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MIT team developing 1MW motor for electric aviation

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A team of MIT engineers is developing a 1MW motor that could be a key stepping stone toward electrifying larger aircraft. The electrical machine could also be paired with a traditional turbofan jet engine to run as a hybrid propulsion system, providing electric propulsion during certain phases of a flight.

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MIT, NASA engineers develop morphing wing

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A team of engineers has built and tested a radically new kind of airplane wing, assembled from hundreds of tiny identical pieces. The new approach to wing construction could afford greater flexibility in the design and manufacturing of future aircraft. Wing is assembled from hundreds of identical subunits. in Moffett Field, California.

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MIT-Led Team Designs Two Airplanes That Would Use 70% Less Fuel Than Current Models

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An MIT-led team has designed an airplane that is estimated to use 70% less fuel than current planes while also reducing noise and emission of NO x. Images: MIT/Aurora Flight Sciences. MIT was the only university to lead one of the six US teams that won contracts from NASA in October 2008. Click to enlarge.

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MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future suggests widespread autonomous driving at least a decade away

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The MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future has released a new research brief examining the future of autonomous vehicles. The crucial role of public transit for connecting workers to workplaces will endure: the future of work depends in large part on how people get to work.

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MIT researchers boost efficiency of carbon capture and conversion systems

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Researchers at MIT have developed a method that could significantly boost the performance of carbon capture and conversion systems that use catalytic surfaces to enhance the rates of carbon-sequestering electrochemical reactions. through the MIT Energy Initiative, and a NSERC PGS-D postgraduate scholarship from Canada. Resources.

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MIT and IEA reports take different views of the future of natural gas in transportation

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MIT and the IEA both have newly released reports exploring the potential for and impact of a major expansion in global usage of natural gas, given the current re-evaluation of global supplies. emissions are reduced by around 25% relative to the use of gasoline for the same engine efficiency. Earlier post.)

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MIT and National Research Foundation of Singapore Launch Project on New Models and Tools for Future Urban Transportation

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the National Research Foundation of Singapore launched a new project to develop new models and tools for the planning, design, and operation of future urban transportation. Subra Suresh, Dean of Engineering and Vannevar Bush Professor of Engineering at MIT.

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