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.
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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
A more democratic Internet
At a forum on campus this week, the FCC discussed how its new broadband plan will help citizens engage in democratic deliberation.
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.
Reporter’s Notebook: Workshop seeks answers to Haiti crisis
Community members gather information with an eye toward developing long-term strategies to assist the quake-devastated nation.
Public Service Center coordinating information about MIT community relief efforts in Haiti
Current information on the situation in Haiti can also be found on the Center for Future Civic Media web site
Silencing the brain with light
MIT neuroengineers find a new way to quickly and reversibly shut off neurons with multiple colors of light, which could lead to new treatments for epilepsy and chronic pain.
Computing with a wave of the hand
A new Media Lab system turns LCD displays into giant cameras that provide gestural control of objects on-screen. And that’s just for starters.
A social network that ballooned
An MIT team’s savvy use of social media to locate weather balloons as part of a $40,000 DARPA contest may shed light on how to mobilize resources during emergencies.
The 'sci' behind the 'fi'
A public television program explores the ways real science is starting to catch up with the futuristic visions in Star Trek.