Ocean currents play a role in predicting extent of Arctic sea ice
Discovery of feedback between sea ice and ocean improves Arctic ice extent forecast.
Discovery of feedback between sea ice and ocean improves Arctic ice extent forecast.
Working from the scale of atoms on up, he designs materials for future energy applications.
Analysis of molecular-level fracture and stress mechanisms could have broad implications for understanding materials’ behavior.
Study estimates rate of intensification of extreme tropical rainfall with global warming.
Study shows that pavement deflection under vehicle tires makes for a continuous uphill drive that increases fuel consumption.
Includes $1.65 million in Department of Energy Nuclear Energy University Programs grants and $450,000 in graduate student fellowships.
A new software-simulation system promises much more accurate evaluation of promising — but potentially fault-ridden — multicore-chip designs.
Computer simulation identifies source of aurora-causing high-speed electrons in space
Work is broadly applicable to studies of commuting, migration, freight, even epidemics.
MIT researchers find critical speed above which birds — and drones — are sure to crash.
Researchers funded by MIT Sea Grant develop model to examine near-shore and open-ocean circulation.