AI system can generate novel proteins that meet structural design targets
These tunable proteins could be used to create new materials with specific mechanical properties, like toughness or flexibility.
These tunable proteins could be used to create new materials with specific mechanical properties, like toughness or flexibility.
With sustainability in mind, MIT’s EHS Lab Plastics Recycling Program gathers clean plastics from 212 MIT labs, recycling some 280 pounds per week.
Gokul Sampath and Jie Yun have been named 2023-24 J-WAFS Fellows.
A new analysis reveals how Staphylococcus aureus gains mutations that allow it to colonize eczema patches.
Developed at SMART, the device can deliver controlled amounts of agrochemicals to specific plant tissues for research and could one day be used to improve crop quality and disease management.
In a new book, the founder of MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics examines how increasingly automated industries can sustain jobs.
Environmental engineering major Runako Gentles seeks to lead projects that increase harmony between society and the environment.
MIT CSHub Deputy Director Hessam AzariJafari is conducting vital research to investigate the impacts of concrete's carbonation across its life cycle.
MIT students research effects of climate change on forests and sulfur dioxide emissions as a model for planet-wide events.
MIT engineers discover new carbonation pathways for creating more environmentally friendly concrete.
The MIT assistant professor works to get more electricity out of renewable energy systems.
Assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering Haruko Wainwright believes environmental monitoring can empower citizens to make informed decisions about their energy and environment.
Fake seeds can cost farmers more than two-thirds of expected crop yields and threaten food security. Trackable silk labels could help.
The Institute also ranks second in five subject areas.
J-WAFS researchers are using remote sensing observations to build high-resolution systems to monitor drought.