Topic
Water
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Study: Climate action can limit Asia’s growing water shortages
Following the Paris accord could reduce risk of severe water-access problems, researchers find.
June 19, 2018 -
New system recovers fresh water from power plants
Technology captures water evaporating from cooling towers; prototype to be installed on MIT’s Central Utility Plant.
June 8, 2018 -
Translational Research Program to help MIT researchers achieve real-world impact
Tata Center for Technology and Design program "aims to close the gap between ideas and implementation," says program director Jason Prapas.
June 6, 2018 -
How many people can China feed?
Graduate student Tiziana Smith studies links between water availability and crop yields in the world’s most populous country.
May 30, 2018 -
J-WAFS awards over $1.3 million in fourth round of seed grant funding
Eleven principal investigators from six MIT departments will receive grants totaling over $1.3 million, overhead free, for research on food and water challenges.
May 25, 2018 -
Device that recycles vaporized water from power plants wins MIT $100K
Eight teams pitched business ideas, and three took home cash prizes, at the annual entrepreneurship competition.
May 16, 2018 -
Workshop explores intertwined future of food production, water, and climate
Choices by consumers and farmers can help limit global warming, but climate change may also curtail those choices in the future.
May 11, 2018 -
A forum on the future of the Nile River
International workshop proposes future directions for long-standing conflict.
May 4, 2018 -
Prize-winning projects promote healthier eating, smarter crop investments
Meal kits for “food deserts” and crowdsourced crop-pricing platform win Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize.
May 4, 2018 -
Gauging the effects of water scarcity on an irrigated planet
Study projects likely impacts on food prices, bioenergy production, and deforestation.
April 19, 2018 -
MIT Clean Energy Prize rewards student innovation
Robust batteries, solar refrigeration, UV membrane cleaner, and smart factory technologies take home $140,000 in prize money.
April 17, 2018 -
Simple, low-cost E. coli test wins MIT Water Innovation Prize
Nine student teams pitched solutions to global water issues at annual event.
April 6, 2018 -
In field tests, device harvests water from desert air
MIT-developed system could provide drinking water even in extremely arid locations.
March 22, 2018 -
Scientists find seismic imaging is blind to water
Findings may lead scientists to reinterpret seismic maps of the Earth's interior.
March 14, 2018 -
MIT’s growing global leadership in water achieves industry recognition
Water industry publication recognizes J-WAFS director John Lienhard and other influential water sector leaders with strong connections to MIT, in 2018 Top 25 list.
February 21, 2018 -
Drug manufacturing that’s out of this world
Continuous-flow chemistry device used for drug production could find use in long-duration space missions.
January 5, 2018 -
Solar water purifier is serving 600 Puerto Ricans daily
An off-grid, battery-less system from MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Infinitum Humanitarian Systems will be run indefinitely by a local Boys and Girls Club.
December 4, 2017 -
MIT researchers release evaluation of solar pumps for irrigation and salt mining in India
Study of solar pump technology use in India assesses technical performance and explores innovative business cases to increase user adoption.
November 13, 2017 -
Ocean sound waves may reveal location of incoming objects
New acoustic analysis could pinpoint impacts by meteorites or possibly plane debris.
October 26, 2017 -
There's something in the water
MIT field study shows that arsenic in groundwater reduces rice yields in Bangladesh.
October 20, 2017