Investigating a big dam concrete problem
Researchers working to address concrete durability get a close look at the impacts of a chemical reaction known to cause structural problems.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
Team gathers unprecedented data on atmosphere’s organic chemistry
Colorado forest study provides clearest-ever picture of gases released into the atmosphere and how they change.
Inspiring the next generation of engineers
The second annual Civil and Environmental Engineering Kids Camp exposes youth to accessible STEM activities.
Saving Venice, MIT-style
MISTI interns and MIT faculty tackle rising sea level challenges at Italian research camp this summer.
Using energy-based designs to enhance earthquake hazard resistance
International workshop funded by new MISTI Global Seed Fund showcases the potential of energy-based structural analysis and sensing.
Phytoplankton and chips
Simons Foundation supports enhanced computer infrastructure for MIT's Darwin Project, which focuses on marine microbes and microbial communities.
Deadly heat waves could hit South Asia this century
Without action, climate change could devastate a region home to one-fifth of humanity, study finds.
Exploring ancient engineering to inform the future
Materials in Art, Archaeology and Architecture program takes students to Italy for unique fieldwork experience.
Back to our roots
MIT short program, Innovation and Technology in Agriculture and the Environment, unifies industry and academia.
New gel coatings may lead to better catheters and condoms
Bonded layers of rubber and hydrogel yield tough, slippery, and impermeable coatings.
MIT space hotel wins NASA graduate design competition
Module would serve as a commercially owned space station, featuring a luxury hotel as the primary anchor tenant and NASA as a temporary co-anchor tenant.
Microbe generates extraordinarily diverse array of peptides
In marine bacteria, evolution of new specialized molecules follows a previously unknown path.
A deep dive into research
SuperUROP gives undergraduates the chance to immerse themselves in a year-long research project with supportive mentors to guide the way.
School of Engineering awards for 2017
Awards given to outstanding faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students.
Building to better weather the storm
New dashboard developed by the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub helps builders calculate the breakeven cost of hazard mitigation in hurricane-prone areas.