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MIT researchers identify facility-level factors that could worsen heat impacts for incarcerated people.

Behnaz Farahi joins the MIT Media Lab's Program in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS) as Assistant Professor, Transformative…

As climate-related disasters become more frequent, the need for actionable climate intelligence has never been greater.  Earth Observa…

“We are adding a new layer of control between the world of computers and what your eyes see,” says Barmak Heshmat, co-founder of Brelyon

Cultivating Creativity | Catalyzing a global movement enabling everyone to unlock and unleash their individual and collective creativity

Groh, M., Sankaranarayanan, A., Singh, N. et al. Human detection of political speech deepfakes across transcripts, audio, and video. Nat Commun 15, 7629 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51998-z

This video series features our current students, offering glimpses into their backgrounds, their research, and the passions behind the work

Researchers created a tool that enables an AI practitioner to find data that suits their model, which could improve accuracy and reduce bias

The three-day, hands-on conference hosted by the MIT RAISE Initiative welcomed youths and adults from nearly 30 countries.

Paul Liang joins the MIT Media Lab's Program in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS) and MIT Schwarzman College of Computing with a shar…

Castrol supports the AstroAnt Payload Program, a robotic swarm designed for tasks on spacecraft, rovers, and landers.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is at the heart of NCB’s research, which fuses AI with life sciences.

Classes offered by the Program in Media Arts and Sciences for the Fall 2024 semester

Media Lab SEI’s 2024 microgravity flight features 37 parabolas and projects focused on health in space, walking in zero gravity, and more!

Hao-Tung's goal is to advance non-invasive treatments for brain diseases.

NSF's Career Awards support early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education.

Wood will lead projects that apply satellite Earth Observation technology for environmental management.

Baju is at the forefront of developing subcellular-sized magnetic devices designed to wirelessly modulate and monitor biological systems.

Researchers created a water-soluble version of an important bacterial enzyme, which can be used in drug screens to identify new antibiotics.

Congratulations to the winners and honorees of the 2024 Core77 Design Awards!

A new study suggests optogenetics can drive muscle contraction with greater control and less fatigue than electrical stimulation.

Congratulations to Kayla, Ila, and Ana on receiving this fellowship!

A new surgical procedure gives people more neural feedback from their residual limb. With it, seven patients walked more naturally

With the ChadTough New Investigator Award, Prof. Deblina Sarkar and her NCB team will continue to push boundaries in cancer research

Join Professor Tod Machover and artist Zoe Laughlin in episode 2, "Material World," of the PBS Series CONFLUENCE

The startup Augmental allows users to operate phones and other devices using their tongue, mouth, and head gestures.

This technique could lead to safer autonomous vehicles, more efficient AR/VR headsets, or faster warehouse robots.

Learn more about all of the research groups, centers, and initiatives at the MIT Media Lab.

This research shows how AI can support LGBTQIA+ advocacy, how technology might help create a more accepting + understanding society.

With NASA planning permanent bases in space and on the moon, MIT students develop prototypes for habitats far from planet Earth.

Whether you’re on social media or surfing the web, you’re probably sharing more personal data than you realize. The NOVA documentary, …

MIT engineers’ implantable ImPULS device could become an alternative to the electrodes now used to treat Parkinson’s and other diseases.

In “Scientific InQueery,” LGBTQ+ MIT faculty and graduate students describe finding community and living their authentic lives.

We're so proud of everything you've accomplished here, and can't wait to see what you do next.

View recent awards and recognitions received by members of the Media Lab community in the modules attached here.

Researchers in the Affective Computing group have been invited to edit a series of articles in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The prestigious honor society announces more than 250 new members, which includes Tod Machover, head of Opera of the Future.

For the MIT Visiting Artist Chloé Bensahel, who has collaborated with the Media Lab's Future Sketches group, fabric itself tells the story.

Addae received the award for VocalCords, which was developed as part of his master's thesis at the Media Lab.

Through a paper in Nature Reviews Bioengineering, researchers delve into mechanoneural interfaces, a new paradigm for bionic integration.

MIT scientists address issues to bringing 2D magnetic materials into practical use, setting the stage for more energy-efficient computers

Berke, A., Calacci, D., Mahari, R. Yabe, T., Larson, K., & Pentland, S. Open e-commerce 1.0, five years of crowdsourced U.S. Amazon purchase histories with user demographics. Sci Data 11, 491 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03329-6

In January 2024, members of the Media Lab traveled to Fribourg, Switzerland to conduct a workshop on sensing, interactions, and augmentation

A number of Media Lab researchers and alumni are included in the cohort.

The award acknowledges the extraordinary efforts made by members of the MIT community.

Prof. Joseph Paradiso gave a talk on his synthesizer rig at the Swiss Museum and Centre for Electronic Music Instruments. Watch the video!

Space Enabled experiments study dynamics of liquid wax in microgravity to inspire future low cost satellite fuel options

The researchers precisely controlled an ultrathin magnet at room temperature, which could enable faster processors and computer memories.

The MIT Space Exploration Initiative explores Lunar analog sites on Spain’s Canary Island of Lanzarote.During a 10-day field program in Feb…

Dr. Sharif Islam, a postdoctoral associate in the Space Enabled research group, has been selected as an ESIP Community Fellow and FEC Fellow