Evelyn Wang: A new energy source at MIT
MIT’s first vice president for energy and climate is working to accelerate research and development toward transformational solutions.
Merging AI and underwater photography to reveal hidden ocean worlds
The LOBSTgER research initiative at MIT Sea Grant explores how generative AI can expand scientific storytelling by building on field-based photographic data.
Island rivers carve passageways through coral reefs
Research shows these channels allow seawater and nutrients to flow in and out, helping to maintain reef health over millions of years.
When Earth iced over, early life may have sheltered in meltwater ponds
Modern-day analogs in Antarctica reveal ponds teeming with life similar to early multicellular organisms.
Students and staff work together for MIT’s first “No Mow May”
With advocacy from GSC Sustain, the No Mow May project supports pollinator habitats and provides educational opportunities.
After more than a decade of successes, ESI’s work will spread out across the Institute
John Fernandez will step down as head of the Environmental Solutions Initiative, as its components will become part of the Climate Project and other entities.
Window-sized device taps the air for safe drinking water
MIT engineers developed an atmospheric water harvester that produces fresh water anywhere — even Death Valley, California.
“Each of us holds a piece of the solution”
Campus gathers with Vice President for Energy and Climate Evelyn Wang to explore the Climate Project at MIT, make connections, and exchange ideas.
Study helps pinpoint areas where microplastics will accumulate
Biofilms deposited by living organisms reduce the accumulation of small particles, while areas of bare sand can be microplastics hotspots.
Study shows making hydrogen with soda cans and seawater is scalable and sustainable
The method’s overall carbon emissions are on par with those of other green hydrogen technologies.
AI stirs up the recipe for concrete in MIT study
With demand for cement alternatives rising, an MIT team uses machine learning to hunt for new ingredients across the scientific literature.
Shaping the future through systems thinking
Ananda Santos Figueiredo, a senior in climate system science and engineering, is charting her own course of impact.
How to solve a bottleneck for CO2 capture and conversion
Today’s carbon capture systems suffer a tradeoff between efficient capture and release, but a new approach developed at MIT can boost overall efficiency.
Hundred-year storm tides will occur every few decades in Bangladesh, scientists report
With projected global warming, the frequency of extreme storms will ramp up by the end of the century, according to a new study.
Collaboration between MIT and GE Vernova aims to develop and scale sustainable energy systems
The MIT-GE Vernova Energy and Climate Alliance includes research, education, and career opportunities across the Institute.