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Space Exploration Initiative

Space Exploration Initiative

#robotics #design #virtual reality +68 more
Research
Beyond the Cradle

Beyond the Cradle

#robotics #design #architecture +10 more
Project Research

How to Grow (Almost) Anything - A New Model for Global Synthetic Biology Education

A Distance Learning Model for Global Laboratory-Based Synthetic Biology Education Synthetic Biology ( SynBio) tools hold the…

in City Science · Molecular Machines · Community Biotechnology
Eyal Perry · Pat Pataranutaporn +4 more
#robotics #bioengineering #learning +8 more
Research
City Science

Looking beyond smart cities

#robotics #design #social networks +67 more
Accepting Applicants
Article Research

A global lab for teaching and practicing synthetic biology

A pandemic-fueled transformation of the MIT course "How to Grow (Almost) Anything" leads to next steps in democratizing synthetic biology

via MIT News · Jan. 18, 2023
in Molecular Machines · Community Biotechnology
#robotics #bioengineering #learning +7 more
Research
Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek

Inventing disruptive technologies for nanoelectronic devices and creating new paradigms for life-machine symbiosis

#robotics #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +22 more
Accepting Applicants
Archived
Research
Collective Learning

Transforming data into knowledge

#design #social networks #virtual reality +39 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

MicroPET: Investigation of Biodegradation of PET Plastics in Spaceflight

We present the "MicroPET" mission, consisting of an autonomous payload for enzymatic reactions and microbial cultivation with fully program…

in Space Exploration Initiative
Xin Liu · Pat Pataranutaporn +4 more
#bioengineering #environment #synthetic biology +1 more
Research
Biomechatronics

Enhancing human physical capability

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +64 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Fluid Interfaces

Designing Systems for Cognitive Support

#robotics #design #virtual reality +47 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Nano-Implants for Wireless Brain Interfacing

For more details and recent updates visit:  https://web.mit.edu/deblina-sarkar/We are developing nano-devices using meta-mat…

in Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek
Deblina Sarkar
#synthetic biology #nanoscience
Research
Tangible Media

Seamlessly coupling the worlds of bits and atoms by giving dynamic physical form to digital information and computation

#robotics #design #virtual reality +55 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Molecular Machines

Engineering at the limits of complexity with molecular-scale parts

#robotics #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +24 more
Accepting Applicants
Archived
Research
Health 0.0

Health 0.0

#artificial intelligence #bioengineering #communications +23 more
Archived
Project Research

Digital Clinical Trials with Novel Machine Learning and AI Architectures

Dr. Shah was an invited speaker and a contributor at The National Cancer Policy Forum developed workshop series at the The National Academi…

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#artificial intelligence #synthetic biology #machine learning +5 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Research Area | Emergent Neural Networks to Redesign Clinical Testing of Medicines and Learning from Real World Evidence

Research studies led by Dr. Shah, in collaboration with the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA),  have develope…

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #health +8 more
Archived
Project Research

Life-Nanomachine Synergism

For more details and recent updates visit:  https://web.mit.edu/deblina-sarkar/Nanoelectronics has the potential to enable radica…

in Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek
Deblina Sarkar
#robotics #bioengineering #data +9 more
Project Research

Nanoscale mapping of bio-molecular building blocks of brain

For more details and recent updates visit:  https://web.mit.edu/deblina-sarkar/For understanding the brain structure, it is neces…

in Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek
Deblina Sarkar
#synthetic biology #biology #cognitive science +1 more
Article Research

Microscopy technique reveals hidden nanostructures in cells and tissues

Separating densely packed molecules before imaging allows them to become visible for the first time.

via MIT News · Aug. 29, 2022
in Synthetic Neurobiology · Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek
#synthetic biology #biology #cognitive science +1 more
Research
Sculpting Evolution

Cultivating wisdom through evolutionary and ecological engineering

#robotics #design #social networks +41 more
Accepting Applicants
Archived
Research
Mediated Matter

Designing for, with, and by nature

#robotics #design #architecture +34 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Article Research

The Synthetic Biology Community Builder

David Sun Kong speaks with NEO.LIFE about science, activism, and how biotechnology can empower ordinary people.

via NEO.LIFE · April 7, 2022
in Community Biotechnology
#synthetic biology #ethics #community +2 more
Archived
Project Research

Wanderers

The Wanderers were unveiled as part of the exhibition: ‘The Sixth Element: Exploring the Natural Beauty of 3D Printing' on display a…

in Mediated Matter
Christoph Bader · Dominik Kolb +1 more
#design #architecture #art +4 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Gemini

Gemini—an acoustical “twin chaise"—spans multiple scales of the human existence extending from the warmth of the womb to the stretches of…

in Mediated Matter
Neri Oxman
#design #architecture #art +3 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Totems

Biodiversity on planet Earth is under momentous threat, with extinction rates estimated between 100 and 1,000 times their pre-human level. …

in Mediated Matter
Sunanda Sharma · Christoph Bader +5 more
#design #architecture #art +6 more
Archived
Project Research

Ultra-sensitive electrical biosensors for point-of-care applications

For more details and recent updates visit:  https://web.mit.edu/deblina-sarkar/Sensors, especially biosensors, are indispensable …

in Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek
Deblina Sarkar
#synthetic biology #nanoscience
Article Research

Volta Labs: Improving workflows for genetic applications

Spinoff Volta Labs was co-founded by Media Lab alum Udayan Umapathi and Center for Bits and Atoms alum Will Langford.

via MIT News · Oct. 14, 2021
in Tangible Media · Media Lab Spinoffs
#bioengineering #genetics #health +4 more
Archived
Project Research

DropletIO

DropletIO proposes aqueous droplets as a programmable material for biology, art, and design. The DropletIO system can actuate and sense mac…

in Tangible Media
Udayan Umapathi · Hiroshi Ishii
#art #bioengineering #genetics +5 more
Archived
Post Research

Democratizing Synthetic Biology @ The Media Lab

City Science researcher Andres Rico reflects on his time participating in this past year's "How To Grow (Almost) Anything" (HTGAA) class.

Sept. 13, 2021
in Community Biotechnology · City Science
#robotics #synthetic biology
Research
Community Biotechnology

Community Biotechnology

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +27 more
Project Research

Aguahoja

Programmable Water-Based Biocomposites for Digital Design and Fabrication across ScalesAguahoja is an exploration of nature’s design space.…

in Mediated Matter
Jorge Duro-Royo · Joshua Van Zak +11 more
#design #architecture #art +7 more
Archived
Project Research

Silk Pavilion II

What are radically sustainable methods for knitting, making and building in the age of the Anthropocene? How can humankind and members of o…

in Mediated Matter
Christoph Bader · Sunanda Sharma +5 more
#design #architecture #art +5 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Hybrid Living Materials

Hybrid Living Materials (HLMs) are formed by combining living and non-living materials such that the resulting composites take on the funct…

Rachel Smith · Christoph Bader +4 more
#design #manufacturing #synthetic biology +1 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Maiden Flight

Maiden Flight is an autonomous biological laboratory environment designed for studying the impact of space flight on the sole reproductive …

in Mediated Matter · Space Exploration Initiative
Felix Kraemer · Ri Ren +2 more
#robotics #design #agriculture +9 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Water-Based Additive Manufacturing

This research presents water-based robotic fabrication as a design approach and enabling technology for additive manufacturing (AM) of biod…

in Mediated Matter
Jorge Duro-Royo · Yen-Ju (Tim) Tai +6 more
#architecture #synthetic biology #3d printing
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Silk Pavilion

The Silk Pavilion explores the relationship between digital and biological fabrication on product and architectural scales.The primary st…

in Mediated Matter
Neri Oxman · Markus Kayser +3 more
#design #architecture #art +5 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Living Mushtari

How can we design relationships between the most primitive and the most sophisticated life forms? Can we design wearables embedded with s…

in Mediated Matter
Christoph Bader · Dominik Kolb +4 more
#design #architecture #art +3 more
Archived
Project Research

Ultra-scalable and energy-efficient nanoelectronics

For more details and recent updates visit:  https://web.mit.edu/deblina-sarkar/Electronics are ubiquitous in today’s world, with …

in Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek
#synthetic biology #engineering #nanoscience
Article Research

Meditations on the intersection of humanity and technology

Olivia Arthur explores the ways technology can transform the human body, and vice-versa, from robotics to work in the Biomechatronics group.

via TED@BCG · Oct. 1, 2020
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #synthetic biology #biomechanics +2 more
Archived
Research
Design Fiction

Sparking discussion about the social, cultural, and ethical implications of emerging technologies through design and storytelling

#design #art #bioengineering +14 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Archived
Research
Synthetic Neurobiology

Revealing insights into the human condition and repairing brain disorders via novel tools for mapping and fixing brain computations

#art #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +25 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Archived
Project Research

Tools for recording high-speed brain dynamics

The brain is a three-dimensional, densely-wired circuit that computes via large sets of widely distributed neurons interacting at fast time…

in Synthetic Neurobiology
Edward Boyden
#robotics #bioengineering #health +5 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Prototype strategies for treating brain disorders

New technologies for recording neural activity, controlling neural activity, or building brain circuits, may be capable someday of serving …

in Synthetic Neurobiology
Edward Boyden
#bioengineering #health #neurobiology +2 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Tools for mapping the molecular architecture and wiring of the brain

Complex biological systems such as brain circuits are extended 3-D structures made out of nanoscale building blocks such as proteins, RNAs,…

in Synthetic Neurobiology
Edward Boyden
#art #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +13 more
Archived
Project Research

Living Bits

Living Bits : Opportunities and Challenges for Integrating Living Microorganisms in Human-Computer InteractionThere are trillions of living…

in Fluid Interfaces
David S. Kong · Pat Pataranutaporn +2 more
#design #human-computer interaction #bioengineering +6 more
Article Research

MIT professor Neri Oxman is as otherworldly as her creations

"We, as architects of the built environment, are entering an era where we’re designing for survival.”

via Interview Magazine · April 15, 2020
in Mediated Matter
#design #architecture #art +3 more
Project Research

Water-soluble transmembrane protein receptors with exchangeable and tunable ligand affinity

There are 20 chemokine receptors that bind their respective chemokines. It is not currently understood how these structurally similar recep…

in Molecular Machines
Rui Qing · Shuguang Zhang
#design #bioengineering #synthetic biology +1 more
Article Research

A noninvasive method for deep brain stimulation

Electrodes placed on the scalp could help patients with brain diseases.

via MIT News · June 1, 2017
in Synthetic Neurobiology
#neurobiology #synthetic biology
Post Research

Aotearoa: Mistakes and Amends

By Kevin EsveltResearchers should hold themselves morally accountable for all of the consequences of their work. That can require publ…

Jan. 18, 2018
in Sculpting Evolution
#synthetic biology #ethics
Article Research

Deblina Sarkar joins the MIT Media Lab faculty

New research group aims to bridge the gap between nanotechnology and synthetic biology.

via MIT News · Feb. 19, 2020
in Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek
#synthetic biology #nanoscience
Article Research

Hybrid Living Materials

A 3D printing system that controls the behavior of live bacteria could someday enable medical devices with therapeutic agents built in.

via MIT News · Jan. 23, 2020
in Mediated Matter
#design #manufacturing #synthetic biology +1 more
Project Research

Theme | Wearable Biotech Enhancement

Lab on Body, Synthetic Biology, and Bio-Digital Systems for Health and Human Enhancement

in Fluid Interfaces
Oscar Rosello · Pat Pataranutaporn +5 more
#health #synthetic biology #wearable computing +3 more
Project Research

Mice Against Ticks - Preventing tick-borne disease by permanently immunizing mice

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne infection in North America. People are infected when bitten by ticks; ticks are typically infe…

in Sculpting Evolution
Kevin Esvelt · Joanna Buchthal
#agriculture #bioengineering #crowdsourcing +9 more
Article Research

Neri Oxman has all the answers

Mediated Matter head Neri Oxman talks to ELLE about her work.

via ELLE · Aug. 9, 2019
in Mediated Matter
#design #architecture #synthetic biology +2 more
Project Research

Evolutron: Deep Learning for Protein Design

Technological advances in the past decade have allowed us to take a close look at the proteomes of living organisms. As a result, more than…

in Molecular Machines
Thrasyvoulos Karydis · Kfir Schreiber +1 more
#synthetic biology #machine learning
Project Research

Daisy Drives

Who should decide whether, when, and how to alter the environment? These are hard questions, especially when the decisions will impact peop…

in Sculpting Evolution
Kevin Esvelt · Joanna Buchthal
#bioengineering #genetics #synthetic biology +1 more
Article Research

Keeping genetic engineering localized

In a paper published in PNAS, researchers at MIT and Harvard University describe a self-limiting gene drive system.

via MIT News · April 2, 2019
in Sculpting Evolution
#bioengineering #genetics #synthetic biology
Article Research

Fake meat, served six ways

We now have more challenging choices to make than simply whether to be vegan, pescatarian or carnivore, thanks to technology.

via Wired · July 2, 2018
in Director's Office
#agriculture #environment #food +3 more
Project Research

Brainstorm: Anima Mundi

We'd like to introduce you to a very special neuroscience project that we are currently conducting in the setting of a traditional fine art…

in Sculpting Evolution
Jeantine Lunshof
#art #genetics #synthetic biology
Article Research

When Are We Obligated To Edit Wild Creatures?

Given the power to alter the workings of the natural world, are we morally obligated to use it?

via leapsmag · May 28, 2018
in Sculpting Evolution
#synthetic biology #ethics
Publication Research

Current CRISPR gene drive systems are likely to be highly invasive in wild populations

eLife 2018;7:e33423 DOI: 10.7554/eLife.33423

Academic Paper, June 2018
in Sculpting Evolution
#synthetic biology
Article Research

I'm Kevin Esvelt, head of the Sculpting Evolution group at the MIT Media Lab and an inventor of CRISPR gene drive - AMA!

I'm a strong advocate of more open science, and my group tries to carefully consider our moral obligations and publicly admit mistakes.

via Reddit · July 2, 2018
in Sculpting Evolution
#synthetic biology #ethics
Article Research

Gene Editing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Scientists are developing new ways to alter the genetic code of living organisms. John Oliver explores the risks and rewards.

via Last Week Tonight with John Oliver · July 1, 2018
in Sculpting Evolution
#synthetic biology
Article Research

The public doesn’t trust GMOs. Will it trust CRISPR?

There’s a huge opportunity to improve agriculture with gene editing. But we need to give CRISPR a chance.

via Vox · Aug. 20, 2018
in Sculpting Evolution
#agriculture #health #synthetic biology
Article Research

Neri Oxman and MIT develop digitally produced water-based renewable material

Neri Oxman and a group of researchers from the MIT Mediated Matter group have developed a water-based digital fabrication platform.

via designboom · May 14, 2018
in Mediated Matter
#architecture #synthetic biology #3d printing
Article Research

Can we make life?

A revolution in gene editing enables scientists to create and edit DNA like never before.

via NOVA Wonders · May 23, 2018
in Sculpting Evolution
#synthetic biology
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