At TED 2015, MIT visionaries reframe the future
At annual conference, creators and thinkers with MIT ties offered bold visions of the future.
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Cerebral curiosity
Graduate student Steven Keating takes a problem-solving approach to his brain cancer.
Wear your social network
Media Lab students aim to take common interests offline to encourage real-life connections.
Armory Show is “CULTURUNNERS’” next stop
“CULTURUNNERS” and ACT involve creative individuals across MIT to highlight artistic journeys and exchanges between the United States and the Middle East.
Inventing “civilization 2.0”
Conference explores how wearables and other technologies are changing how we connect and conduct business.
Lincoln Laboratory hosts first "Make Your Own Wearables" workshop for high-school girls
Hands-on projects in wearable technology introduce girls to mechanical design and electrical engineering.
3Q: Hacking Ebola health care
More than 100 spend a weekend devising better personal protections, diagnostics, and medical records in the face of a deadly disease.
Dava Newman nominated for NASA post
President Obama asks AeroAstro professor to take space agency’s No. 2 leadership spot.
No more crying over spilled milk
“Make The Breast Pump Not Suck Hackathon” brings tech out of the bubble and into the bottle.
Crumpled graphene could provide an unconventional energy storage
Two-dimensional carbon “paper” can form stretchable supercapacitors to power flexible electronic devices.
Continuing the legacy: Assistive technologies at MIT
MIT students learn new technologies while making meaningful contributions to people with disabilities.
Our connection to content
Using neuroscience tools, Innerscope Research explores the connections between consumers and media.
A market for emotions
With emotion-tracking software, Affectiva attracts big-name clients, aims for “mood-aware” Internet.
Monitoring the rise and fall of the microbiome
Close analysis of bacteria in the human digestive tract reveals links to diet and other lifestyle factors.