Getting the world off dirty diesels
Gasoline-alcohol engines for heavy-duty trucks could produce a meaningful improvement in global air quality.
3Q: Ernest Moniz on the Vatican climate dialogue
Professor emeritus and former U.S. energy secretary reflects on recent meeting with Pope Francis and energy and finance leaders.
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.
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.
Solve sparks powerful impact on global challenges
The open innovation program convenes Solve at MIT, three days of workshops, lectures, and discussions to advance global solutions.
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.
Chien Wang selected to join French climate research initiative
MIT senior research scientist is one of six U.S. scientists to join French President Emmanuel Macron's "Make Our Planet Great Again" program.
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.
Justin Trudeau: Embrace the rapid pace of change
At flagship Solve event, Canada’s prime minister urges audience to help shape the changes transforming society.
New theory describes intricacies of a splashing droplet
Findings may help track movement of pesticides and biological contaminants.
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.
Clearing the air over Southeast Asia
Study finds reducing biomass burning is not enough to significantly improve air quality in Southeast Asia.
What will we eat in the year 2050?
Climate Changed Symposium combines art and science to envision the global food system under climate change.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to headline Solve at MIT annual meeting
May 16-18 event, hosted by MIT Solve, will include remarks from Eric Schmidt, Ursula Burns, Yo-Yo Ma, and Luis Alberto Moreno, among other luminaries.
IDEAS Global Challenge rewards inventions with social impact
At annual event, 10 teams split $92,500 in prize money for designing innovations that improve lives worldwide.