Media Lab

Israeli and Palestinian fellows from Our Generation Speaks work with MIT student interns at MITdesignX, a venture accelerator in the School of Architecture and Planning, to develop startups that tackle urban and design issues.

Israeli and Palestinian architects and planners seek common ground on innovation, entrepreneurship

Visiting fellows engage with students in the School of Architecture and Planning to create startups aimed at social impact.

March 7, 2019

"MIT is going to be the anchor of what we will know in this society as public interest technology," predicted Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, in a recent MIT panel discussion on ethics and artificial intelligence. "What MIT is doing will set the pace for every other university that wants to be relevant in the future."

Making a path to ethical, socially beneficial artificial intelligence

Leaders from government, philanthropy, academia, and industry say collaboration is key to make sure artificial intelligence serves the public good.

March 5, 2019

Institute Professor Barbara Liskov (right) was one of the academic and industry leaders who participated in Tuesday’s “Perspectives from Luminaries” panel, part of the celebration of the new MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing. Professors Stefanie Mueller (left) and Vivienne Sze (center) moderated the panel.

Lighting the path

Luminaries in computing and cognition discuss their journeys and share their insights.

February 28, 2019

Sang-won Leigh PhD '18, left, works with second-year student Ethan Nevidomsky, an electrical engineering and computer science major, on ArtMatr’s oil-based printing system during the Computing Connections Challenges.

Student challenges kick off celebration of MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing

“We see an incredible future where the College of Computing channels the collaborative potential of disciplines,” says grad student Matthew Claudel.

February 25, 2019

Dan Huttenlocher named inaugural dean of MIT Schwarzman College of Computing

Alumnus and founding dean of Cornell Tech in New York City will return to MIT this summer.

February 21, 2019

Professor Hiroshi Ishii demonstrates one of the Tangible Media group's projects at Ars Technica 2018.

Hiroshi Ishii wins Association for Computing Machinery SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award

Media arts and sciences professor is recognized for a career of contributions to human-computer interaction.

February 20, 2019

MIT Media Lab researchers are using RFID tags to help robots home in on moving objects with unprecedented speed and accuracy, potentially enabling greater collaboration in robotic packaging and assembly and among swarms of drones.

Robots track moving objects with unprecedented precision

System uses RFID tags to home in on targets; could benefit robotic manufacturing, collaborative drones, and other applications.

February 18, 2019

Alto Pharmacy offers free, same-day medication delivery to customers.

Redesigning pharmacies with the consumer in mind

Alto Pharmacy uses software and an innovative operations model to improve access to medication.

February 13, 2019

Six MIT researchers are among the 86 new members and 18 foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

Six MIT researchers elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2019

Members have made advances in molecular processes, rheology, computer networking, nanocrystalline metals, affective computing, and semiconductor tech.

February 11, 2019

Lara Baladi, lecturer in the MIT Program in Art, Culture and Technology (left), and Noelle LaCharite of Microsoft

New collaboration sparks global connections to art through artificial intelligence

MIT designers, researchers, and students collaborate with The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Microsoft to improve the connection between people and art.

February 5, 2019