Instrument may enable mail-in testing to detect heavy metals in water
Whisk-shaped device absorbs trace contaminants, preserves them in dry state that can be shipped to labs for analysis.
Whisk-shaped device absorbs trace contaminants, preserves them in dry state that can be shipped to labs for analysis.
Following a successful project creating bricks from pulp plant waste in northern India, Elsa Olivetti is looking for ways to repurpose slag produced by the metals industry.
MIT researchers employ low-cost sensors to detect and track the origins of air pollutants in India.
New research provides a look at how India could meet its climate targets while maintaining economic growth
Tata Center director discusses energy opportunities and challenges for world’s third-largest economy.
Two new J-WAFS Solutions commercialization grants will support novel technologies that aim to improve the economics and resiliency of farming.
A new concept for thermal energy storage involves a material that absorbs heat as it melts and releases it as it resolidifies — but only when triggered by light.
MIT spinoff is changing the way mosquito-borne illnesses are diagnosed and aims to influence how public health officials react to disease outbreaks.
New design can be tuned to an individual’s body weight and size.
Technology captures water evaporating from cooling towers; prototype to be installed on MIT’s Central Utility Plant.
Tata Center for Technology and Design program "aims to close the gap between ideas and implementation," says program director Jason Prapas.
Eight teams pitched business ideas, and three took home cash prizes, at the annual entrepreneurship competition.
New principled approach helps autonomous underwater vehicles explore the ocean in an intelligent, energy-efficient manner.
MIT principal investigators will receive funding and support for projects seeking an impact in the developing world.
The Tata Center is building a high-efficiency, affordable electric motor that could have a huge impact in India, home to as many as half a billion ceiling fans.