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HelioZZZ is an opacity changing eye mask that wakes you up with natural sunlight when you want it. The mask warms your eyes to help you fal…
Urban mobility is changing at an increasingly rapid pace. In this context, stakeholders such as governments and mobility operators ne…
According to WHO, epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disease globally. CDC statistics show that 1 in 26 individuals in the U.S…
SleepStim is a framework for automatically recording sleep physiology and presenting sensory stimuli in sleep, using consumer smartph…
Dive is a project to explore and induce lucid dreams using mobile devices.Lucid dreams are dreams in which you are aware that you're …
Targeted dream incubation (TDI) is a methodology for guiding (or “incubating”) dreams towards specific themes. Please read the FAQ below to…
Sleep++ aims to improve sleep quality by stimulating the brain to enter deep sleep. Currently, insufficient and poor quality sleep represen…
InspirationSleep is a forgotten country of the mind. A vast majority of our technologies are built for our waking state, even though a thir…
We build technologies that interface with the sleeping mind. We track different sleep-stages using brain activity, muscle tensio…
We develop systems that support health and wellbeing, with a special focus on mental health, using technologies such as wearabl…
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Evolving Cultural Heritage through Collaborative Choreography with Generative Virtual CharactersIn Cyber Subin, the artist's dream pre…
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The close relationship between touch, gesture, and sound plays a critical role in expressive musical performance. Many acoustic instruments…
Andorra and the City Science research group at the MIT Media Lab are taking on the challenge of turning Andorra into an “Internationally Re…
The City Science Lab@Guadalajara is a collaboration with the University of Guadalajara (UdeG), a network composed of 15 campuses within the…
The MIT City Science team will work with the Cámara Chilena de la Construcción (CChC), Corporación Ciudades, and the Biobío regional govern…
mood.mic is a privacy-preserving tool for monitoring bipolar disorder. It allows users to track their moods by telling a story about …
People have to remember an ever-expanding volume of information. To help with this, we developed Memoro, a wearable and audio-based person…
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What would it be like if we could see our movement? Illuminate (2023, Chelsi Alise Cocking) is an interactive art installation in whic…
KnitworkVR is an immersive virtual experience designed to simulate the Living Knitwork Pavilion showcased at Burning Man, through the use o…
Char Stiles debuted "Fastest Integer Multiplier" at Amant Gallery's "For Your Reference." This performance used a custom tool CARL&nbs…
The MIT Space Exploration Initiative explores Lunar analog sites on Spain’s Canary Island of Lanzarote.During a 10-day field program in Feb…
A Virtual Platform for Bridging the Climate Science Communication GapEarth Mission Control (EMC) is an immersive visualization platform for…
This project hosts a few experiments of 2D visualization of 3D moving processes. All of the experiments relate to repeating, machine…
This thesis project explores how emerging (AI) technologies might transform how we shape and interact with typography. I will create three …
2D Spintronic and Neuromorphic Devices for Sustainable Artificial Intelligence
My name is Raechel Walker. I'm a PhD student in the Personal Robots group. Here is a short description of my Data Activism Program:The Data…
Very few research works featuring AR and Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) systems considered integrating cognitive state of the user in their…
Gastronomy and Beyond (G&B) aims to unite individuals who contribute to innovation in the realms of culture, products, territories, sus…
The AstroAnt is a tiny robot that will be sent to the Lunar South Pole. It will do inspection sensing from the outside of a Lunar rover. Th…
Wild bees are essential for food security and biodiversity, but they face rapid decline. One of the main threats is the commercialization o…
Through collecting digital assets including 360 video, drone, photogrammetry, videos, and sensor data, we will document the research …
Cody Paige, MIT AeroAstro Contributors: Ferrous Ward, MIT AeroAstro; Don Derek Haddad, ResEnv; Jess Todd, MIT…
HexSense is a kind of sensor node that can be ballistically deployed to the desired area and collect data of interest. Each sensor node is …
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Recent advances in Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI) show different techniques of image classification and reconstruction from the visually e…
Papalotes Atmosféricos is a set of wind interfaces that aim to explore kites and wind instruments as a form of low impact data collection i…
We take a computational lens to the analysis of a far-right online forum, using network analysis and natural language processing to underst…
FrameGrabber is a simple, browser-based tool that lets the user upload an animation and convert it to a grid of stills.
Future Sketches installed a group exhibition as part of Zach Lieberman's Future Sketches / Code Poems show at Artechouse, which opened duri…
Research in dynamic tools, mix users (citizens, workers) amenities, services, and land use, with the goal of promoting sustainable developm…
By Chelsi Cocking and Manaswi MishraCode Cypher, hosted by CAST Visiting Artist and Grammy-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco and Pr…
Communication skills are critical for all. We design and develop systems to help people with communication issues, fostering more emp…
The environmental conditions of prolonged spaceflight pose significant psychological risks for astronauts. In particular, crews of future …
AI for Wellbeing is a 30-hour curriculum for middle school students exploring conversational AI and design justice through hands-on activit…
36 Days Of Type is an initiative that invites creatives to create their version of the letters and numbers of the Latin alphabet, one…
Tongji University, Shanghai, and the MIT Media Lab's City Science group are co-developing a version of the MIT CityScope platform for …
When materials sciences meet HCI and e-textiles, for custom sensors and actuatorsIn this project we explore the process of polymerization t…
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Living in space could have significant physical and mental impacts on astronauts. Wearables have the potential to play a critical role in m…
Country-scale analysis of high-resolution mobility patterns and infection spreadThe MIT Media Lab City Science group and the Andorra Innova…
MIT City Science has developed an international network of cooperative City Science LabsWe are developing concepts and key technology that …
CityScope Costanera is a tangible platform that outlines the Costanera neighborhood of Concepcion, Biobío Chile. The Costanera de Concepció…
The SoCity project aims to build a non-profit DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) to bring together communities, individuals and or…
Increasing equity and affordability through fractional ownership including the creation of local economies that promote prosocial behaviors…
Elderly individuals with cognitive impairment (e.g., dementia and Alzheimer's disease) have increasing difficulty with prospective memory a…
Where is the boundary between internal and external? This series of animations serves as the title for an exhibition of the installat…
Using 3D imaging combined with ambient noise tomography we will test advanced Earth technologies to map lava tubes on the Moon.Humanity is …
This project transforms light into physical artifacts. I developed a custom software systems to capture images of sunlight in th…
The challenge of understanding pandemics, illustrated by the recent COVID-19 outbreak, has significantly impacted global health and economi…
People die twice.First, when they die.Then when they are forgotten.Rokusuke Ei (1933-2016)
A continuation of the project Cloud Light, exhibited at Artechouse as part of Zach Lieberman's show Future Sketches / Code …
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