Technology and Policy Program student named Switzer Environmental Fellow
Among 21 granted fellowships this year
The aerosols conundrum
Research shows that aerosols not only cool, but also heat the planet — a finding that may cloud the validity of climate-change models.
Moavenzadeh named president of Masdar Institute
Longtime MIT engineering professor takes on role in Abu Dhabi, effective July 1.
Thin films show surprising reactivity
MIT findings of high oxygen activity in thin-film materials might someday lead to greatly increased power production from future fuel cells
Enhancing the power of batteries
MIT team finds that using carbon nanotubes in a lithium battery can dramatically improve its energy capacity.
3 Questions: Noelle Selin on curbing mercury
As U.N. negotiations begin this week on a global mercury treaty, an MIT atmospheric scientist explains the challenges ahead.
3 Questions: John Marshall on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
An MIT oceanographer discusses why ‘we have never had a spill like this’ — and what that means for cleanup efforts.
‘Efficiency Forward'
Ambitious collaboration between MIT and NSTAR aims to cut campus electricity use by 15 percent over 3 years.
Pooling MIT’s resources to ‘rethink’ water
Workshop assesses scope of water research currently underway at Institute, eyes work that lies ahead.
Environmental Research Council issues report
Council is asked to develop plan to establish MIT Environmental Initiative
Fly the eco-friendly skies
MIT-led team designs airplanes that would use 70 percent less fuel than current models.
Slideshow: Mapping the oil spill
MIT student leads project using balloons and kites to provide aerial documentation of the Gulf oil slick’s extent and effects
3 Questions: Stephen Connors on offshore wind farms
What the federal approval of the Cape Wind project will mean for Massachusetts and the nation