The The Boston Globe named Scratch one of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s biggest contributions of the past 25 years. Our global community has grown and thrived in ways we never could have imaged when we launched Scratch in 2007. Thank you for helping to spread our reach and impact! bostonglobe.com/2024/09/10/bus…

Brelyon, co-founded by former MIT postdoc Barmak Heshmat, has created an ultrawide 3D display for immersive digital experiences — with no headsets required. mitsha.re/iUh250Tm9S6

Meet the AstroAnt! This miniaturized swarm robot can ride atop a lunar rover and collect data related to the rover’s physical condition, such as surface temperatures and damage from micrometeoroid impacts. In the summer of 2024, with support from our collaborator Castrol,

Media Lab spinoff Brelyon, an @E14Fund company, is working to create immersive experiences that don’t require users to strap on a headset. The company’s displays, which can be connected to a user’s computer with a standard HDMI cable, control the angles and focus of light to

Congratulations to Media Lab Prof. Canan Dagdeviren on being selected as a winner in the Engineering + Technology category of the Falling Walls #ScienceSummit24, for her work on breast cancer detection! media.mit.edu/posts/canan-da…

On Friday, Sept. 20, Prof. Pattie Maes (@fluidinterfaces) will participate in a panel discussion at The Atlantic Festival, hosted by @AtlanticLive. This conversation will focus on the future of AI, robotics, and human-machine interaction, with a particular emphasis on the ways

The "Notable Children's Digital Media" list for 2023–24, curated by @alalibrary and ALSC, includes @OctoStudio, a mobile coding app developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the Media Lab! media.mit.edu/posts/octostud…

I've been a visiting artist at MIT Media Lab and on Sept 21, I'll be performing a special work in progress featuring new music technology alongside a kinetic light sculpture. I'll be joined by the talented Camilla Bäckman on violin and voice. Tickets: bit.ly/jr-jambot

Jamming with Camilla Bäckman in preparation for this Saturday's show at  @MITMediaLab  in Cambridge, MA. Tickets: bit.ly/jr-jambot For more information about this project: ttps://arts.mit.edu/people/jordan-rudess/ #JordanRudess #MITMediaLab #CamillaBackman #Berklee

Four proposals from Media Lab researchers have been awarded Education Innovation Grants by the Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) at MIT Open Learning. media.mit.edu/posts/labbers-…

At 7pm ET on Sept. 22, Media Lab Prof. Danielle Wood (Danielle Wood) will host a screening of "Sweetwater" in association with Boston Film Festival. The event will include a Q+A with lead actor Everett Osborne and Director Martin Guigui. The event is free and open to the public, but

Just one week stands between us and the much-anticipated #CambridgeScienceFestival. Prepare for a week of discovery, innovation, and interactive fun. Stay tuned for a STEAM-powered adventure like no other! 🔬🚀 Check out our festival guide: bit.ly/festivalguidec…

Congratulations to Sara V. Fernandez, a first-year graduate student in the Conformable Decoders group led by Prof. Canan Dagdeviren, on being selected as a recipient of a 2024 Amazon Day One Fellowship! media.mit.edu/posts/sara-v-f…

Lava tubes offer a glimpse into potential human habitats under the lunar surface. Media Lab researchers, with support from our collaborator Castrol, recently visited one of the world’s largest lava tubes, in the Canary Islands. There, they tested an innovative 3D imaging

Researchers at the MIT Media Lab leverage shadows to model 3D scenes, including objects blocked from view link.medium.com/p3AO7aMDZMb

Data Provenance for AI, a cross-institutional effort that includes volunteer participants from a range of academic and non-academic institutions, received a 2024 Infrastructure Fund award from the @Mozilla Foundation's Data Futures Lab (DFL). The project audited 1800+ AI text

Next week, Sept. 23–29, the Cambridge Science Festival returns! The Media Lab is thrilled to be part of this annual celebration of creativity, innovation, art, science, and technology. Explore the panel discussions, workshops, and other activities featuring Media Lab researchers—all of these