Topic
Arts
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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 -
QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2019-20
Ranked at the top for the eighth straight year, the Institute also places first in 11 of 48 disciplines.
June 18, 2019 -
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum honors MIT D-Lab with National Design Award
D-Lab noted for its "work to address the daily challenges of poverty through design."
June 18, 2019 -
Transmedia Storytelling Initiative launches with $1.1 million gift
Program creates a new hub for pedagogy and research in time-based media.
June 12, 2019 -
2019 Creative Arts Competition winners combine arts and entrepreneurship
Annual competition encourages art-based entrepreneurship on campus, offering mentorship, support, and cash awards to student teams who present business plans for arts-related initiatives.
June 10, 2019 -
For the women of McCormick, a new space in which to create
MIT residence hall opens a craft studio to promote creativity and belonging.
May 31, 2019 -
Q&A: Phillip Isola on the art and science of generative models
Image-translation pioneer discusses the past, present, and future of generative adversarial networks, or GANs.
May 30, 2019 -
Felice Frankel donates image collection to the MIT Libraries
Landscape architecture photographs will be shared as a learning resource.
May 28, 2019 -
The politics of ugly buildings
In new book, MIT’s Timothy Hyde looks at the architectural controversies that have helped shape Britain.
May 24, 2019 -
MIT celebrates a year of excellence at the 2019 Awards Convocation
Students, groups, faculty, staff, and community members are honored for their achievements and dedication to MIT.
May 22, 2019 -
Merging machine learning and the life sciences
Through computing, senior and Marshall Scholar Anna Sappington seeks answers to biological questions.
May 18, 2019 -
Renowned architect I.M. Pei ’40 dies at 102
Designer of the Louvre pyramid and of the East Building of the National Gallery of Art left a distinctive mark on the MIT campus.
May 17, 2019 -
Ambient plant illumination could light the way for greener buildings
Collaboration between MIT architect and chemical engineer could be at the center of new sustainable infrastructure for buildings.
May 9, 2019 -
Cultural curator
Graduate student and New York City DJ Rekha Malhotra draws inspiration from the intersection of art and activism.
May 7, 2019 -
Six suborbital research payloads from MIT fly to space and back
Space Exploration Initiative research aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard experiment capsule crossed the Karman line for three minutes of sustained microgravity.
May 3, 2019 -
3Q: The interface between art and neuroscience
PhD student Sarah Schwettmann explains how the study of visual perception can translate students’ creativity across domains.
April 16, 2019