Determining the least expensive path for a new subway line underneath a metropolis like New York City is a colossal planning challenge—involving thousands of potential routes through hundreds of city ...

For decades, those eager for a glimpse of the world to come would descend on Austin each March. Then the pandemic upended Texas’s premier cross-cultural event, which has stumbled along ever since. Can ...

For millions of commuters, the workday doesn't just begin with a train ride. It also begins with a blast of heat. In one of the largest studies ever conducted on thermal comfort in metro systems, ...

A new study in the journal Nature Cities shows that as temperatures rise aboveground, the number of subway riders reporting uncomfortable heat belowground increases. Northwestern ...

From the daily newsletter: people are turning to digital companions as antidotes to loneliness—confiding in them, finding sexual gratification, and even “marrying” them.

Abstract: With the rapid evolution of wireless communication technology, the demand for reliable communication within subway tunnels continues to grow. Future subway communication systems will ...

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Congestion on Interstate 405 in Los Angeles is so bad, it’s a joke. The state of the 405, as locals call it, was a frequent punchline on “The Californians,” the Saturday Night Live soap opera parody ...

Demand for memory chips due to AI applications has helped boost Micron Technologies stock to new heights. However, in the past, upward cycles have eventually given way to a glut of memory chips on the ...