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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab scientist and artist Thomas Sanchez Lengeling and MIT researcher Brodi Elwood spoke about their synesthesia research at swissnex Boston’s “LASER Boston — Sensory Overload” event in Cambridge Friday night. COURTESY SWISSNEX BOSTON

LASER bridges gap between art and science in interactive experience

Amanda Cappelli February 13, 2020
Four art and science professionals taught a high-spirited audience about the concepts of sensation, perception and music at swissnex Boston’s “LASER Boston — Sensory Overload” event in Cambridge on Friday.
Veronica Coptis, executive director of the Center for Coalfield Justice in Pennsylvania, delivers a lecture as part of the “People and the Planet” series at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Monday afternoon. COURTESY OF JAKE BELCHER

MIT lecturer brings Pennsylvania coalfield justice to Boston

Amelia Murray-Cooper November 7, 2018
Hundreds of miles away, workers extract coal from mines in southwestern Pennsylvania. Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Environmental Solutions Initiative brought the coalfields to Boston through a talk they hosted about environmental and economic justice for the residents of those mining towns.
Anne-Lise Kjaer speaks Saturday at The Future of People conference held in the the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge. PHOTO BY SHANE FU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MIT Media Lab fast-forwards to 2050 at The Future of People conference

Josee Matela December 8, 2016

What does the future hold for the humanity? More specifically, what will the world look like in 2050? Instead of waiting 34 years to find out, Léa Peersman, the lead coordinator for The Future...

A participant at the “Reality, Virtually” hackathon held at MIT experiences virtual reality through a pair of goggles. PHOTO COURTESY SARAH PILLAI

MIT “Reality, Virtually” hackathon explores new possibilities in virtual reality technology

Lauren Frias October 13, 2016

Virtual reality and augmented reality technology not only aid in people’s day-to-day routines, but they also infiltrate human vision, immersing mankind into a new technological reality that seemed...

The solar-powered Soofa Bench in Samuel Adams Park was unveiled Friday by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh as an interactive platform for visitors. PHOTO BY ALEX MASSETT/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New digital visitors guide sign opens in Boston

Katherine Cortes Ruiz September 28, 2016

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh unveiled a solar-powered digital visitor information sign, called a “Soofa Sign,” in Samuel Adams Park near Faneuil Hall on Friday, the city announced. Visitors can...

The FreeD: Creativity without compromise

Daily Free Press Admin December 2, 2013

New milling tool developed by MIT researchers may have wide implications in oil, art and medical industries Feeling artsy? Unable to create anything more than stick figures? Well, you just might be...

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