Turning automotive engines into modular chemical plants to make green fuels
The MIT spinout Emvolon is placing its repurposed engines next to methane sources, to generate greener methanol and other chemicals.
MIT engineers make converting CO2 into useful products more practical
A new electrode design boosts the efficiency of electrochemical reactions that turn carbon dioxide into ethylene and other products.
Lemelson-MIT awards 2024-25 InvenTeam grants to eight high school teams
Each $7,500 grant allows high schoolers to solve real-world problems with technological solutions.
3 Questions: Can we secure a sustainable supply of nickel?
Extraction of nickel, an essential component of clean energy technologies, needs stronger policies to protect local environments and communities, MIT researchers say.
Making agriculture more resilient to climate change
Researchers across MIT are working on ways to boost food production and help crops survive drought.
Oceanographers record the largest predation event ever observed in the ocean
The scientists’ wide-scale acoustic mapping technique could help track vulnerable keystone species.
Study: Marshes provide cost-effective coastal protection
As climate change accelerates sea-level rise and intensifies storms, marsh-fronted seawalls can provide an economical coastal defense, MIT engineers report.
MIT Energy and Climate Club mobilizes future leaders to address global climate issues
One of the largest MIT clubs sees itself as “the umbrella of all things related to energy and climate on campus.”
Bubble findings could unlock better electrode and electrolyzer designs
A new study of bubbles on electrode surfaces could help improve the efficiency of electrochemical processes that produce fuels, chemicals, and materials.
Solar-powered desalination system requires no extra batteries
Because it doesn’t need expensive energy storage for times without sunshine, the technology could provide communities with drinking water at low costs.
Study evaluates impacts of summer heat in U.S. prison environments
MIT researchers identify facility-level factors that could worsen heat impacts for incarcerated people.
Liftoff: The Climate Project at MIT takes flight
The major effort to accelerate practical climate change solutions launches as its mission directors meet the Institute community.
3 Questions: The past, present, and future of sustainability science
Professor Ronald Prinn reflects on how far sustainability has come as a discipline, and where it all began at MIT.
MIT students combat climate anxiety through extracurricular teams
The MIT Electric Vehicle Team, Sustainable Engine Team, Solar Electric Vehicle Team, Motorsports Team, First Nations Launch Team, and Arcturus are each doing their part to improve the health of our planet.
Tracking emissions to help companies reduce their environmental footprint
Context Labs, led by Dan Harple SM ’13, uses AI-enabled data analytics and verification to help companies measure their true greenhouse emissions and document reductions.