• Empowering kids to address Covid-19 through coding

    Empowering kids to address Covid-19 through coding
    When schools around the world closed their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic, the team behind MIT App Inventor — a web-based, visual-programming environment that allows children to develop applications for smartphones and tablets — began thinking about how they could not only help keep children engaged and learning, but also empower them to create new tools to address the pandemic.In April, the App Inventor team launched a new challenge that encourages children and adults around
  • Lunar Rover Footage Upscaled With AI Is as Close as You'll Get to the Experience of Driving on the Moon

    Lunar Rover Footage Upscaled With AI Is as Close as You'll Get to the Experience of Driving on the Moon
    The last time astronauts walked on the moon was in December of 1972, decades before high-definition video cameras were available. They relied on low-res grainy analog film to record their adventures, which makes it hard for viewers to feel connected to what’s going on. But using modern AI techniques to upscale classic…Read more...