Media Lab

Local competition inspires creative use of public-private spaceAtlantic Ave. installations prove community value of pedestrian-friendly elements.

In the World: Easy on the eyesSimple, low-cost device that affixes to a cell phone could provide quick eye tests throughout the developing world.

Knight Foundation unveils 2010 Knight News Challenge grant recipients

Wanna come out and play? Introducing the Department of PlayResearchers with MIT's Center for Future Civic Media develop ways to use play to engage youth in their communities.

Slideshow: Mapping the oil spillMIT student leads project using balloons and kites to provide aerial documentation of the Gulf oil slick’s extent and effects

Helping out in HaitiA wave of student and faculty efforts in SA+P

3 Questions: Mitchel ResnickCreator of the popular Scratch programming language discusses Apple’s decision to disallow Scratch viewer for iPhones and iPads.

Build anythingMIT Lincoln Laboratory series teaches fabrication basics

Introducing a new program in Art, Culture and TechnologyNew initiative combines a rich legacy of academic and research practices

TV outside the boxUsing ordinary cell phones, a Media Lab system would let television programs spill off the TV screen and into the living room.

An open, collaborative spaceNew Media Lab building is designed to foster collaboration, sharing, communication and experimentation.

MIT opens new Media Lab ComplexFumihiko Maki-designed building will support technological innovation

Rebuilding HaitiMIT scholars with ties to Haiti discuss the country's future

Media Lab Complex formally opens this weekMIT community is invited to a free open house on Friday, followed by a public conference with architect Fumihiko Maki the following day.

Can a game save the world?New game will teach students collaboration skills--and might help fix climate change in the process

Silencing the brain with lightMIT neuroengineers find a new way to quickly and reversibly shut off neurons with multiple colors of light, which could lead to new treatments for epilepsy and chronic pain.

Computing with a wave of the handA new Media Lab system turns LCD displays into giant cameras that provide gestural control of objects on-screen. And that’s just for starters.

A social network that balloonedAn MIT team’s savvy use of social media to locate weather balloons as part of a $40,000 DARPA contest may shed light on how to mobilize resources during emergencies.

Rethinking artificial intelligenceBroad-based MIT project aims to reinvent AI for a new era. By going back and fixing mistakes, researchers hope to produce ‘co-processors’ for the human mind.

SA+P’s lead role in Transportation@MIT

The Red Sox' swing doctorSlumping sluggers could soon get help from MIT Media Lab researchers.

Barcodes for the rest of usTiny labels could pack lots of information, enable new uses

A phone is not just a phoneStudent projects explore innovative cellphone uses in developing world

Natural inspirationNeri Oxman strives to bring architecture to life

Ishii makes the virtual tangibleA 'hands-on' approach to computers

Back to schoolVideo artist Viola, winner of McDermott award, samples new technologies during weeklong residency at MIT