TV

MIT researchers build Quad HD TV chipA new video standard enables a fourfold increase in the resolution of TV screens, and an MIT chip was the first to handle it in real time.

Chips that can steer lightRecord-setting ‘optical phased arrays’ could lead to better laser rangefinders, smaller medical-imaging devices and even holographic TVs.

J.J. Abrams: 'It’s like driving in the fog'Movie and television writer-producer shares his thoughts on how his production company compares with MIT’s Media Lab.

Glasses-free 3-D TV looks nearerA new method for producing multiple-perspective 3-D images could prove more practical in the short term than holography.

Face valueStudy shows that low-information voters are most likely to be swayed by candidates’ appearances.

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.

Special effects leap forwardMembers of the MIT community have a history of transforming visual effects; present work is helping to advance green screen technology.

The 'sci' behind the 'fi'A public television program explores the ways real science is starting to catch up with the futuristic visions in Star Trek.