New books from the School of Architecture + Planning
Addressing the environment, cities, architecture, angry people and ‘Creative Magic’
Science school for judges
MIT and the Broad Institute open their doors to the judicial community for a workshop at the intersection of science and the law.
Boston Harbor Islands environmental monitoring effort aided by MIT Sea Grant interns
Elledge and Matthews collect and contribute to larger effort to observe and define changes on the islands' shores.
Improved buildings could make a big dent in climate change
New MIT report on concrete buildings shows many areas for major reductions in their lifetime carbon footprint.
A new way to model urban air pollution
MIT researchers improve upon methods to model atmospheric aerosols.
Paving the way to greenhouse gas reductions
New MIT report on concrete roadways shows opportunities for significant carbon-footprint cuts.
On thin ice
The most recent global climate report fails to capture the reality of the changing Arctic seascape, according to MIT researchers.
Research update: Improving batteries’ energy storage
New method allows a dramatic boost in capacity for a given weight.
How to choose a catalyst
MIT researchers provide a simple principle to predict which materials will perform best in fuel cells and metal air batteries.
Coal-to-liquid fuels poised for a comeback
With rising energy prices, could coal-to-liquid conversion become an economical fuel option?