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PostOctober 28, 2026

3 Questions: Why infrastructure is entering a defining era

MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering
“Designing infrastructure is a highly transdisciplinary, sociotechnical endeavor, involving social, technical, and economic considerations. Understanding how these systems are designed is increasingly important because they are becoming more complex, making decision-making particularly difficult,” says Ali Jadbabaie, JR East Professor and head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
PostOctober 26, 2026

At New York Climate Week 2026, MIT connects with a global network

MIT News
Aaron Krol, managing editor of the MIT Climate Change Engagement Program, led MIT’s Climate Week NYC session “Climate Communication for Impact,” which featured (left to right) Allison Crimmons of Talking Climate, Arielle Tannenbaum of Climate Central, and Mallika Talwar of Yale University.
In the MediaOctober 23, 2026

Forbes

Forbes reporter Marshall Shepherd highlights the Probabilistic Bias Correction tool, a new AI system developed by MIT researchers that could extend weather forecasting predictability beyond two weeks.
PostOctober 22, 2026

Startup plans to rejuvenate the nuclear power industry with a new manufactu...

MIT News
Blue Energy prefabricates large nuclear plant components at shipyards then transports them by barge for final assembly on-site. A rendering shows a proposed power plant in Victoria, Texas.
In the MediaOctober 21, 2026

Metropolis

Metropolis reporter Anthony Paletta details how MIT’s inaugural Future Fest “brought together visionary leaders across design, technology, and art to address the world’s most pressing problems,” and...
PostOctober 20, 2026

MIT student team CERBERUZ wins NASA LunaRecycle Centennial Challenge, turni...

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MIT's CERBERUZ team took first prize in both the Prototype and Digital Twin tracks for its lunar waste recycling system.
PostOctober 20, 2026

The ocean’s most abundant “loner” microbe has a sticky second life

MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering
An MIT study finds the tiny ocean microbe Prochlorococcus leads two connected lives: drifting alone in sunlit waters, or clinging to particles in sticky communities called biofilms. The discovery suggests the attached cells release more carbon and may help carry it toward the deep sea.
In the MediaOctober 19, 2026

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Principal Research Scientist Deepjyoti Deka speaks to MassLive’s Tréa Lavery about the possibility of large data centers being located in greater Boston. “Anything, mostly, that you are using the...
PostOctober 18, 2026

Giving AI a “crystal clear” view of the materials world

MIT News
MIT researchers created an AI model that can identify optimal crystalline materials for various applications.
PostOctober 16, 2026

Fostering community amid Kendall Square’s innovation

MIT News
Daron Acemoglu speaks on stage with Aisha Losche. “I believe liberal democratic institutions, together with the norms that support them, are one of the greatest human achievements,” he said.

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