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Elfatih A.B. Eltahir

Tropical seesaw: A flooded Amazon means drought in the Congo

January 31, 2005

Map shows the spatial variability in China of one key input to farming: water. Water is generally abundant in the south and scarce in the north and west.

Food production in China could be increased with more irrigation

January 20, 2005

Ranier Lohmann, a former postdoctoral associate at MIT's Parsons Lab, takes samples in Boston Harbor to assess levels of toxic organic compounds.

Plastic packaging helps monitor ocean pollutants

January 12, 2005

Marine biologists Ed DeLong and Penny Chisholm, newly named Moore Foundation Investigators in Marine Science, check out an ocean water sample.

Marine microbes focus of major gift to MIT

September 21, 2004

New center to study impact of ocean pathogens on human health

April 23, 2004

MIT's plasmatron coupled with an exhaust treatment catalyst removed 90 percent of the smog-producing nitrogen oxides (NOx) emitted from this bus.

MIT's plasmatron cuts diesel bus emissions, promises better gas engine efficiency

October 16, 2003

William G. Thilly

Environmental chemicals may not mutate people

June 30, 2003

Luisa, Mario Molina battle air pollution in Mexico City

April 2, 2003

MIT researchers in Mexico City use the van, or "mobile laboratory," shown in the photograph above to follow vehicles and gather their emissions for analysis. The schematic shows the interior of the van (viewed from above), including the layout of various instruments and the types of emissions they monitor. Graphic courtesy Aerodyne Research Inc. and Mexico City Program.

Mexico City's air pollution is focus of MIT-led research

March 26, 2003

MIT's annual autonomous robot-building course, 6.270, consumes mountains of LEGOs and round-the-clock adrenalin from its eager participants. Teams work throughout IAP to create the snappish little rovers, each with its unique plot for victory. The course culminated in a frenzied contest, held in Room 26-100, on Jan. 30.

Green projects cool for Cambridge

February 5, 2003

President Charles M. Vest (left) receives an award from Mike Kenyon of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy for increasing energy efficiency and reducing pollution at the William R. Dickson Cogeneration Facility.

Cogen plant wins environmental award

October 30, 2002

Trout

Energy summit a flop, prof says

September 18, 2002

Energy summit a flop, MIT prof says

September 16, 2002

Dredging harbors is focus of conference

December 13, 2000

Molina offers recommendations to fight Mexico City air pollution

December 6, 2000