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Media Lab alum Andy Cavatorta talks to Slice of MIT about his kinetic sculpture "Whale," on display at MIT Museum.
Exploring new forms of social justice through art
Freedom Radio (in development) is an ongoing participatory artwork collecting multilingual thoughts and expressions of freedom across natio…
A Counting is an ongoing series of software-generated live-streamed sound and video works composed of an evolving neverending count fr…
"Autonomous operations are critical for the success, safety, and crew survival of NASA deep space missions beyond low Earth orbit, includin…
This thesis project explores how emerging (AI) technologies might transform how we shape and interact with typography. I will create three …
The Machine Ghost in the Human Shell by Kawita Vatanajyankur and Pat Pataranutaporn is set to premier at the 11th Asia Pacific Tr…
The prestigious honor society announces more than 250 new members, which includes Tod Machover, head of Opera of the Future.
Cody Paige, MIT AeroAstro Contributors: Ferrous Ward, MIT AeroAstro; Don Derek Haddad, ResEnv; Jess Todd, MIT…
August 4 – 7 (SUN – TUE), 20249–11:00pm EDTThis is an online 4-day workshop consisting of software tutorials and rapid prototyping. P…
Callender was awarded this prize for his body of work, Light Sculptures, Matters of Impermanence.
The Space Exploration Initiative’s 2022 microgravity flight features lunar-specific payloads in advance of an upcoming moon mission
The Space Exploration Initiative supports research across and beyond MIT in two microgravity flights this spring.
Congratulations to the winners and honorees of the 2024 Core77 Design Awards!
Emerging Worlds
By Martin NisserThe ability to deploy large space structures is key to enabling long-duration and long-distance space missions, supporting …
It was recognized in the Plus: Architecture +Innovation category
Media Lab alum Alexander Reben has been named as OpenAI’s first artist in residence.
Convergence: Artistic Exploration from Nature to SocietyNARLabs, Taipei, Taiwan May 10 - August 10, 2024 Guided by the Taiwa…
The gondola, a timeless and iconic symbol of Venice and love, embarks on a new journey at the Venice Biennale Arte 2024 (https://www.labien…
Have you ever needed a single-line font rather than an outline of a typeface? For instance in the use of digital fabrication processes such…
Illuminate was featured in the AI, Metaverse + Virtual: Best Installation or Experience category.
Playing the Room is an audio technology project that explores the relationship between music performance and physical space, as well as wit…
Hex House was co-founded by Char Stiles, a master's student in the Future Sketches research group.
People die twice.First, when they die.Then when they are forgotten.Rokusuke Ei (1933-2016)
FibeRobo is a novel body-temperature shape-changing fiber based on liquid crystal elastomers. The development of a new fabrication techniqu…
Nicole L'Huillier, an alum of the Opera of the Future group, is collaborating on a sound installation at this year's Venice Biennale.
Media Lab alumni Ziv Epstein and Alexander Reben joined a panel discussion on the creative future of generative AI.
Master’s student Chelsi Cocking combines her love for computer science and design in her research and outreach efforts at the Media Lab.
Illuminate has been nominated for a 2024 SXSW Innovation Award in the Student Innovation category. Illuminate is an in…
What would it be like if we could see our movement? Illuminate (2023, Chelsi Alise Cocking) is an interactive art installation in whic…
The second iteration of this hackathon featured 66 films and 400 participants from local institutions, other states, and countries.
Tod Machover’s first opera (he has now composed many more groundbreaking ones) was VALIS, and it made history when it premiered for the 10t…
Read more about the premiere of “Deconstructed Anthems: Massachusetts” in the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts
The iconic sci-fi opera VALIS, first composed by Professor Tod Machover in 1987, reboots at MIT for a new generation.
Ruihan Zhang, a student in the Molecular Machines group, was lead organizer of this event in collaboration with MIT Film Makers Association
Liu was selected from eight shortlisted artists for her work bridging art and science.
Media Lab postdoc Adam Haar Horowitz discusses using “dream engineering” techniques to give people more control over their dreams.
This project is a pipeline to algorithmically generate visuals of dreams collected from large groups during the COVID pandemic. Dreams…
A custom circuit board is embedded into robotic toys which makes them come alive when a sleeper begins to dream. As you slip into REM sleep…
InspirationSleep is a forgotten country of the mind. A vast majority of our technologies are built for our waking state, even though a thir…
Lecamwasam, K.H.M. (2023). Pharmamusicology: Exploring the Impact of Music on the Physiology and Psychology of Anxiety Disorders and Well-Being. Master's Thesis, MIT Media Lab.
Alum Akito van Troyer, who's now an associate professor at Berklee College of Music, talks about finding the music in everyday objects.
This project hosts a few experiments of 2D visualization of 3D moving processes. All of the experiments relate to repeating, machine…
Media Lab PhD student Irmandy Wicaksono talks about incorporating his research on interactive textiles into the Living Knitwork Pavilion.
MORF FORM is a knitted animation piece on display at the Future Sketches room at ARTECHOUSE in Miami Beach.
FrameGrabber is a simple, browser-based tool that lets the user upload an animation and convert it to a grid of stills.
Future Sketches installed a group exhibition as part of Zach Lieberman's Future Sketches / Code Poems show at Artechouse, which opened duri…
By Chelsi Cocking and Manaswi MishraCode Cypher, hosted by CAST Visiting Artist and Grammy-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco and Pr…
36 Days Of Type is an initiative that invites creatives to create their version of the letters and numbers of the Latin alphabet, one…
Living in space could have significant physical and mental impacts on astronauts. Wearables have the potential to play a critical role in m…
Final projects created in MAS.S66 City Sci-Fi: Speculative Movie Making Towards the Design of Ecology Futures, taught in Fall 20…
City Sci-fi // Fall 2023 A City Science workshopFIRST CLASS: September 13th (WED) - 2pm, E15-359Instructors:&n…
Arts in Tech Podcast based in Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University Interviews Char Stiles from Future Sketches
If you’ve ever touched a plasma globe— those glowing orbs full of electrical fire—you’ve experienced the work of Media Lab alum Bill Parker.
Science is not just about discovery; it’s an art of communication too.In this project, we are exploring how complex scientific topics can b…
For Design Milk’s Friday Five, Media Lab alum Alexis Hope shares the work of five of her favorite designers.
Swarms of robots will revolutionize many applications, from targeted material delivery to farming. However, the characteristics that make t…
Gallery of images of the interactive art installation: Illuminate.Artwork by Chelsi Alise Cocking of the Future Sketches group. Photography…
The Space Enabled Research Group is exploring the potential of using beeswax and candle wax as potential fuels for satellites in space. Bee…
Final projects created in MAS.S64 City Sci-Fi: Speculative Movie Making Towards the Design of Future Cities.Students were prompted to …
Tod Machover was full of praise for the young singers who gave his opera Schoenberg in Hollywood its first public performance in China
This project explores a few computational approaches to use the shape of a knitted garment as input for its pattern.This experiment combin…
Programmable Water-Based Biocomposites for Digital Design and Fabrication across ScalesAguahoja is an exploration of nature’s design space.…
Aguahoja II builds upon the platform technology of its predecessor, enabling large-scale multi-material 3D printing with abundant, organic …
The MIT CCC participated in this year's Ars Electronica festival from September 6–10, 2023.
Human-AI Systems for Dialogue and Listening
Learn about the Living Knitwork Pavilion: an interactive architectural installation that combined textile arts + engineering at Burning Man.