Teams of programmers gathered May 2 for 'Processing Time,' a coding jam and competition organized by Assistant Professor of Digital Media Nick Montfort as part of the Boston Cyberarts Festival. Participants were invited to use Processing, a programming language for visual design that was created at MIT Media Lab, to create aesthetically pleasing displays of time. Shown above is a screenshot of 'Motion Clock, Stillness Clock,' the winning entry by graduate students Seth Hunter and Eric Rosenbaum.
MIT spinout Electrified Thermal Solutions has developed an electrically conductive firebrick that stores heat at high enough temperatures to power industrial processes.