$3.5 million grant for bus rapid transit awarded to MIT, IST-Lisbon and global partners
Center of Excellence on Bus Rapid Transit is eighth such center funded by the Volvo Research and Education Foundation
Guerrilla reporting in ‘difficult places’
Activists describe their experiences using new technology to build free media networks in countries with scant resources or oppressive regimes.
An altered state
As Mexico’s violence persists, an MIT scholar says a solution must address the economic dislocations tied to the country’s rapid urbanization.
Introducing a new program in Art, Culture and Technology
New initiative combines a rich legacy of academic and research practices
TV outside the box
Using ordinary cell phones, a Media Lab system would let television programs spill off the TV screen and into the living room.
Using plants to purify canal water
Researchers outline a natural way to clean Italy's polluted Pontine Marshes
3 Questions: David MacKay on renewable energy
Science advisor to the British government talks about Climategate, the Copenhagen conference, and emission-free energy technology
An open, collaborative space
New Media Lab building is designed to foster collaboration, sharing, communication and experimentation.
MIT opens new Media Lab Complex
Fumihiko Maki-designed building will support technological innovation
Media Lab Complex formally opens this week
MIT community is invited to a free open house on Friday, followed by a public conference with architect Fumihiko Maki the following day.
How to turn blueprints green
Open-source program developed at MIT allows architects and engineers to optimize a building’s energy systems early in the design process