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The first concert of MIT Sounding for 2019-20 was "The Music of Glenn Branca Live: Glenn Branca Ensemble/Ambient Orchestra." Pictured are Reg Bloor and Glenn Branca.

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

Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have developed a system that detects pain in patients by analyzing brain activity from a wearable neuroimaging device, which could help doctors diagnose and treat pain in unconscious and noncommunicative patients.

Detecting patients’ pain levels via their brain signals

System could help with diagnosing and treating noncommunicative patients.

September 12, 2019

Leadership transition announced for MIT Media Lab

Executive committee will lead lab during interim period.

September 10, 2019

Hyperloop II holding their Innovation Award at the 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition.

Overcoming obstacles with an electric hovercraft

MIT team places first among U.S. universities at 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition.

August 28, 2019

Ezinne Uzo-Okoro (standing, center) is developing a venture that aims to grow fresh and affordable food everywhere.

Legatum Center announces 2019-20 fellowship class

The fellowship is MIT’s capstone program for student-entrepreneurs seeking high impact in emerging markets.

August 23, 2019

A battery-free underwater “piezoelectric” sensor invented by MIT researchers transmits data by absorbing or reflecting sound waves back to a receiver, where a reflected wave decodes a 1 bit and an absorbed wave decodes a 0 bit — and simultaneously stores energy.

A battery-free sensor for underwater exploration

Submerged system uses the vibration of “piezoelectric” materials to generate power and send and receive data.

August 20, 2019

Optimus Ride has already deployed its autonomous transportation systems in the Seaport area of Boston, in a mixed-use development in South Weymouth, Massachusetts, and in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a 300-acre industrial park.

Optimus Ride’s autonomous system makes self-driving vehicles a reality

MIT startup’s unique approach to improving human mobility is helping it gain traction in a competitive landscape.

August 9, 2019

The MIT Press releases a comprehensive report on open-source publishing software

Report catalogs, analyzes available open-source publishing software; warns open publishing must grapple with siloed development and community-owned ecosystems.

August 8, 2019

At MIT, as globally connected citizens with many opportunities for work- and research-related air travel, many community members contribute more to climate change than the average American.

Air travel in academia

Media Lab designs a pilot carbon-offsets program.

August 7, 2019

A model developed at MIT predicts the cognitive decline of patients at risk for Alzheimer’s disease by forecasting their cognition test scores up to two years in the future, which could help zero in on the right patients to select for clinical trials.

Model predicts cognitive decline due to Alzheimer’s, up to two years out

Researchers hope the system can zero in on the right patients to enroll in clinical trials, to speed discovery of drug treatments.

August 1, 2019

MIT spinout Tulip offers customizable manufacturing apps (like the one on the screen) in addition to sensors, gateways, and analytics to improve human-based manufacturing processes.

Software to empower workers on the factory floor

Apps developed by MIT spinout Tulip help manufacturers augment employee production rather than automating it away.

July 31, 2019

The Media Lab is known for fostering a culture that blends future-focused research with current problems to inspire creative solutions. The E14 Fund helps get those solutions out into the world through impactful companies.

E14 Fund helps Media Lab community deploy startups

“First and foremost we’re a community-builder,” says Habib Haddad, a managing partner of the venture fund.

July 25, 2019

MIT alumnus Steven Keating has died. Keating conducted research on additive manufacturing and synthetic biology. He developed a technology that could 3-D print the foundation of a building.

Celebrating a curious mind: Steven Keating 1988-2019

Steven Keating SM'12, PhD '16 inspired millions with his research-driven approach to battling cancer and his advocacy for open patient health data.

July 22, 2019

Harvard Data Science Review is a new open-access journal published by MIT Press and hosted online via the multimedia platform PubPub, an initiative of the MIT Knowledge Futures group.

MIT Press and Harvard Data Science Initiative launch the Harvard Data Science Review

Open access journal to promote the latest research, educational resources, and commentary from leading minds in data science.

July 15, 2019

The 2019 MIT Media Lab Director's Fellows: (top row, l-r) AiLun Ku, Lehua Kamalu, Elizabeth Pettit, Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner; (middle row, l-r) Kate McCall-Kiley, Ayana Johnson, Jaylen Brown; (bottom row, l-r) Michael Tubbs, Rodney Mullen, Jan Fuller, Nonabah Lane

MIT Media Lab Director's Fellows announced for 2019

NBA star, Polynesian voyager, mayor of Stockton, California, are among the new cohort working to build bridges between MIT and the world.

July 1, 2019

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