Neri Oxman apologises to students over $125,000 donation from Jeffrey Epstein
Designer Neri Oxman has apologised to her students at MIT Media Lab for accepting funds from the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. More
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MIT Media Lab director resigns after allegedly covering up Jeffrey Epstein donations
Joichi Ito has stepped down as director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab after The New Yorker magazine claimed he made efforts to hide donations from American businessman and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. More
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Startup Atolla harnesses AI to make personalised skincare products
Data meets dermatology at Brooklyn-based skincare startup Atolla, launched by an MIT engineer who has applied machine-learning algorithms to fix problem skin. More
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MIT creates battery-free sensor for deep-sea and extraterrestrial exploration
An underwater internet of things monitoring the effects of climate change or sampling waters on distant planets is the dream of a group of MIT researchers who have created a battery-free underwater sensor. More
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MIT Media Lab faces investigation following revelations of ties to Jeffrey Epstein
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is to investigate Joichi Ito, the director of the school's Media Lab, after it was revealed he accepted donations from American businessman and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. More
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MIT researchers engineer "cyborg" plants for motion-tracking and sending notifications
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's "cyborg botany" researchers have turned plants into sensors and displays, suggesting we use them as a gentle alternative to electronic screens. More
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MIT's Self-Assembly Lab proposes new way of growing islands and coastlines
Researchers at MIT and in the Maldives have come up with a solution to help coastal communities threatened by climate change: submersible objects carefully placed to promote the growth of beaches and islands. More
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BIG unveils Oceanix City concept for floating villages that can withstand hurricanes
Architecture firm BIG has designed a concept for a floating city of 10,000 people that could help populations threatened by extreme weather events and rising sea levels. More
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Neri Oxman builds with melanin for Totems project
Neri Oxman's Mediated Matter Group at MIT has designed an installation using melanin — and says the skin pigment will inevitably be used in architecture. More
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Watch MIT's modular Mini Cheetah robot land a backflip
Our new captioned movie shows MIT's "virtually indestructible" Mini Cheetah robot performing a host of athletic manoeuvres, including stretching, running and jumping. More
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MIT "cyborg botany" researcher builds plant-robot hybrid called Elowan
Natural and digital systems could be blended together to create new kinds of electronic devices, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researcher Harpreet Sareen, who has built a robot controlled by a plant. More
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MIT engineers complete world's first flight of plane with no moving parts
Engineers at the Massachusetts University of Technology have built an ion-powered plane that flies without propellers or turbines, and requires no fossil fuel. More
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MIT surveys two million people to set out ethical framework for driverless cars
Self-driving cars should swerve to protect young people over the elderly and humans over animals, according to the Moral Machine survey of more than two million people, conducted by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. More
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Neri Oxman's swarm of Fiberbots autonomously build architectural structures
Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter group at MIT have created a swarm of robots designed to rapidly build high-strength tubular structures by winding fibreglass filament around themselves. More
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MIT champions large-scale timber architecture with Longhouse proposal
Wood is the key to a more sustainable building industry, says architect John Klein, who has led Massachusetts Institute of Technology students in designing a large community centre from mass timber. More
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MIT's blind Cheetah 3 robot can navigate without sensors or cameras
Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have made a blind robot that moves by feeling, without the need for sensors and cameras. More
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MIT engineers create low-cost prosthetic foot that approximates natural gait
Engineers from MIT have developed a streamlined prosthetic foot that lets wearers walk with a fluid motion, and can be manufactured at a low cost. More
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MIT engineers create 3D-printed magnetic shape-shifters
Engineers from MIT have designed soft, 3D-printed structures that can transform their shape "almost instantaneously" with the wave of a magnet. More
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MIT's 3D-printed inflatables could shape the interiors of cars in the future
Car interiors could morph into different configurations at the flick of a switch, using 3D-printed inflatable structures developed by researchers at the MIT. More
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Puma and MIT Design Lab envision a future of self-adapting, performance-enhancing sportswear
Insoles that measure athletic performance using bacteria, and trainers that "breathe" are among the latest experimental pieces of sportswear being developed by Puma and MIT Design Lab. More
