Topic
Environment
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SproutsIO aims to power a “Personal Produce” movement
Smart, soil-free microgarden lets users optimize growing conditions while cutting water and resource use.
July 26, 2017 -
Study: Indian monsoons have strengthened over past 15 years
A 50-year dry spell has reversed, with more rain to come.
July 24, 2017 -
New fund makes MIT a living sustainability lab
MIT Office of Sustainability announces awards to multi-departmental projects that test management, design, and operations solutions on campus.
July 21, 2017 -
Rising temperatures are curbing ocean’s capacity to store carbon
Study finds large amounts of carbon dioxide, equivalent to yearly U.K. emissions, remain in surface waters.
July 6, 2017 -
Bolstering public support for state-level renewable energy policies
Analysis shows the design and framing of renewable energy policies can strengthen public support — or opposition.
June 30, 2017 -
Charting a better future for Africa
Kenneth Strzepek applies models to help decision makers advance food security and sustainable development in a climate-compromised continent.
June 22, 2017 -
Peatlands, already dwindling, could face further losses
Climate change could damage the fragile zones, causing major carbon emissions.
June 12, 2017 -
Envisioning the future of metal and mineral production
MIT researchers team up with leaders from the metals and minerals industry to envision a more sustainable future.
May 24, 2017 -
3Q: Siqi Zheng on air quality and urban development in China
Author of “Blue Skies over Beijing” links Chinese air quality and urban development.
May 19, 2017 -
Tackling air pollution in China
Combining climate policy and vehicle emissions standards could pack a one-two punch.
May 17, 2017 -
Varied increases in extreme rainfall with global warming
Intensification of extreme rainfall varies from region to region, study shows.
May 15, 2017 -
J-WAFS awards $1.4 million in third round of seed grant funding
Principal investigators will receive grants of up to $200,000 per year for two years, overhead free, for innovative research on food and water challenges.
May 10, 2017 -
MIT researchers develop new way to clear pollutants from water
Electrochemical method can remove even tiny amounts of contamination.
May 10, 2017 -
MIT opens its energy-use data to the community
Campus energy “dashboard” will provide detailed information to Institute’s faculty, staff, and students.
May 7, 2017 -
“IDEAS” to change the world
MIT teams innovating in medical, education, environmental, and other fields split prizes totaling $95,000.
May 2, 2017 -
A tax plan to stop climate change
At MIT, former Congressman Bob Inglis speaks about climate and free enterprise.
April 28, 2017 -
Earth Observing–1 satellite is retired, leaving a legacy of spectacular imagery
Advanced Land Imager instrument developed at MIT Lincoln Laboratory helped NASA mission exceed expectations.
April 27, 2017 -
Nile faces greater variability
Climate change could lead to overall increase in river flow, but more droughts and floods, study shows.
April 24, 2017 -
Clean power planning
A new study details why it’s prudent to invest in carbon-free electricity now.
April 20, 2017 -
Watering the world
New design cuts costs, energy needs for drip irrigation, bringing the systems within reach for more farmers.
April 19, 2017