Topic
Arts
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Stick with me
A campaign to spread notes of kindness is coming to MIT, inspired by alumni Nick Demas and Jerry Wang.
January 16, 2020 -
Exploring hip hop history with art and technology
With its centerpiece exhibit for the forthcoming Universal Hip Hop Museum, an MIT team uses artificial intelligence to explore the rich history of hip hop music.
December 20, 2019 -
MIT Press authors earn coveted “best of” book honors in 2019
The book publisher continues to produce intellectually daring, scholarly work.
December 18, 2019 -
MIT researchers examine cities worldwide for 2019 Seoul Architecture and Urbanism Biennale
Transportation, communication, development, and social interaction are explored through the lens of the urban.
December 11, 2019 -
Designing humanity’s future in space
The Space Exploration Initiative’s latest research flight explores work and play in microgravity.
November 26, 2019 -
Interdisciplinary team takes top prize in Mars colony design competition
MIT PhD student George Lordos and his brother Alexandros led the project; goal of the Mars Society competition was to establish a colony on Mars for 1,000 residents.
November 25, 2019 -
MIT art installation aims to empower a more discerning public
With “In Event of Moon Disaster,” the MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality aims to educate the public on deepfakes with an alternative history of the moon landing.
November 25, 2019 -
The technology of enchantment
In a new anthropology and studio art course, MIT students investigate the human dimensions of interacting with technologies.
November 7, 2019 -
A new act for opera
Emily Richmond Pollock’s book examines creative attempts to refashion postwar opera after Germany’s “Year Zero.”
October 1, 2019 -
MIT Sounding 2019-20 explores far-reaching musical frontiers
This season of musical performances features a range of Boston premieres and diverse collaborations.
September 27, 2019 -
Using math to blend musical notes seamlessly
Algorithm enables one audio signal to glide into another, recreating the “portamento” effect of some musical instruments.
September 27, 2019 -
Computing and artificial intelligence: Humanistic perspectives from MIT
How the humanities, arts, and social science fields can help shape the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing — and benefit from advanced computing.
September 24, 2019 -
MIT engineers develop “blackest black” material to date
Made from carbon nanotubes, the new coating is 10 times darker than other very black materials.
September 12, 2019 -
Objects can now change colors like a chameleon
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory team creates new reprogrammable ink that lets objects change colors using light.
September 10, 2019 -
Council for the Arts at MIT welcomes Andrea Volpe as new director
The council has funded arts programs at MIT for 47 years.
September 3, 2019 -
The music of the spheres
MIT hosts "Songs from Extrasolar Spaces," a musical melding of art and science inspired by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).
August 9, 2019 -
Computer-aided knitting
New research from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory uses machine learning to customize clothing designs.
August 6, 2019 -
MIT and Fashion Institute of Technology join forces to create innovative textiles
Advanced functional fabrics workshop, held jointly with AFFOA and industrial partner New Balance, develops concepts for biodegradable footwear, active textiles.
July 17, 2019 -
Translating proteins into music, and back
By turning molecular structures into sounds, researchers gain insight into protein structures and create new variations.
June 26, 2019 -
Engineering art
Stephanie Chou ’19 designs and builds an interactive mechanical art sculpture.
June 21, 2019