In Profile: Ramesh Raskar
After doing groundbreaking work in computational photography, the Media Lab researcher has trained his sights on inventing ‘brand new disciplines.’
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New books from the School of Architecture + Planning
Addressing the environment, cities, architecture, angry people and ‘Creative Magic’
Outside the classroom, students create future businesses
Members of MIT’s ‘entrepreneurial ecosystem’ say it abounds in resources to help the would-be business founder.
Chilean president visits MIT
Sebastián Piñera views demonstrations at the Media Lab, addresses local Chilean students.
The MIT-India connection
The first MIT-India Conference will explore the role of technology in building India’s economy.
Printing off the paper
MIT research continues to push the boundaries of the burgeoning technology of 3-D printing.
A conversation with Joichi Ito
New Media Lab director touches on his work, his hobbies, and what he's learned from swimming with sharks.
MIT Japan 3/11 Initiative raising funds, awareness
Memorial community center, long-term research are goals of the project
Living in the digital ecosystem
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman talks data mash-ups, entrepreneurship and how his site keeps people honest.
Daniel Schmidt, neurobiology postdoc, wins cancer fellowship
Brain-tumor researcher named among 18 fellows
Scientists unveil tools for rewriting the code of life
New technology from MIT and Harvard can edit DNA at the genome scale, giving cells novel functions.
How to grow wires and tiny plates
Liquid processing method developed at MIT can control the shapes of nanowires and produce complete electronic devices.
‘Radar for the human eye’
Inexpensive hand-held device developed at MIT could detect cataracts even at the earliest stages.