that hobbyists, concerned citizens,…

in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative · Open Ocean
Devora Najjar
#robotics #architecture #art +14 more
Project Research

City Science Lab @ Andorra

Andorra and the City Science research group at the MIT Media Lab are taking on the challenge of turning Andorra into an “Internationally Re…

in City Science
Maitane Iruretagoyena · Kent Larson +9 more
#design #architecture #data +15 more
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Low Cost Soil Carbon Sensing

Regenerative agriculture, or “carbon farming,” is the use of agricultural practices and crops that draw down excess atmospheric carbon thro…

in Responsive Environments
Caroline Jaffe
#environment #sensors #climate change
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Project Research

A Scalable Networked Smart Sensate Skin

We have developed tightly coupled sensor network that tries to mimic some of the sensory characteristics of a natural skin. Developed in a …

in Responsive Environments
Joseph A. Paradiso
#architecture #environment #manufacturing +3 more
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Publication Research

Electronic Textile Gaia: Ubiquitous Computational Substrates Across Geometric Scales

Wicaksono, I.*, Cherston, J.*, & Paradiso, J. A. (2021). Electronic Textile Gaia: Ubiquitous Computational Substrates Across Geometric Scales. IEEE Pervasive Computing.

Academic Paper, Aug. 2021
in Responsive Environments
#architecture #environment #manufacturing +3 more
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LEGO Wayfinder

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

in ML Learning · Open Ocean
Katy Croff Bell · Jennifer Chow +4 more
#robotics #environment #kids +5 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

My Deep Sea, My Backyard

Seventy percent of nations have deep-sea environments within their maritime Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs), yet only 16 percent of them ar…

in Open Ocean
Katy Croff Bell · Alexis Hope +1 more
#developing countries #environment #history +2 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Tracking Marine Snow

Biological Carbon Pump (BCP), which refers to the transport of particulate organic carbon (POC) from the ocean’s surface to the bottom, dir…

in Responsive Environments · Open Ocean
Junsu Jang
#environment #sensors #engineering +1 more
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Project Research

Ocean Cultures

The Māori of Aotearoa (New Zealand) have a long and deep connection to their island and ocean ecosystem. Concepts such as rā…

in Open Ocean · Responsive Environments
Avery Normandin · Devora Najjar
#developing countries #environment #genetics +2 more
Article Research

Danielle Wood speaks on "The Down-to-Earth Applications of Space" with Bloomberg New Economy Forum

Space Enabled director Danielle Wood talks about applying space technologies to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

via Bloomberg New Economy · July 1, 2021
in Space Enabled
#environment #space #technology
Article Research

‘Living’ space as the newest frontier: MIT’s Ariel Ekblaw to focus on self-assembling space architecture and habitats in CLS

Ariel Ekblaw spoke at the Chautauqua Institution about her novel space architecture ideas and a call for more dialogue on space ethics.

via The Chautauquan Daily · July 8, 2021
in Space Exploration Initiative
#architecture #environment #ethics +3 more
Article Research

Driving commuters toward sustainable options

How data from Access MIT informs flexible, sustainable commutes as staff returns to campus.

via MIT News · July 13, 2021
in City Science
#data #environment #transportation +3 more
Project Research

SpaceTouch

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

in Responsive Environments
Juliana Cherston · Irmandy Wicaksono +2 more
#environment #sensors #space
Project Research

Tidmarsh Living Observatory Portal

The Tidmarsh Living Observatory Portal is a research project that focuses on the design and fabrication of a pavilion that will genera…

in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative
Valentina Sumini · Clement Duhart +4 more
#design #human-computer interaction #architecture +10 more
Post Research

A New Chapter for Space Sustainability

MIT researchers are co-leading the design of a global Space Sustainability Rating system that will soon be operational.

June 17, 2021
in Space Enabled
#environment #space #technology
Article Research

A new chapter for space sustainability

MIT researchers are co-leading the design of a global Space Sustainability Rating system that will soon be operational.

via MIT News · June 25, 2021
in Space Enabled
#environment #space #technology
Project Research

Therms-Up!: DIY Inflatables and Interactive Materials by Upcycling Wasted Thermoplastic Bags

Therms-Up! is a DIY method of creating inflatables and prototyping interactive materials from wasted thermoplastic bags that easily found a…

in Tangible Media
Kyung Yun Choi · Hiroshi Ishii
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +5 more
Post Research

A sustainability rating for space debris

A team led by the Space Enabled group, ESA, and the World Economic Forum will address waste in Earth’s orbit

May 6, 2019
in Space Enabled
#environment #politics #space
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
Article Research

The printing ink on Naomi Campbell’s Pangaia sweatshirt was made from air pollution

Vogue reports on the collaboration between Pangaia and Media Lab spinoff Graviky Labs.

via Vogue · April 19, 2021
in Media Lab Spinoffs
#environment #fashion #alumni +2 more
Article Research

This fashion label is making clothes out of air pollution

Pangaia is the first fashion label to print graphics using ink made out of toxic air pollution.

via Fast Company · April 20, 2021
in Media Lab Spinoffs
#environment #fashion #alumni +2 more
Article Research

Kent Larson on Resilient Communities and Sustainability | "On Cities" Masterclass Series

Kent Larson considers the societal stressors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and those that the world will face post-pandemic.

via Norman Foster Foundation · April 21, 2021
in City Science
#environment #urban planning #community +1 more
Article Research

Pangaia’s game changing collaboration draws carbon from air pollution to print textiles

Read about a collaboration between Media Lab spinoff Graviky Labs and materials science company Pangaia, both founded by Media Lab alums.

via Forbes · April 20, 2021
in Media Lab Spinoffs
#environment #fashion #alumni +2 more
Article Research

3 Questions: Claude Grunitzky MBA '12 on launching TRUE Africa University

CIS research affiliate describes his goals in creating a webinar series exploring sustainable development in Africa.

via MIT News · March 9, 2021
in Human Dynamics
#environment #learning #social media +4 more
Article Research

Visualizing the Future of Spaceship Earth (Prof. Dava Newman)

Prof Dava Newman fields listeners' questions about climate change and introduces EarthDNA, a platform for climate advocacy and action.

via Chalk Radio | MIT OpenCourseWare · March 3, 2021
in Director's Office
#environment #space #climate change
Post Research

MIT Space Policy Compendium

Read the new MIT Space Policy Compendium led by Dava Newman with co-authors including Ariel Ekblaw and Danielle Wood.

March 1, 2021
in Space Exploration Initiative · Space Enabled
#environment #politics #space +2 more
Project Research

RF-EATS: Food and liquid sensing in practical environments using RFIDs

RF-EATS is a new system that can verify the authenticity of food and liquids in closed containers without opening them or requiring an…

in Signal Kinetics
Fadel Adib · Unsoo Ha +2 more
#environment #food #health +4 more
Article Research

The catalyzing potential of J-WAFS seed grants

Signal Kinetics head Fadel Adib and other junior faculty members talk about the ways the J-WAFS’ seed grant program has catalyzed their work

via MIT News · Feb. 18, 2021
in Signal Kinetics
#environment #food #health +4 more
Article Research

Eight from MIT named 2021 Sloan Research Fellows

Awards honor young professors in the Media Lab and departments of Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Chemical Engineering, EECS, + Math

via MIT News · Feb. 19, 2021
in Signal Kinetics
#robotics #environment #health +5 more
Article Research

Learning from the Restoration of Wetlands on Cranberry Farmland: Preliminary Benefits Assessment

Read the preliminary report from the Living Observatory at Tidmarsh on the benefits of restoration projects on four cranberry farms in MA.

via Living Observatory · Dec. 11, 2020
in Responsive Environments
#data #environment #sensors
Project Research

Battery-Free Underwater GPS

Can we build a battery-free underwater GPS? While underwater localization is a long-studied problem,  we seek to bring it to batt…

in Signal Kinetics
Reza Ghaffarivardavagh · Osvy Rodriguez +2 more
#robotics #environment #health +8 more
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LightCloud: Future of Dynamic Lighting in the Shared Space

Lighting conditions in an indoor environment have been shown to affect our cognition and behaviors in a variety of ways. On average, we spe…

in Responsive Environments
Nan Zhao · Elena Kodama
#design #environment #sensors
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Project Research

Battery-Free Subsea Internet-of-Things

We present Piezo-Acoustic Backscatter (PAB), the first technology that enables backscatter networking in underwater environments. PAB relie…

in Signal Kinetics
Fadel Adib · Sayed Afzal +4 more
#communications #data #energy +9 more
Post Research

Media Lab Research Takes Flight

Space research, led by a diverse team of women scientists, will be presented at this year's AIAA Ascend Conference.

Nov. 16, 2020
in Responsive Environments · Fluid Interfaces · Space Exploration Initiative +1 more
#environment #health #sensors +5 more
Project Research

Lunar Open Architecture

Building an open, shared, and collaborative future of lunar exploration.Explore the Lunar Open Architecture (LOA) at loa.mit.edu. …

in Space Exploration Initiative
Mehak Sarang · Ariel Ekblaw
#architecture #environment #health +9 more
Article Research

The ethical way to alter organisms

An inventor of CRISPR-based gene drive has some advice to improve science, ethics, and the life-saving potential of these technologies.

via The Boston Globe · Nov. 9, 2020
in Sculpting Evolution
#environment #genetics #health +3 more
Article Research

Episode 6: Reshaping nature through gene drives

Kevin Esvelt and other experts talk about the risks and possible benefits of using gene drives to eliminate diseases and invasive species.

via Brave New Planet podcast · Nov. 9, 2020
in Sculpting Evolution
#environment #genetics #health +3 more
Article Research

Why this deep-sea explorer thinks diversity is so important for science

To oceanographer Katy Croff Bell, the seas’ uncharted depths are full of opportunities to engage women and people of color in science.

via National Geographic · Nov. 5, 2020
in Open Ocean
#environment #ocean #water +2 more
Article Research

An underwater navigation system powered by sound

New approach could spark an era of battery-free ocean exploration, with applications ranging from marine conservation to aquaculture.

via MIT News · Nov. 2, 2020
in Signal Kinetics
#robotics #environment #sensors +4 more
Project Research

Theme | Mobility On-Demand

Urban populations around the world are rapidly growing. To improve livability, urban residents must reduce dependency on fossil fuels and p…

in City Science
Abhishek Agarwal · Kent Larson +8 more
#robotics #design #artificial intelligence +11 more
Project Research

Scalable and Ultra-Low Power Ocean IoT

We present the design, implementation, and evaluation of 𝑈2𝐵, a technology that enables scalable ad ultra-low power ocean IoT.  At the…

in Signal Kinetics
Reza Ghaffarivardavagh · Sayed Afzal +2 more
#communications #data #energy +6 more
Article Research

How to send underwater messages without batteries

A new device extracts energy from ambient noise

via The Economist · Oct. 17, 2020
in Signal Kinetics
#communications #data #energy +6 more
Project Research

Low-cost invasive species management in coastal ecosystems: A case study in Benin

All over Africa, experts use satellite Earth Observation (EO) data for applications such as monitoring crop health or assessing the risk of…

in Space Enabled
Ufuoma Ovienmhada · Danielle Wood
#data #environment #technology +1 more
Article Research

National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator awards two grants to MIT

MIT received two Convergence Accelerator grants from the NSF—one of which is for the Smart Oceans 2020 conference co-hosted by the Media Lab

via MIT News · Sept. 23, 2020
in Signal Kinetics
#environment #social science #technology +2 more
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Identifying the human impacts of climate change

Climate change is going to alter the environments that we depend on in myriad ways. We're using data to identify and quantify these potenti…

Nick Obradovich · Manuel Cebrian +4 more
#environment #government #health +5 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Open Phenome Project

The aim of this project is to create an open source digital library with open data sets that cross link phenotypic response in plants …

in Open Agriculture (OpenAg)
Caleb Harper · Hildreth England
#artificial intelligence #environment
Archived
Project Research

Space Webs as Infrastructure for distributed sensor networks and other infrastructure on low gravity bodies

We study textiles and nets as a base form for growing infrastructure and allowing reconfigurable sensing on low gravity bodies (for instanc…

in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative
Juliana Cherston · Paul Strohmeier
#design #architecture #art +7 more
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Project Research

TransparenSea: AI for Sustainable Fishing

TransparenSea is an AI system that uses video from tuna longline vessels as input to identify dangerous fishing practices while at sea.Comm…

in Responsive Environments · Open Ocean
Oceane Boulais
#environment #sensors #ocean
Archived
Project Research

Low-power wireless environmental sensor network

Tidmarsh is a 600-acre former cranberry farm near Plymouth, MA that has undergone a restoration to wetland. We have instrumented the site w…

in Responsive Environments
Joseph A. Paradiso · Brian Mayton
#ecology #environment #networks +2 more
Project Research

SoundSignaling

Drawing inspiration from the notion of cognitive incongruence associated with Stroop's famous experiment, from musical principles, and from…

in Responsive Environments
Ishwarya Ananthabhotla
#human-computer interaction #environment #music
Project Research

Theme | CityScope

City Science researchers are developing a slew of tangible and digital platforms dedicated to solving spatial design and urban planning cha…

in City Science
Markus Elkatsha · Kent Larson +7 more
#design #computer vision #human-computer interaction +20 more
Archived
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Personal Food Computer

The OpenAg™ Personal Food Computer is a tabletop-sized, controlled environment agriculture technology platform that uses robotic systems to…

in Open Agriculture (OpenAg)
Daniel Poitrast · Rebekah Carlson +3 more
#robotics #design #agriculture +13 more
Archived
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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
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