Will the Uber and Lyft strike raise wages?

Public policy expert Joyce Beebe is skeptical that the May 8 Uber and Lyft strike will raise drivers' wages. Here's why.

David Ruth-Rice • futurity
May 2, 2019 ~3 min

How will flying cars affect the environment?

Flying cars could soon move from science fiction to reality. But how sustainable will they be?

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
April 10, 2019 ~7 min


Engineers develop concept for hybrid heavy-duty trucks

Long-haul trucks with electric motors combined with gas-alcohol engines could slash pollution levels and greenhouse gases.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
April 9, 2019 ~7 min

Paving ahead: Model aims for infrastructure preservation

MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub researchers outline a new pavement maintenance model that accounts for future uncertainties in cost and deterioration.

Andrew Logan | Concrete Sustainability Hub • mit
April 8, 2019 ~5 min

Cash lottery gets commuters to go green

Rather than invest in parking, one city found an unusual way to motivate its commuters to go green.

Duke University • futurity
March 12, 2019 ~2 min

Negotiating with infrastructure cyberterrorists

Researchers design a negotiation strategy to help cities and organizations minimize losses when their data are held hostage.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
March 4, 2019 ~8 min

SilverSneakers exercise program fights isolation

MIT AgeLab researchers find that an exercise program for older adults has unexpected social and health benefits.

Adam Felts | MIT AgeLab • mit
Nov. 29, 2018 ~4 min

Air pollution study helped city ban truck traffic

Diesel exhaust from heavy truck traffic contributes to air pollution, which has been linked to asthma, lung diseases, and heart disease.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Nov. 19, 2018 ~4 min


How should autonomous vehicles be programmed?

Massive global survey reveals ethics preferences and regional differences.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 24, 2018 ~6 min

The city is her lab | MIT News

Siqi Zheng studies the economics of China’s urban explosion.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
July 3, 2018 ~7 min

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