The surprising usefulness of sloppy arithmetic
A computer chip that performs imprecise calculations could process some types of data thousands of times more efficiently than existing chips.
Media Lab
Illuminating research
MIT study finds potential for significant energy savings through user-controlled efficient lighting systems.
Social Studies
In MIT's Human Dynamics Lab, Sandy Pentland PhD '82 uses cell phones and wearable sensors to research nonverbal signals, information flow, and the value of face-to-face conversation.
Your vital signs, on camera
MIT team develops system for continuous medical monitoring using widely available video technology.
Putting heads together
New study: groups demonstrate distinctive ‘collective intelligence’ when facing difficult tasks
Disembodied performance
Tod Machover’s Death and the Powers, which features robots as performers, premieres this month. Is this the future of opera?
MIT researchers among Technology Review’s annual list of the world’s top young innovators
‘TR35’ to be honored at Technology Review’s EmTech@MIT conference next month.
NSF award funds Media Lab researchers work on Autism spectrum disorders
Collaboration is the first large-scale effort of computer and behavioral scientists to jointly address ASD.
Local competition inspires creative use of public-private space
Atlantic Ave. installations prove community value of pedestrian-friendly elements.
In the World: Easy on the eyes
Simple, low-cost device that affixes to a cell phone could provide quick eye tests throughout the developing world.
Wanna come out and play? Introducing the Department of Play
Researchers with MIT's Center for Future Civic Media develop ways to use play to engage youth in their communities.
3 Questions: Mitchel Resnick
Creator of the popular Scratch programming language discusses Apple’s decision to disallow Scratch viewer for iPhones and iPads.