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3 Questions: Why infrastructure is entering a defining era

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For centuries, infrastructure has evolved alongside technology. New materials and engineering techniques enabled taller buildings, longer bridges, and larger cities. Computing and digital technologies later transformed how infrastructure was designed, monitored, and operated.Now, the pace of change is accelerating, and challenges are arriving simultaneously. Climate change is increasing pressure on water, energy, and other resources.

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

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Each year, Climate Week NYC brings together more than 100,000 people in more than 1,000 events across the city to discuss climate challenges, explore solutions, and spur action. Participants come from industry, academia, philanthropy, nonprofits, government, and finance and venture capital. And this year, the mix included a strong, cross-campus presence from MIT.The MIT community

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State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report finds corporate commitment at record high, but governance lags behind

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When corporate leaders discuss climate strategy, the message that still dominates is that, despite competing priorities and external pressures, sustainability matters. According to the 2026 State of Supply Chain Sustainability report from the MIT Sustainable Supply Chain Lab, which surveyed 1,810 supply chain professionals across 91 countries, 83 percent rate sustainability as important or very important

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How data helps protect climate displaced communities in Uganda

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Most powerful stories begin with people. For IOM Uganda, that means individuals and communities uprooted by disasters and climate-driven migration. Their work sits at the intersection of uncertainty, where movement, risk and response are constantly shifting, often without a clear picture of what’s happening in real time. When SAS Data […] The post How data

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The snow gods: How a couple of ski bums built the internet’s best weather app

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The best snow-forecasting app for skiers and snowboarders isn’t from any of the federally funded weather services. Nor from any of the big-name brands. It’s an independent app startup that leverages government data, its own AI models, and decades of alpine-life experience to offer better snow (and soon avalanche) predictions than anything else out there.Skiers

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Sustaining diplomacy amid competition in US-China relations

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The United States and China “are the two largest emitters of carbon in the world,” said Nicholas Burns, former U.S. ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, at a recent MIT seminar. “We need to work with each other for the good of both of our countries.” During the MITEI Presents: Advancing the Energy Transition presentation,

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Parking-aware navigation system could prevent frustration and emissions

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It happens every day — a motorist heading across town checks a navigation app to see how long the trip will take, but they find no parking spots available when they reach their destination. By the time they finally park and walk to their destination, they’re significantly later than they expected to be.Most popular navigation

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3 Questions: How AI could optimize the power grid

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Artificial intelligence has captured headlines recently for its rapidly growing energy demands, and particularly the surging electricity usage of data centers that enable the training and deployment of the latest generative AI models. But it’s not all bad news — some AI tools have the potential to reduce some forms of energy consumption and enable cleaner grids.One

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MIT in the media: 2025 in review

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“At MIT, innovation ranges from awe-inspiring technology to down-to-Earth creativity,” noted Chronicle, during a campus visit this year for an episode of the program. In 2025, MIT researchers made headlines across print publications, podcasts, and video platforms for key scientific advances, from breakthroughs in quantum and artificial intelligence to new efforts aimed at improving pediatric health

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If AI Doesn’t Work, then How Could it Kill Us?

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Forbes reports that “most AI projects fail”; Techrepublic puts the number at 85%. How do we reconcile this reality with claims of AI as representing an “existential threat” such as those from Elon Musk and futurism.com? Often called AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), the idea is a general-purpose, human-like intelligence like Hal from 2001 or the

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