Chris Caplice and Justin Reich win 2018 MITx Prize for Teaching and Learning in MOOCs
Award for outstanding teaching and learning is meant to encourage development of new methods and technologies for massive open online courses.
Challenge seeks innovations to improve wellbeing in aging populations
MIT AgeLab launches In Good Company global challenge in partnership with GE, Benchmark Senior Living, and the Massachusetts Council to Address Aging.
First class excels in “hybrid” master’s program
Experimental degree combining online MicroMasters and residential learning sees great success.
Getting the world off dirty diesels
Gasoline-alcohol engines for heavy-duty trucks could produce a meaningful improvement in global air quality.
On a mission to build the uncrashable car
Ryan Eustice PhD '05 and his team at the Toyota Research Institute are using artificial intelligence technologies to develop a car incapable of causing accidents.
Keeping data fresh for wireless networks
Algorithm provides networks with the most current information available while avoiding data congestion.
A new full-tuition graduate scholarship for women in supply chain management
Collaboration between AWESOME and the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics awards full tuition for the first year of fellowship.
Fleet of autonomous boats could service some cities, reducing road traffic
Researchers design 3-D-printed, driverless boats that can provide transport and self-assemble into other floating structures.
How many taxis does a city need?
New dispatching approach could cut the number of cars on the road while meeting rider demand.
Making driverless cars change lanes more like human drivers do
Algorithm computes “buffer zones” around autonomous vehicles and reassess them on the fly.
Powered by the sun
Flux, built by the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team, was recently unveiled at Johnson Rink in preparation for its participation in the American Solar Challenge.
Self-driving cars for country roads
Today’s autonomous vehicles require hand-labeled 3-D maps, but CSAIL’s MapLite system enables navigation with just GPS and sensors.
How much does infrastructure boost an economy?
MIT economist’s historical study details how railroads helped India trade and grow.
Using data science to improve public policy
MIT Policy Hackathon, run by students within MIT’s Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, seeks interdisciplinary solutions to societal challenges.