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Media Lab alum Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao earns 2021 National Science Foundation CAREER award

Media Lab alum Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao has earned a National Science Foundation CAREER award for on-skin interfaces.
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Media Lab projects recognized in the 2018 Innovation by Design Awards

Winner and finalists in Fast Company's 2018 awards
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Human microchipping is here, and it’s about to rock your skin’s world

“A few years ago, I was flipping through a fashion magazine and saw that Beyoncé had these cool metallic temporary tattoos."
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DuoSkin selected as a finalist in the 2017 World Technology Awards

DuoSkin was one of four finalists in the Design category of the 2017 World Technology Awards.
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Meet the Labbers: Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao

"I wanted to create something that would embody this intimacy with my family, with my homeland that I’d left."
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Every 98 seconds, a person in the United States is sexually abused. Every 16 hours, a woman in the United States is murdered by her romanti…
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DuoSkin rolls out on the runway

From sci-fi to the real world: DuoSkin's temporary tattoos turn your body into an interface.
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8 ways technology is disrupting the design industry
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#83 DuoSkin

DuoSkin is a fabrication process that enables anyone to create customized functional devices that can be attached directly on their skin. U…
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DuoSkin wins 2017 SXSW Interactive Innovation Award

DuoSkin is a winner of the 2017 SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards.
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These temporary tattoos turn you into a temporary cyborg

March 17, 2017 - MIT Media Lab's DuoSkin won the SciFi No Longer prize at the 2017 SXSW Innovation Awards.
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These tiny, wearable robots can cling to your clothes and drive around your body

They may one day assemble into a screen on your arm.
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Dezeen's top 10 visions for the future according to 2016
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From smog-eating towers to ocean-cleaning barriers, how design is inspiring innovation
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Disability-Simulating VR Promotes Empathy

Virtual-reality projects are trying to offer a new perspective on what it’s like to experience conditions such as deafness, migraines, and …
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Dull Your Senses and Expand Your Mind

Amphibian advances the field of VR while exploring the relationship between diving and disability
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VR on Steroids: This 3D Simulator Makes Your Entire Body Feel Like You're Scuba Diving
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The surprisingly simple chemistry in DuoSkin, temporary tattoos that control your phone
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DuoSkin turns temporary tattoos into on-skin interfaces

Your next tattoo could be functional as well as aesthetic. A new MIT Media Lab product called DuoSkin created in partnership with Microsoft…
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NailO Turns Your Fingernail into a Tiny Trackpad
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Why Aren’t We All Talking With Our Devices Yet? Asks Chris Schmandt
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Charlie DeTar named a Media Ideation Fellow
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Guiding Light Guides the Way
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Feel the Roar of the Crowd in Online Gaming