From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button
Researchers build a portable desalination unit that generates clear, clean drinking water without the need for filters or high-pressure pumps.
Researchers build a portable desalination unit that generates clear, clean drinking water without the need for filters or high-pressure pumps.
Mary Gehring is using her background in plant epigenetics to grow climate-resilient crops.
MIT chemical engineers create affordable, sustainable soap-based system to eliminate emerging micropollutants in water.
A delegation from MIT traveled to Glasgow for COP26, where international negotiators sought to keep global climate goals on track.
Announced at the UN Climate Change Conference, the initiative aims to make food systems more resilient and sustainable by better connecting research to practice.
Researchers argue the plant could provide multiple benefits for California, including desalinated water and clean hydrogen fuel.
This robotic arm fuses data from a camera and antenna to locate and retrieve items, even if they are buried under a pile.
This year’s projects address mobile evaporative vegetable preservation, portable water filtration, and dairy waste reduction.
The student pitch competition addressed a variety of problems expected to worsen with climate change.
J-WAFS-supported researchers employ a mechanical approach to more efficiently clean membranes used for desalination.
Prototypes tested in India show promise as a low-cost, natural filtration option.
MIT’s Susan Murcott is dedicated to providing clean water access and building a new generation of humanitarian water leaders.
MIT junior faculty explore new research directions and achieve powerful career advancement enabled by J-WAFS’ mission-driven grant program focused on water and food solutions.
Hundreds of students, researchers, and industry experts from around the world gathered virtually in November for a cross-disciplinary exploration of water resilience.
Cambridge Crops develops an edible, imperceptible coating that might replace plastic packaging to preserve meats and produce.