Computer modeling

Civil engineers find savings where the rubber meets the roadStudy shows that pavement deflection under vehicle tires makes for a continuous uphill drive that increases fuel consumption.

MIT awarded more than $2 million in NEUP grants, fellowshipsIncludes $1.65 million in Department of Energy Nuclear Energy University Programs grants and $450,000 in graduate student fellowships.

New nuclear science and engineering faculty drive curriculum expansion into computational science and engineering

Shifting sandsNew model predicts how sand and other granular materials flow.

Testing unbuilt chipsA new software-simulation system promises much more accurate evaluation of promising — but potentially fault-ridden — multicore-chip designs.

Mysterious electron acceleration explainedComputer simulation identifies source of aurora-causing high-speed electrons in space

Researchers create first large-scale model of human mobility that incorporates human natureWork is broadly applicable to studies of commuting, migration, freight, even epidemics.

Emilio Baglietto: Better reactors grow from better simulations

Speed limit for birdsMIT researchers find critical speed above which birds — and drones — are sure to crash.

Here comes the sunA new sunflower-inspired pattern increases concentrated solar efficiency.