Measuring exposure to pollution
Mobile-phone data helps researchers study an urban problem in greater detail.
Inferring urban travel patterns from cellphone data
Big-data analysis could give city planners timelier, more accurate alternatives to commuter surveys.
Can today’s EVs make a dent in climate change?
Electric vehicles can meet drivers’ needs enough to replace nearly 90 percent of vehicles now on the road.
Gliding from classroom to market
Treaded hand truck created as class project is now making downstairs deliveries safer.
Assessing health impacts of policies and plans
New class offers urban planners tools to explore the intersection of city planning and public health.
Designing climate-friendly concrete, from the nanoscale up
New understanding of concrete’s properties could increase lifetime of the building material, decrease emissions.
![“We don’t necessarily want [air traffic controllers] to spend the bandwidth on processing 40 pieces of information. Instead, we can tell them the three top choices,” says Hamsa Balakrishnan, associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT and a member of MIT’s Institute for Data, Systems, and Society.](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201607/MIT-Hamsa-Balakrishnan-1.jpg?itok=b_24OVE6)
Improving pavement management in Jordan
Concrete Sustainability Hub researcher Omar Swei is working to help Jordanian planners optimize maintenance on state-owned highways.
DUSP, CRE, and STL Lab award $1.1 million in second round of faculty research funding
Nine grants awarded to MIT faculty and researchers.
Team led by MIT engineers places second at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Motorcycle completes 12.5 miles, 156 turns for a second-place finish in the race's Electric Bike Division.
J. Meejin Yoon, Alex Anmahian among winners of Northern Avenue Bridge Competition
Winning proposals would create civic spaces while restoring infrastructure.
Cities of tomorrow
New book by Senseable City Lab researchers presents vision of data-driven urban design.
Pinpointing vehicles with high precision under adverse weather conditions
MIT Lincoln Laboratory radar system achieves centimeter-level localization; could help driverless cars stay in lane when road markings are obscured.
Driverless cars: Who gets protected?
Study shows inconsistent public opinion on safety of driverless cars.