Research collaboration puts climate-resilient crops in sight

MIT professors Dave Des Marais and Caroline Uhler combine plant biology and machine learning to identify genetic roots of plant responses to environmental stress.

Alison Gold | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
Sept. 17, 2021 ~8 min

A comprehensive study of technological change

New research using patent data could help inform decision-makers by predicting which technologies are improving the fastest.

Scott Murray | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society • mit
Aug. 2, 2021 ~6 min


Lockdowns reveal inequities in opportunities for walking activities

Research finds Covid-19-related lockdowns led to a marked reduction in walking in lower-income areas of major metropolises.

Stephanie M. McPherson | Sociotechnical Systems Research Center • mit
July 19, 2021 ~8 min

Job connectivity improves resiliency in US cities, study finds

New research offers insight for city planning and workforce development.

Jesse DeLaughter | Sociotechnical Systems Research Center • mit
April 13, 2021 ~5 min

One-stop machine learning platform turns health care data into insights

Cardea software system aims to bring the power of prediction to hospitals by streamlining complex machine learning processes.

MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems • mit
April 9, 2021 ~7 min

Study reveals plunge in lithium-ion battery costs

Analysis quantifies a dramatic price drop that parallels similar improvements in solar and wind energy, and shows further steep declines could be possible

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
March 23, 2021 ~9 min

Making smart thermostats more efficient

A smart thermostat quickly learns to optimize building microclimates for both energy consumption and user preference.

Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems • mit
Dec. 18, 2020 ~6 min

Making data-informed Covid-19 testing plans

A new web-friendly modeling tool helps organizations build tailored Covid-19 testing strategies that can save money and reduce coronavirus spread.

Scott Murray | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society • mit
Dec. 15, 2020 ~7 min


An interdisciplinary approach to sustainable PPE

United under the Sustainability Incubator Fund, researchers strategize sustainable sourcing solution for crises at the local and global level.

Nicole Morell | MIT Office of Sustainability • mit
Oct. 29, 2020 ~8 min

Testing sewage to home in on Covid-19

Letting an algorithm decide which maintenance holes to test for evidence of coronavirus could improve pandemic containment efforts.

Scott Murray | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society • mit
Oct. 28, 2020 ~5 min

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