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Trancik will lead multidisciplinary research center focused on the high-impact, complex, sociotechnical systems that shape our world.

New research shows automatically controlling vehicle speeds to mitigate traffic at intersections can cut carbon emissions between 11 and 22 percent.

A new book, “Value of Design,” serves as a tribute to the late MIT research scientist Andrea Chegut, whose work linked the economics of innovation to real estate finance and development.

Through education and innovation, the new initiative aims to spark novel approaches to global sustainability challenges and strengthen academic ties.

Four new professors join the Department of Architecture and MIT Media Lab.

Researchers created polymers that are more resistant to tearing by incorporating stress-responsive molecules identified by a machine-learning model.

An MIT study shows decreases in seed-dispersing animals can lead to a major reduction in forest carbon absorption.

The findings could enable new ways to increase plants’ resilience to UV stress and enhance seedling growth.

Developed to analyze new semiconductors, the system could streamline the development of more powerful solar panels.