Helping the cause of environmental resilience
Assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering Haruko Wainwright believes environmental monitoring can empower citizens to make informed decisions about their energy and environment.
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 teams will work toward sustainable microchips and topological materials as well as socioresilient materials design.
Drawing inspiration from butterfly wings, reflective fibers woven into clothing could reshape textile sorting and recycling.
Careful planning of charging station placement could lessen or eliminate the need for new power plants, a new study shows.
Most cities don’t map their own pedestrian networks. Now, researchers have built the first open-source tool to let planners do just that.
John Sterman brings workshops with management flight simulators to businesses working toward environmental sustainability.
High school students spend time at MIT building a low-cost fuel cell.
The MIT Office of Sustainability gathers students, staff, faculty, and researchers for annual Sustainability Connect.
MIT alumnus-founded FarmWise uses autonomous machines to snip weeds while preserving crops, eliminating the need for herbicides.
Through research on high burnup fuels and improving the design of nuclear power plants, NSE doctoral student Assil Halimi is adopting a dual approach to addressing some of the industry’s toughest challenges.
Developed at SMART, the nondestructive nanosensors could have wide applications in agricultural science.
The MIT Energy Initiative’s director of education shares new initiatives aimed at preparing students to take an active role in solving the climate crisis.
MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative Director Jason Jay helps organizations decide on and implement their sustainability goals.
The MIT senior will pursue graduate studies in earth sciences at Cambridge University.