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Senseable City Lab @SenseableCity

We’re a research group at MIT exploring cities and emerging technologies. Directed by Carlo Ratti.

Joined May 2010
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Senseable City Lab@SenseableCity
10 Oct 2024
Exciting news! Join us for the Senseable Forum on Future Cities at MIT, where we explore the intersection of proximity and the built environment. How does physical space shape our connections and our health? Register TODAY senseable.mit.edu/being-phys… #BeingPhysical #ProximityMatters
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Spotted on the @FinancialTimes homepage today: Carlo living on the edge! Read his interview on all things #BiennaleArchitettura2025 and #climate here: linktr.ee/senseablecitylab
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MIT Technology Review Italia@techreviewIT_
17 Feb 2025
🏙️Le nuove #tecnologie plasmano le #città del futuro. A #EmTechItaly25, mercoledì 12 marzo, Carlo Ratti, Direttore al #MIT @SenseableCity Lab, esplorerà il ruolo dell’#innovazione nella trasformazione delle città. 📅11 e 12 marzo a Roma! Scopri di più!👇 tinyurl.com/5c6yabsf
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veredes, arquitectura y divulgación@veredes
26 Feb 2025
“La arquitectura es la única disciplina que puede ayudarnos a adaptarnos a un planeta en constante cambio”. El arquitecto Carlo Ratti defiende en una charla con @martha_thorne y Javier Moreno que a diferencia de la I.A @crassociati @SenseableCity buff.ly/3QuYIwQ
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In the latest issue of @DomusWeb magazine, the legendary architect and issue editor Norman Foster gives a nod to visionary minds Jacopo Buongiorno, Fabio Duarte, and Carlo Ratti, revisiting his long-standing fascination with nuclear power. tinyurl.com/4udp58dy #NuclearPower
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Huge congratulations to Carlo for making the top 1% of most-cited researchers in their field! 📚🌟 We're thrilled that our work is making waves in the social sciences and beyond! 🚀 #Impact #ResearchExcellence #ProudMoment #FutureCities tinyurl.com/bdfxztrz @MITdusp @mitsap
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SCL's Breathing Disparity project is headlining @mitsap Newsletter today! Read more about this project and others at linktr.ee/senseablecitylab #urbanmobility #airquality
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After analyzing 1-year's worth of data from electric trucks in China and California, our findings show room for improvement in optimizing electric fleets to reduce #emissions and improve #decarbonization efforts. See senseable.mit.edu/trucking-d… for more #bigdata #ElectricVehicles

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Our paper "Challenges and opportunities in truck electrification revealed by big operational data" was recently published in @NatureEnergyJnl
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Ever wonder about the quality of the air you breathe? Our study on pedestrian mobility and #airpollution in the #Bronx makes #frontpage news on MIT's homepage—certain demographics are disproportionately exposed to pollution throughout their daily travel. tinyurl.com/yd346nnc
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Urban Analytics Lab@urbanalyticslab
11 Jul 2024
On Wed 17 Jul, we're happy to host Fábio Duarte from the MIT @SenseableCity Lab. He will give a talk titled What happens with big data approaches to urban science when data don’t exist? Join us at our @NUSingapore Department of Architecture next week. ual.sg/seminars/
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MIT TLO@MIT_TLO
11 Jul 2024
In this clip, Carlo Ratti delves into the innovative world of Roboats—autonomous robotic boats that use LiDAR to smoothly navigate city canals. These cutting-edge vessels offer a multitude of possibilities including autonomous urban travel. youtu.be/f-TYLiVFSz0

Autonomous Robotic Boats with Carlo Ratti

This clip features a sample from Carlo Ratti's IAP Golden Speaker S...

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MIT TLO@MIT_TLO
3 May 2024
Discover fascinating insights into urban dynamics and human behavior in this snippet from Carlo Ratti's IAP Golden Speaker Series presentation on 'Senseable Cities' at @MIT. @SenseableCity @crassociati youtu.be/n6CtC2xPZyM
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What is the optimal scale and location of circular timber hubs in Amsterdam? Check out @mitpress coverage of Timber Loops & the resulting paper "Spatial optimization of circular timber hubs," published in @Nature_NPJ Urban Sustainability. news.mit.edu/2024/think-glob…

Think globally, rebuild locally

Studying Amsterdam, MIT researchers found the optimal system for reusing construction materials has many local storage “hubs” that keep materials within a few miles of where they will be needed. The...

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CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati@crassociati
16 Jan 2024
How can we make progress in the urban affordability crisis? Carlo Ratti discussed this with other members of the @wef's Global Future Council on Cities. Read the report "Reshaping affordability: interventions for inclusive and livable cities" to know more ow.ly/ACmZ50Qrgpa
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Or paper 'Defining a city—delineating urban areas using cell-phone data' ft. multiple SCL co-authors debuted in @Nature Cities yesterday. This Perspective piece discusses how cell-phone data can be used to create an accurate, global definition of cities. nature.com/articles/s44284-0…

Defining a city — delineating urban areas using cell-phone data

Nature Cities - How to delineate a city becomes more challenging the more we learn. This Perspective argues for using cell-phone data as a standard because they are information rich and...

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Carlo Ratti has been named the curator of the 2025 Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition - congratulations to Carlo! news.mit.edu/2023/carlo-ratt…

Carlo Ratti named curator of 2025 Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition

MIT scholar Carlo Ratti has been named curator of the Venice Biennale’s 19th International Architecture Exhibition, to be held in 2025.

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Umberto Fugiglando, Research Manager and Partnerships Lead at Senseable, discusses cities, transportation and more for his interview with WIRED. wired.cz/clanky/umberto-fugi…

Interview about city planning, and mobility | WIRED

“The 15-minute city, promising access to housing, shopping, schools and jobs within a 15-minute-or-so walk, bike or transit ride, is very good urban planning concept for creating local businesses and...

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Congratulations to the #RoboatTech team for showcasing the next full-scale boat: a fully 3D printed, 9 meter long, 4 meter wide, autonomous boat for the 2024 #ParisOlympics. Wonderful to see MIT tech make its way to the waters! linkedin.com/posts/hollandsh…

First journey for 3D printed vessel 🚀! Thrilled to share the first journey of this unique project:...

First journey for 3D printed vessel 🚀! Thrilled to share the first journey of this unique project: watch our 3D printed vessel as she takes her first inaugural meters over water.🌊 Very proud of...

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roboat.tech/ferry/

3D-printed autonomous ferry

Autonomous, electric, and 3D-printed. This ferry is truly a worlds first. This ferry carries up to 35 passengers. Operational in Paris.

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