By Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering A new study by civil engineers at MIT shows that using stiffer pavements on the nation’s roads could reduce vehicle fuel consumption by as much as 3 percent — a […]
By Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering Bacteria are the most populous organisms on the planet. They thrive in almost every known environment, adapting to different habitats by means of genetic variations that provide the capabilities […]
By Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering Motivated by the desire to determine the simplest 3-D structure that could take advantage of mechanical instability to collapse reversibly, a group of engineers at MIT and Harvard University […]
By Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering For more than half a century, many social scientists and urban geographers interested in modeling the movement of people and goods between cities, states or countries have relied on […]
By Denise Brehm Civil & Environmental Engineering MIT researchers have discovered that certain photosynthetic ocean bacteria need to beware of viruses bearing gifts: These viruses are really con artists carrying genetic material taken from their previous […]