Using a bicycle wheel to thresh millet, making LEGO-like bricks from dirt, or hooking up an electric generator to an irrigation pump may not save the world, but such simple projects could go a long way toward improving the lives of millions of ...
DescriptionResearch conducted by the members of the Design and Computation Group in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Architecture.AgendaThe MIT Design and Computation Group inquires into the intersection of geometries and algebras, shapes and numbers ...
Slideshow from ground-breaking through completion of exterior construction presented to Governor Patrick in spring 2012.
An interview with Phil Freelon about his firm's exhibit "REACH," showing in the Wolk Gallery from Feb. 15 to June 8, 2012
Never-before-seen opportunities are emerging to further process and analyze data to enrich healthcare outcomes. Doctors now monitor patients using peripheral devices that keep tabs on chronic illnesses. The idea of basic eVisits is gaining momentum.
Mining for Negawatts by Sanjay Sarma The MIT community is conducting a great deal of exciting research related energy consumption in built environments. I will begin with a overview of some of the research projects at MIT, ranging from lighting to ...
Excerpts from a video of a collaborative performance piece by Jonah Bokaer and Harrison Atelier. Ariane Lourie Harrison is a visiting lecturer in SA+P's Department of Architecture.
L2L is a unique leadership development program for leaders from the MIT community. L2L Fellows partner with senior leaders and MIT faculty in a proactive and systematic effort to build MIT's internal leadership capability. Underlying Leader to Leader is the belief that ...
Systems that print mechanical components with metal powder could be used to build lighter, more efficient airplanes.
Ever wonder what successful companies like Apple, Starbucks, Facebook and Amazon have in common? Technological growth can only sustain a company`s growth and evolution so far in this global market. Even a start up or early stage company must ...
The emerging cleantech venture`s pilot has been supported by government grants now it is time to scale. Cleantech requires significant funding, often larger than traditional vc`s are structured to support. How does a cleantech venture scale to grow? Hear from national ...
This is a basic 3-minute screencast that covers downloading the Dev Desktop application from the Acquia website ( http://network.acquia.com/downloads/7.x) and installing it on your local computer.
Part of the MIT FAST Festival, Unflat Pavilion is a freestanding pavilion illuminated with LEDS that flexes two dimensions into three. Flat sheets are bent and unfurl into skylights, columns and windows.
In this video, Matt Rodriguez (GEL '11) shares the engineering leadership traits he developed during his two years in GEL. One of the requirements to complete successfully the GEL Two Year program is the personal leadership development plan (PLDP). ...
During his two years in GEL, Max Brand developed key engineering leadership skills that will help him excel in his chosen engineering career path. Watch this video and discover the skills he developed! One of the requirements to complete ...
INCOSE New England Chapter, MIT Chapter Joint Meeting Special topic presents: "MODEL BASED SYSTEMS ENGINEERING" MIT INCOSE Student Division (MIT Chapter) WEBSITE:incose.mit.edu INCOSE New England Chapter, MIT Chapter Joint Meeting Special topic ...
Designers often want to help people that they perceive as being in need -- whether those affected by natural or human-caused disasters, the economically or physically disadvantaged, or those who are on the losing end of a cultural power dynamic. ...
"Boeing's 787 and the Challenges of Complex Global Systems" is a presentation given by Mark Jenks, Vice President of Development, 787 Program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes at the MIT System Design and Management's 2010 Systems Thinking for ...
LGO Web Seminar Series Professor Steven Eppinger A Method for Green Design Presentation Date: April 30, 2010 Abstract: When LFM/LGO and SDM alumni took my Product Design and Development class, we did not teach a method for design for environment ...
The MIT Glass Lab is located in the basement of the infinite corridor, in Room 4-003. Extracurricular classes are offered to the MIT community throughout the school year. The lab also hosts several sales throughout the year, as well as a lectureship and residency. Learn more about the Glass ...
In a visit to the MIT campus on May 14, 2013, British Prime Minister David Cameron met with President L. Rafael Reif and Media Lab director Joichi Ito, faculty members and students, and a group of young MIT entrepreneurs.
Speakers: Stephen Van Evera, Elizabeth Wood, Carol Saivetz, Bakyt Beshimov, Peter Krause, Jeanne Guillemin and Silvia Dominguez. Moderator: Richard Samuels
What message is your brain sending?
You can create your own mini flashlight.
Scenes from MIT's campus during the memorial ceremony for Officer Sean Collier on April 24, 2013.
On April 24, 2013 in Briggs Field, thousands of law enforcement officials joined the MIT community in honoring fallen MIT Police Officer Sean Collier.
After an extensive renovation project, the Barker Library reading room has reopened to reveal the grandeur of the restored oculus atop the Great Dome, and the beauty of the rotunda’s original architecture.
Natural selection at work.
An interesting feature on the MIT Professor Emeritus of Physics by LaInformacion.com.
An undergraduate helps MIT's Brain and Cognitive Science Department find a cure for Huntington's disease.
An MIT undergraduate models a new class of material: the photonic crystal.
Used with permission from "Chronicle" (WCVB-Boston).
MIT Sloan Professor of Management Thomas Kochan discusses how financial analysts have pressured businesses to perform financially.
What makes a glow stick glow?
Alberto Cavallo, the Cecil and Ida Green Career Development Assistant Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management, discusses how Argentina has lied about its inflation rate.
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 brief discussion by César Hidalgo, the Asahi Broadcast Corporation Career Development Professor of Media Arts and Sciences.
Amy Robinson is a research affiliate in MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
Heather Paxson, an associate professor in MIT's Anthropology Program, studies the people and culture behind the renaissance of artisanal cheese making in the United States.
Speakers: Stephen Van Evera, Elizabeth Wood, Carol Saivetz, Bakyt Beshimov, Peter Krause, Jeanne Guillemin and Silvia DominguezModerator: Richard Samuels, Ford International Professor of Political Science at the MIT Dept of Political Science and director of CIS.
ENGINEERyourHEALTH is an awareness initiative dedicated to instilling the perception of health and wellness as a significance and a priority, primarily focused around "condition management" and evolving into a universal understanding that health is critical to the success and future of our ...
A time-lapse video showing the day of the memorial service for fallen MIT Police Officer Sean Collier on April 24, 2013. This video was shot from Westgate, an MIT dormitory building. See more video from around campus on the day of the memorial: ...
This computer simulation shows a cross-section of the plasma inside a tokamak reactor. In this simulation, only the large-scale turbulence effects are modeled — which is adequate for some cases
Recorded 4-16-13
Recorded 4-16-13
Recorded 4-16-13
Speakers:Scot OsterwellAndy ClaymanMargaret RobertsonRecorded on April 15, 2013
Creating an online profile and building an online network, especially on LinkedIn, is an arduous but necessary task. Fine-tuning your profile, maximizing your network and connecting with contacts can be even more perplexing.A workshop presented by the Alumni Association and MIT Sloan’s ...
Recorded on April 9, 2013
An MIT undergraduate shares her experience doing cancer research at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
A future inventor works on perfecting the super battery which will regulate the power grid
Two MIT undergraduates cut their teeth on some futuristic research at the Media Lab.
Professor Annette M. Kim presents preliminary findings of her research about Beijing's elaborate underground housing market.
Jeff Stein, LGO '13 and Princeton University (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) '07, describes his internship at Boeing South Carolina, the newest major aircraft factory in the world and the second production site for the 787 Dreamliner.As someone who joined LGO ...
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