A major challenge for engineers today is managing the complexity of the systems they design. Consider the task of optimizing a city’s transportation network—deciding whether to invest in a subway system, expand tramlines, subsidize ride-sharing services, […]
MAD Design Fellow Zane Schemmer writes algorithms that optimize overall function, minimize carbon footprint, and produce a manufacturable design. […]
Research project embeds autonomous mobility and energy justice into public transit services Jinhua Zhao, Professor of Cities and Transportation, and Gioele Zardini, Rudge (1948) and Nancy Allen Career Development Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, […]
New findings illuminate how Prochlorococcus’ nightly “cross-feeding” plays a role in regulating the ocean’s capacity to cycle and store carbon. […]
A new study of the microbiome finds intestinal bacterial interact much less often with viruses that trigger immunity updates than bacteria in the lab. […]
MIT engineers developed AI frameworks to identify evidence-driven hypotheses that could advance biologically inspired materials. […]
Sensors developed by SMART researchers are capable of detecting pH changes in plant xylem enable farmers to detect drought stress up to 48 hours before visible physical symptoms manifest. […]
Alumni panels offer advice and insight into career paths for MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering students The CEE Undergraduate Young Alumni Panel took place on October 9, 2024. Three former undergraduate students returned to CEE to […]
A better understanding of construction industry stakeholders’ motivations can lead to greater adoption of circular practices. […]
MIT engineers show how detailed mapping of weather conditions and energy demand can guide optimization for siting renewable energy installations. […]
MIT graduate student Kirby Heck advances wind power by merging fluid mechanics and sustainable energy Graduate student Kirby Heck’s interest in physics and fluid mechanics led him to study engineering mechanics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. […]
Josephine Carstensen and David McGee discuss the value and impact that MIT Global Seed Funds, which create synergistic partnerships between faculty and peers abroad, added to their research. […]
The prestigious awards are given annually by ETH Zurich for the top dissertations Gioele Zardini has received the Silver Medal of ETH Zurich for his 2023 doctoral thesis, “Co-Design of Complex Systems: From Autonomy to Future […]
The technique could make AI systems better at complex tasks that involve variability. […]
An AI method developed by Professor Markus Buehler finds hidden links between science and art to suggest novel materials. […]
