Environment

Postdocs' series explores hype and hope of a hydrogen economy

February 7, 2007

Report: Human activity fuels global warming

February 2, 2007

MIT Professor Franz-Josef Ulm and post-doc Georgios Constantinides have shown that the strength of concrete lies in the way its nanoparticles are organized -- like oranges stacked in a supermarket. Their findings could lead to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions during concrete manufacturing.

Nanoengineered concrete could cut carbon dioxide emissions

January 30, 2007

Physicist recommends US develop 'portfolio of fuels, electricity and efficiency'

Expert likens scalability of current alternative energy technologies to wild animals: fuzzy and cute when they're small, impractical at a large scale

January 29, 2007

MIT students help design new exhibit at the Aquarium of the Pacific

January 26, 2007

MIT Professor Jefferson Tester points to a geothermal map of the U.S. Tester lead a panel that has concluded that a substantial portion of the country's energy needs could be met by mining geothermal resources.

MIT-led panel backs 'heat mining' as key U.S. energy source

January 22, 2007

MIT ethanol analysis confirms benefits of biofuels

January 8, 2007

Student 'Generator' develops ways to improve sustainability

December 13, 2006

Stephen Meyer, expert on interaction of science, economics and politics, dies at 54

December 12, 2006

Conceptual design for a silent, environmentally friendly passenger plane designed by researchers at the Cambridge-MIT Institute's Silent Aircraft Initiative.

Team moves toward silent, eco-friendly plane

MIT and Cambridge design a silent knight

November 6, 2006

Engineer launches review of energy use in manufacturing

November 1, 2006

Gutowski focuses on design to boost recycling

November 1, 2006

Green design research unites Institute across disciplines

November 1, 2006

Pie charts show how American attitudes have changed from doubt to acceptance of global warming. The chart at left reflects a 2003 MIT survey, the one at right the same survey in 2006. Yellow = serious, act now; red = some action; green = wait and see; blue = not a problem.

MIT survey: Climate change tops Americans' environmental concerns

October 31, 2006

MIT researchers have developed a half-sized engine that performs like a full-sized engine but offers the fuel efficiency of a hybrid electric car. The team includes, from left to right, Leslie Bromberg, principal research engineer at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), Daniel Cohn, division head and senior research scientist at the PSFC, and John Heywood, director of the Sloan Automotive ...

MIT's pint-sized car engine promises high efficiency, low cost

Ethanol empowers the little engine that could

October 25, 2006

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Physicist recommends US develop 'portfolio of fuels, electricity and efficiency'

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MIT-led panel backs 'heat mining' as key U.S. energy source

MIT ethanol analysis confirms benefits of biofuels

Student 'Generator' develops ways to improve sustainability

Stephen Meyer, expert on interaction of science, economics and politics, dies at 54

Team moves toward silent, eco-friendly plane

Engineer launches review of energy use in manufacturing

Gutowski focuses on design to boost recycling

Green design research unites Institute across disciplines

MIT survey: Climate change tops Americans' environmental concerns

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