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
Professor Emeritus of Architecture Eduardo Catalano dies at age 92
Argentine architect designed MIT’s Stratton Student Center as well as a North Carolina home praised by Frank Lloyd Wright
Can a game save the world?
New game will teach students collaboration skills--and might help fix climate change in the process
New design competition gives students a chance to leave their mark on MIT
The School of Architecture + Planning, along with the MIT Hobby Shop and Campus Activities Complex, launch MADFAB (MIT's Annual Design and Fabrication Competition).
MIT bus service to open live arrival data
Would mean students could craft applications and hardware based on real-time information