Design, Textiles & Technology across MIT 04:00 PM MIT Museum: The Lee Family Exchange Skylar Tibbits and Yuly Fuentes discuss the latest developments in fashion design, textiles and technology across MIT. Read More
Growing Islands – Rebuilding Coastlines through Wave Energy 05:00 PM MIT Museum: The Lee Family Exchange Skylar Tibbits and Walt Zesk present a novel approach to addressing the mounting threat of climate change-induced coastal erosion. Read More
Unwanted Project: Creative Upcycling for Fashion and More 12:30 PM MIT Museum: The Heide Education Suite How might we reimagine the material world with hands-on creation and upcycling the creative process? Through this workshop, participants will experience designing and creating functional objects including light, bags and accessories with PVC pipe, which is a normal urban disposal and construction material. Read More
New Career Opportunities in Human Nutrition 06:00 PM MIT Museum: The Sharp Room Human Nutrition is ripe for disruption driven by health and environmental concerns. We examine emerging opportunities based in athletics, biochemistry, public policy, arts, and communications. We ask what fundamental skills will prepare a new generation of nutrition-focused professionals to lead the way to a healthier future for all. Read More
Fashion Technologies with threeASFOUR 05:30 PM MIT Museum: The Lee Family Exchange threeASFOUR directors Brit Shaked and Gabi Asfour will demonstrate an array of new technologies that open up the conversation of innovative and interactive boundaries in the fashion field. Read More
Curiosity Challenge: STEM STAR Celebration 12:00 PM MIT Museum: The Lee Family Exchange You asked, we answer. A celebration of STEM curiosity, a panel of experts, and the prize-giving celebration for the Curiosity Challenge 2022. Read More
Tapis Magique: A Choreomusical Interactive Carpet 01:00 PM MIT Museum: The Lee Family Exchange Tapis Magique is a pressure-sensitive, knitted electronic textile carpet that generates three-dimensional sensor data based on body postures and gestures and drives an immersive sonic environment in real-time. The carpet explores the relationship between choreography and music. Read More
Hacking Grains x Chromic Duo 08:00 PM MIT Museum: Lobby Hacking Grains (2022) is an immersive installation and musical theater work that explores the interconnectivity between ritual, technology, and asian identity through food and sound. Read More
Silk Offers an Alternative to Microplastics 01:00 PM MIT Museum: The Heide Education Suite Join MIT professors Marelli and Liu as they use silk to replace some of the microplastics in agriculture and cosmetic industries. Read More