Cement’s basic molecular structure finally decoded
Robustness comes from messiness, not a clean geometric
arrangement
Andrew Whittle to head Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
A geotechnical engineer who served on the
panel reviewing the hurricane protection systems in New Orleans
following Hurricane Katrina is the new head
of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
A hard rain's gonna fall
Climate change will yield more extreme rainfall, according to a new analysis.
Community garden taking bloom at MIT
MIT's community garden has taken bloom on the roof of the West Garage and along the side of the Albany Street garage. In the pilot program's inaugural year, 32 community members participated with approximately 55 plots.
Cutting CO2 emissions from existing coal plants
MIT Energy Initiative report details findings of symposium, identifies next steps
Taking the heat off
Biomimetic-engineering design can replace spaghetti tangle of nanotubes in thermal material
Climate change odds much worse than thought
New analysis shows warming could be double previous estimates
Energy research is the key, Chu says
Energy secretary says new technology is essential to avert climate catastrophe