3 Questions: Amanda Giang on controlling mercury pollution in India and China
MIT graduate student studies how a new U.N. treaty could affect mercury emissions from coal power plants in Asia.
Emotionally inspired engineering
Fueled by her roots in China, senior Emma Nelson tackles environmental issues with engineering.
Interdisciplinary medicine
Senior Yiping Xing’s view of health care draws upon research, public health, and policy.
$118M gift from MIT alumnus will advance socially responsible and sustainable real estate development
Samuel Tak Lee MIT Real Estate Entrepreneurship Lab to include focus on China.
Inventing China’s future
MIT-CHIEF emphasizes U.S.-China collaboration in tackling major issues through entrepreneurship.
Calculating China’s carbon emissions from trade
Tsinghua, MIT researchers find China’s plan to restructure the economy will have limited impact on global carbon emissions associated with the production and trade of goods.
Experts quantify impacts of policies to curb transportation emissions in China
Researchers consult policymakers on choice of policies to study
Quantifying the benefits of a national emissions trading system in China
MIT and Tsinghua University researchers compare the impacts of current provincial targets to a national emissions trading program.
Solar-cell manufacturing costs: innovation could level the field
Study shows that factors other than wages dominate trends in photovoltaic costs, raising the prospect of competitive manufacturing anywhere.
Innovative study estimates extent to which air pollution in China shortens human lives
New quasi-experimental research finds major impact of coal emissions on health.
The solar duel: China vs. the United States
MIT researchers warn of the risks a trade war could create for the solar industry.
China and Japan remain miles apart on uninhabited isles
At MIT event, diplomats and scholars reinforce high stakes, lack of progress on Asian territorial dispute.
Chinese students set their sights on an MIT future
Middle and high school students from Beijing engaged in project-based hands-on science and engineering lessons at the Edgerton Center.