Crowdsourcing the Silver Line commute
New app from MIT researchers gathers rider feedback to improve Boston bus service.
MIT Energy Initiative awards nine seed fund grants for early-stage energy research
Winning teams will use grants to advance research in areas including fuel cells, solar-powered desalination, and impacts of electric vehicle charging on the power grid.
U.S. Department of Energy leaders highlight clean energy research, career opportunities
Sustainable transportation, grid modernization, building efficiency among topics at MIT Energy Initiative event with Department of Energy's David Danielson.
Startup bringing driverless taxi service to Singapore
Fleet of autonomous vehicles will serve as convenient form of public transit while reducing emissions.
When slower is faster
Study: Communicating vehicles could ease through intersections more efficiently.
Transforming the U.S. transportation system by 2050 to address climate challenges
MIT Energy Initiative report provides recommendations for reductions in light-duty vehicle energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
Well-maintained roadways improve fuel efficiency
Research aims to encourage decision makers to think of infrastructure as part of the solution in a carbon constrained environment.
Call for MIT Portugal PhD and executive master's is now open
MIT Portugal PhD and executive master's programs are soliciting applications for 2016-17.
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.
Georgia Perakis: On the road to better energy data
MIT professor uses operations research and optimization modeling to investigate topics from traffic flows to subsidies for green energy technologies.
Cutting down runway queues
Model that predicts time from gate departure to takeoff could cut airport congestion, fuel waste.
MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics alum gifts $2.5 million
Gift will fund fellowships for graduate supply chain students and endow a chair for the Center for Transportation and Logistics director.
Smarter driving, using your phone
App that rates drivers’ behavior yields promising safety results on the road.
Pushing engineering boundaries to spur infrastructure innovation
MIT hosts Infrastructure Innovation in a Changing Environment Conference.