New “risk triage” platform pinpoints compounding threats to US infrastructure

Modeling tool showcases emerging MIT Joint Program research focus on multi-sector dynamics.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Oct. 4, 2021 • ~9 min

App-based drivers report COVID-19 stress and isolation

App-based drivers, such as those with Uber and Lyft, have major concerns about COVID-19 and general work conditions, survey results show.

Jake Ellison-U. Washington • futurity
Oct. 4, 2021 • ~7 min

Making roadway spending more sustainable

Current and former MIT researchers find novel tools can improve the sustainability of road networks on a limited budget.

Andrew Logan | MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub • mit
Sept. 28, 2021 • ~9 min

3 Questions: Daniel Cohn on the benefits of high-efficiency, flexible-fuel engines for heavy-duty trucking

MIT researchers propose a gasoline-ethanol engine that is cleaner and more cost-effective than existing diesel engine technologies to help meet vehicle emission reduction goals.

MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Sept. 15, 2021 • ~10 min

Charging ahead: how to make sure the electric vehicle transition is sustainable and just

Electric vehicles are poised to take over our roads: so how do we make sure this change doesn’t exacerbate social and energy inequality?

Rachel Lee, PhD Candidate in Electric Vehicle Usage, University of Sheffield • conversation
Sept. 3, 2021 • ~6 min

A subway flood expert explains what needs to be done to stop underground station deluges

Images of water gushing into subway stations filled social media following heavy rain in New York City. Solutions are at hands – but it takes money and political will, an expert explains.

Klaus Hans Jacob, Professor of Geophysics, Columbia University • conversation
Sept. 2, 2021 • ~8 min

Cambridge-led team developing a simulator to help reach net zero flight

The University of Cambridge has announced the launch of the Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA) – an international group of experts in aerospace, economics,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Aug. 25, 2021 • ~4 min

Why the feds are investigating Tesla's Autopilot and what that means for the future of self-driving cars

An autonomous vehicle expert explains how Tesla’s Autopilot works, what prompted US authorities to investigate the system and what changes might be in store for the company.

Hayder Radha, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University • conversation
Aug. 23, 2021 • ~8 min

Electrifying cars and light trucks to meet Paris climate goals

Study gauges the pace of shifting to battery power.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Aug. 10, 2021 • ~5 min

The pandemic could leave us with congestion chaos – here's how to avoid it

We are at a tipping point between high-carbon transport and a new world of fewer cars and more walking and cycling.

Brian Caulfield, Associate Professor, Civil Struct & Env. Engineering, Trinity College Dublin • conversation
July 30, 2021 • ~6 min

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