Underwater Photography
"Underwater Photography" (1964) - Science Reporter
This black-and white film features Harold "Doc" Edgerton interviewed by John Fitch about the technology and scientific applications of underwater photography for the MIT Science Reporter.
'A Solution to Computer Bottlenecks' (1963) - Science ...
'A Solution to Computer Bottlenecks' (1963) - Science Reporter TV Series
Fernando J. Corbató, associate director of the MIT Computation Center, discusses the challenges of resolving computer bottlenecks that were becoming an increasingly significant issue around high-speed computers, and the complex problems involved in setting up a ...
'Cheetah' robot's first run
'Cheetah' robot's first run
A “cheetah” robot designed at MIT may soon outpace its animal counterparts in running efficiency: In treadmill tests, the researchers have found that it wastes very little energy as it trots continuously for up to an hour and a half.
The history of 2.007
2.007 — 'the mother of all robot contests'
MIT's annual 2.007 mechanical engineering robot contest has been dubbed the mother of all robot contests.
2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: Turning Data into ...
2012 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference: Turning Data into Narrative
As media makers and members of the public, we increasingly have access to rich data sets that contain information about our communities, our politics and our government. Our panelists explore their strategies for finding and sharing stories embedded within sets of ...
2013 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize Winner
2013 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize Winner
Dr. Angela Belcher received the 2013 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for applying lessons in nature to design environmentally-friendly batteries, solar cells and clean transportation fuel, among other inventions.
2013 Institute Diversity Summit - Keynote Address: The ...
2013 Institute Diversity Summit - Keynote Address: The Impostor Syndrome
MIT’s third annual Diversity Summit addressed the complexities of meritocracy on Jan. 30, 2013.
2013 MIT Excellence Awards
2013 MIT Excellence Awards
On March 6, 2013, 19 recipients of this year's MIT Excellence Awards were presented with their honors during a ceremony in Kresge Auditorium.
2D Equilibrium: Balancing Games
2D Equilibrium: Balancing Games
Learn what 2D Equilibrium is and how it effects the balance of life
3-D printing
3-D printing with variable densities
MIT Media Lab researchers Steven Keating and Neri Oxman demonstrate some of their work around 3-D printing.
4D Printing: Self-Folding Strand
4D Printing: Self-Folding Strand
A collaboration between Stratasys & The Self-Assembly Lab at MIT, which is headed by Skylar Tibbits, a lecturer in the Department of Architecture.
6.270 Autonomous Robotics Competition 2013
6.270 Autonomous Robotics Competition 2013
A recording of the webcast of the competition, which took place on Jan. 30, 2013.
A Conversation with Nate Silver
A Conversation with Nate Silver
The statistician and political polling analyst Nate Silver discussed his career and the ways in which statistics are changing the face of journalism.
A game to map the brain: Amy Robinson at TEDxNijmegen 2013
A game to map the brain: Amy Robinson at TEDxNijmegen 2013
Amy Robinson is a research affiliate in MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
A labelmaker for the blind
A labelmaker for the blind
A device that started out as a class project last fall is moving rapidly toward becoming a commercial product that could make the lives of millions of visually impaired people a bit easier. Karina Pikhart '09 and classmates designed a machine to make braille labels.
A look inside the MIT Hobby Shop
A look inside the MIT Hobby Shop
Now in its 75th year, we take a look back how the Hobby Shop began, and how it evolved to what it is today.
A new approach to water desalination
A new approach to water desalination
MIT researchers are using graphene, a one-atom-thick form of the element carbon, in the quest to make the earth's oceans a viable source of potable water.
A Voyage to Mars: Bone Loss in Space
A Voyage to Mars: Bone Loss in Space
Why do bones get weaker with less gravity and how can we prevent bone loss in space?
A World Without Friction
A World Without Friction
Learning the difference between kinetic and static friction.
Ability to Crystalize Imagination Key to Success of Nations
Ability to Crystalize Imagination Key to Success of Nations
A brief discussion by César Hidalgo, the Asahi Broadcast Corporation Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences.