Four from MIT named to Aviation Week's "20 Twenties"
Lincoln Laboratory engineers and Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics undergraduates honored as engineering leaders of tomorrow.
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Startup bringing driverless taxi service to Singapore
Fleet of autonomous vehicles will serve as convenient form of public transit while reducing emissions.
U.S. News gives top rankings to MIT graduate programs in engineering, business
MIT is home to No. 1 graduate engineering program; MIT Sloan is No. 5 business school.
Q&A: John Hansman on the first global standards for aircraft emissions
Aviation is “a critical link in solving worldwide environmental challenges,” says MIT professor.
Enabling human-robot rescue teams
System could help prevent robots from overwhelming human teammates with information.
Nancy Leveson receives space safety award
Professor of aeronautics and astronautics honored for contributions toward the safety of space systems.
Jonathan How named AIAA Fellow
MIT professor and engineer honored for significant contributions to the field of aeronautics.
Students’ project a contender for a hitchhike to the moon
AeroAstro team turns to MIT crowdsourcing to fund entry in NASA space launch competition.
MIT students win first round of SpaceX Hyperloop contest
Design tops more than 100 entries at an international high-speed transportation competition inspired by Elon Musk and sponsored by SpaceX.
Learning to solve
Hallmark program “SuperUROP” lets undergrad engineers dive into a year-long research experience.
Wesley Harris delivers keynote at event honoring Martin Luther King
MIT professor’s speech at Princeton University described Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on the nation and on Harris personally.
Space: The here-and-now frontier
MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics launches a new generation of innovators.
Cutting down runway queues
Model that predicts time from gate departure to takeoff could cut airport congestion, fuel waste.