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Congratulations to the FibeRobo project for receiving four honorable mentions!
News coverage of the neural control prosthetic from Biomechatronics group.
The study, co-authored by Ed Boyden, finds stimulating key brain rhythms with light + sound could drive clearance of an Alzheimer’s protein.
Media Lab alum Matt Groh discusses a study finding that AI can help doctors diagnose dermatological conditions across different skin tones.a
The new imaging method is based on expansion microscopy, which was developed in Professor Ed Boyden’s lab in 2015.
Watch: Tech Briefs Magazine features a video of Dave Burke working with Media Lab Biomechatronics researcher Michael Fernandez.
A new surgical procedure gives people more neural feedback from their residual limb. With it, seven patients walked more naturally
The startup Augmental allows users to operate phones and other devices using their tongue, mouth, and head gestures.
Researchers created a water-soluble version of an important bacterial enzyme, which can be used in drug screens to identify new antibiotics.
MIT engineers’ implantable ImPULS device could become an alternative to the electrodes now used to treat Parkinson’s and other diseases.
A new study suggests optogenetics can drive muscle contraction with greater control and less fatigue than electrical stimulation.
They were honored in the Students and Education categories respectively.
For Video Friday, IEEE Spectrum highlights a clip of Media Lab Biomechatronics researcher Michael Fernandez working with Dave Burke.
Inspired by her aunt’s battle with cancer, Canan Dağdeviren developed a wearable ultrasound monitor that can screen women between checkups.
The award recognizes MIT undergraduates who have made outstanding contributions as undergraduate researchers within their field.
Professor Rosalind Picard talks about what gave her the inspiration to found a new field, Affective Computing.
Professor Kevin Esvelt talks to science journalist Hannah Thomasy about the power—and the risks—of biotechnology.
Researchers in the Affective Computing group have been invited to edit a series of articles in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Through a paper in Nature Reviews Bioengineering, researchers delve into mechanoneural interfaces, a new paradigm for bionic integration.
The researchers precisely controlled an ultrathin magnet at room temperature, which could enable faster processors and computer memories.
Professor Deblina Sarkar receives a Nano Research Young Innovators Award in Bio-inspired Nanomaterials for 2023.
The FibeRobo project won gold in the Textile & Materials / New Technology Fabrics category.
In a study published in Nature Medicine, alum Matt Groh, Prof. Rosalind Picard, and colleagues found assistance from an AI model can help.
Augmental co-founders have been recognized in the Social Impact category of the 2023 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
The MIT-Royalty Pharma Prize Competition aims to support female faculty entrepreneurs in biotechnology.
To help combat "interval" cancers, the Conformable Decoders group led by Prof. Dagdeviren, has developed a wearable ultrasound scanner.
On The World by PRX and WGBH, researcher Nataliya Kosmyna talks about advances in and potential applications for brain-computer interfaces.
Developed by a multidisciplinary team led by Media Lab student Jack Forman, FibeRobo is a low-cost, programmable, shape-shifting fiber.
The Media Lab is working to revolutionize and improve mental + physical wellbeing using digital technologies and human-computer interaction.
In January 2024, members of the Media Lab traveled to Fribourg, Switzerland to conduct a workshop on sensing, interactions, and augmentation
Dr. Alaa Algargoosh received the award for her research on how acoustic experiences can affect wellbeing.
Media Lab spinoff Augmental was recognized for their work on the MouthPad^, a smart oral splint.
Rosalind Picard’s unique technology is revolutionizing digital health.
Wishing you a holiday season filled with love, peace, and joy of discovery.
The Media Lab is honored to have had its research and researchers highlighted in two 2023 end-of-year lists prepared by MIT News.
Pat Pataranutaporn discusses the inspiration behind his research at the intersection of biological systems and digital technology.
The Media Lab is enhancing human physical capability and revolutionizing mental wellbeing using digital technologies and human-compute…
Professor Dagdeviren was recognized for her work developing a wearable ultrasound patch for early breast cancer detection.
She was recognized in for her work on the development of a soft, multifunctional wearable platform.
The wearable device, designed to monitor bladder and kidney health, could be adapted for earlier diagnosis of cancers deep within the body.
The recognition highlights his work at the Media Lab and his current position as chief minister of Sierra Leone.
Postdoctoral fellow Samantha Chan (Fluid Interfaces) and collaborators win Distinguished Paper Award at UbiComp 2023.
Democratizing access to space.
Invent new tangible and embodied interactions that inspire and engage people.
Inventing, building, and deploying wireless sensor technologies to address complex problems in society, industry, and ecology.
Cultivating wisdom through evolutionary and ecological engineering.
Building intelligent personified technologies that collaborate with people to help them learn, thrive, and flourish.
Inventing disruptive technologies for nanoelectronic devices and creating new paradigms for life-machine symbiosis.
Guillermo Herrera-Arcos from the Media Lab's Biomechatronics group has received two fellowships in support of his PhD.
Designing systems for cognitive support
Converting the patterns of nature and the human body into beneficial signals and energy
Making the invisible visible–inside our bodies, around us, and beyond–for health, work, and connection.
Enhancing human physical capability.
Advancing human wellbeing by developing new ways to communicate, understand, and respond to emotion
Engineering at the limits of complexity with molecular-scale parts
Integrating wearable electronics into facemasks could provide valuable insight into personal and public health.
Professor Ramesh Raskar talks to Shellye Archambeau.
This new technology can provide natural, reliable control of prostheses, exoskeletons, and stimulated muscles.
The low-cost FibeRobo is compatible with existing textile manufacturing techniques.
Alum Rébecca Kleinberger discusses her work at the intersection of new technology, animal-computer interaction, and the sonic environment.
Media Lab alum and former professor Mary Lou Jepsen talks to Danielle Newnham about her journey and inspirations.
Canan Dagdeviren, head of the Conformable Decoders group, is among the recipients of the 2023 Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
Prof. Canan Dagdeviren talks to Boston 25 News about a wearable ultrasound device that could help detect early-stage breast cancer.
Prof. Canan Dagdeviren talks to CBS News about a wearable ultrasound device that could allow users to detect early changes in breast tissue.
On the Technically Optimistic podcast, Prof. Rosalind Picard and others discuss the challenges of accountability and responsibility in AI.
"The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week" dives into research by alum Rébecca Kleinberger showing that parrots seem to enjoy video chats.
On "The Loh Down on Science," host Sandra Tsing Loh reports on research from the Conformable Decoders group.
The NIH reports on research from the Fluid Interfaces group and Harvard Medical School investigating the effect of naps on creativity.
MIT Technology Review reports on transdermal drug delivery research from the Conformable Decoders group, led by Professor Canan Dagdeviren.
The Washington Post reports on research from the Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces group & Harvard Medical School that naps could aid creativity.
