Study: Covid-19 has reduced diverse urban interactions

Mobility-related data show the pandemic has had a lasting effect, limiting the breadth of places people visit in cities.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
April 28, 2023 ~7 min

Low-cost device can measure air pollution anywhere

Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 16, 2023 ~6 min


Where the sidewalk ends

Most cities don’t map their own pedestrian networks. Now, researchers have built the first open-source tool to let planners do just that.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 15, 2023 ~7 min

Animal architecture: why we need to design buildings for wildlife as well as people

Our lives are intertwined with animals, insects and birds – we should consider them more when we design our cities.

Paul Dobraszczyk, Lecturer in Architecture, UCL • conversation
March 2, 2023 ~6 min

Integrating humans with AI in structural design

A process that seeks feedback from human specialists proves more effective at optimization than automated systems working alone.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
March 2, 2023 ~7 min

Augmented reality headset enables users to see hidden objects

The device could help workers locate objects for fulfilling e-commerce orders or identify parts for assembling products.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 27, 2023 ~9 min

Where do stolen bikes go?

An experiment in Amsterdam reveals how pilfered bicycles are put to use.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 15, 2023 ~7 min

Engineers devise a modular system to produce efficient, scalable aquabots

The system’s simple repeating elements can assemble into swimming forms ranging from eel-like to wing-shaped.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 6, 2023 ~7 min


Chess players face a tough foe: air pollution

Study: Even chess experts perform worse when air quality is lower, suggesting a negative effect on cognition.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 30, 2023 ~7 min

Study: Extreme heat is changing habits of daily life

New research quantifies how much very hot temperatures restrict outdoor activity in China.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 12, 2023 ~5 min

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