ZeroN

What if materials could defy gravity, so that we could leave them suspended in mid-air?

Visualizing video at the speed of light -- one trillion frames per second

MIT Media Lab researchers have created a new imaging system that can acquire visual data at a rate of one trillion frames per second. That's fast enough to produce a slow-motion video of light traveling through objects.

Visionaries: Tod Machover

WBUR's Visionaries series featured Tod Machover of the MIT Media Lab, and his use of music in therapy for emotionally and physically challenged individuals.

Tod Machover - 'Death and the Powers;' a robotic opera

MIT Media Lab Professor Tod Machover discusses his robotic opera more than 10 years in the making, 'Death and the Powers.' Read more about its premiere at http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/opera-machover-0910.html

The Paradiso Synthesizer

MIT Media Lab associate professor Joe Paradiso's homemade analog synthesizer, probably the world's largest, is on display at the MIT Museum and streaming online.

The Future of Localized Manufacturing

Neil Gershenfeld, director of the MIT Center for Bits and Atoms, and Robert Atkinson, founder and president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, discuss the potential role of localized 3-D printing in manufacturing.

The Chameleon Guitar: Physical Heart, Virtual Body

The Chameleon Guitar — so named for its ability to mimic different instruments — is an electric guitar whose body has a separate central section that is removable.

SuperPacApp

The SuperPacApp helps voters get the information they need to make the most important decision of the year.

Spreadable Media: Creating Value and Meaning in a Networked Society.

How are the shifting relations between media producers and their audiences transforming the concept of meaningful participation? And how do alternative systems for the circulation of media texts pave the way for new production modes, alternative genres of content, and ...

Selections from "One Way Forward" by Lawrence Lessig

In this inaugural lecture of the MIT Media Lab Conversations Series, Lawrence Lessig discusses some of the core problems of the U.S. Congress and more.

Seeding Innovation: The MIT Media Lab at Aspen Ideas Festival

Media Lab students and Director Joi Ito provide an overview of the uniqueness, impact, and magic that goes into Media Lab research, as part of the Lab's participation in the Aspen Ideas Festival 2012.

Scratch@MIT 2012 Keynote Karen Brennan

Scratch@MIT 2012 Opening Keynote: Imagine, Program, Share - Five Years Later - 7/26/12 The world of Scratch has grown significantly since the authoring environment and online community were launched five years ago. Mitch Resnick and Karen Brennan of the MIT Scratch Team open the conference ...

Scratch Demo

Schuyler Towne, "Lost In Space"

Civic Media Lunch - Schuyler Towne, "Lost in Space"Everyone has a strong physical and emotional connection to the divisions of private and public space, though few ever have the chance to explore the consequences of crossing those lines. This talk will reveal the whispered conversation ...

Robots to the Rescue (feat. MDS robot Nexi)

The Personal Robots group presents a scenario demonstrating mixed-initiative human-robot teaming for disaster response.