A new way to irrigate crops year-round
Startup Khethworks is deploying solar-powered pumps to help poor farmers in India irrigate crops all year long.
Startup Khethworks is deploying solar-powered pumps to help poor farmers in India irrigate crops all year long.
Three innovative research projects in literature, plant epigenetics, and chemical engineering will be supported by Professor Amar G. Bose Research Grants.
A J-WAFS connection brings together two MIT research teams helping to advance irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa.
A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes.
New method overcomes limitations of existing chemical procedures and may accelerate nanoengineering of materials.
The Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab presents a new report on climate, agriculture, water, and food security — with plans for more research.
At the sixth annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, graduate students and postdocs sharpen their communication and presentation skills.
Finalists presented an alternative to nondegradable plastics, and an additive to help plastics decompose.
Projects address access to clean water in Nepal via wearable E. coli test kits, improving the resilience of commercial citrus groves, and more.
J-WAFS announces graduate fellowships for Sahil Shah and Peter Godart, both of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
J-WAFS Fellow and DUSP PhD student Andrea Beck examines the success factors behind water utility partnerships in Africa.
Research from the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society aims to help African farmers increase their production and profits with better prediction.
Nine principal investigators from MIT will receive grants totaling over $1 million for solutions-oriented research into global food and water challenges.
Multilevel Mars greenhouse could provide food to sustain astronauts for several years.
MIT-India, J-WAFS, and the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar launch fund to facilitate collaborations between faculty and scientists from MIT and ITT Ropar.