Using artificial intelligence to enrich digital maps
Model tags road features based on satellite images, to improve GPS navigation in places with limited map data.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Jan. 23, 2020 | mit~9 mins
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MIT Energy Initiative report charts pathways for sustainable personal transportation
Technological innovations, policies, and behavioral changes will all be needed to reach Paris climate agreement targets.
Kathryn Luu | MIT Energy Initiative | Nov. 19, 2019 | mit~10 mins
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New approach suggests path to emissions-free cement
MIT researchers find a way to eliminate carbon emissions from cement production — a major global source of greenhouse gases.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | Sept. 16, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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Taking a city’s pulse with moveable sensors
Study quantifies how much of Manhattan 10 taxis cover in a day — to better measure air pollution, traffic, and more.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office | June 11, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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In China, a link between happiness and air quality
Moods expressed on social media tend to decline when air pollution gets worse, study finds.
Helen Knight | MIT News correspondent | Jan. 21, 2019 | mit~6 mins
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The city is her lab | MIT News
Siqi Zheng studies the economics of China’s urban explosion.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office | July 3, 2018~7 mins |
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Dennis Frenchman named head of the MIT Center for Real Estate | MIT News
Architect and urban designer brings to the role decades of global expertise on the transformation of cities
School of Architecture and Planning | July 2, 2018~3 mins |
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MIT faculty approves new urban science major | MIT News
Interdisciplinary undergraduate program combines urban planning and computer science.
School of Architecture and Planning | School of Engineering | June 5, 2018~6 mins |
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Featured video: How tiny houses solve a huge problem | MIT News
Architecture alumna Sharon Lee MArch '81, MCP '81 thinks small to address Seattle’s growing homelessness crisis.
MIT News Office | June 4, 2018~3 mins |
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China Venture Workshop announces first cohort | MIT News
Ten teams will collaborate with local partners, pilot solutions to urban challenges.
Louis Goldsmith | School of Architecture and Planning | May 31, 2018~9 mins |
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