MIT engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from ancient materials
Made of cement, carbon black, and water, the device could provide cheap and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources.
MIT welcomes Brian Deese as its next Institute Innovation Fellow
The former senior advisor to two U.S. presidents will focus on how to advance U.S. industrial strategy and address climate change.
Taking the congestion out of commuting
Associate Professor Jinhua Zhao studies how and why people move, and designs multi-modal mobility systems.
Finding “hot spots” where compounding environmental and economic risks converge
A new computational tool empowers decision-makers to target interventions.
Study: Shutting down nuclear power could increase air pollution
If reactors are retired, polluting energy sources that fill the gap could cause more than 5,000 premature deaths, researchers estimate.
New additives could turn concrete into an effective carbon sink
MIT engineers discover new carbonation pathways for creating more environmentally friendly concrete.
Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable?
An unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia.
3 Questions: Robert Stoner unpacks US climate and infrastructure laws
MIT Energy Initiative deputy director takes stock of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, and their potential impacts on the energy transition.
Can your phone tell if a bridge is in good shape?
A new study suggests mobile data collected while traveling over bridges could help evaluate their integrity.
The “last mile” from credentials to employment
Digital Credentials Consortium’s new report explores barriers to adoption.
Designing the cities of tomorrow
Carlo Ratti investigates how digital technologies transform our urban spaces and how they can be harnessed to design sustainable cities for the future.
Tipping the balance between global rivals
John David Minnich seeks to understand how trade policies fueled China’s rise and continue to determine geopolitical winners and losers.
From bridges to DNA: civil engineering across disciplines
Johannes Kalliauer of MIT CSHub uses civil engineering principles to shed new light on molecular dynamics, concrete hinges, and flooding.
Making hydropower plants more sustainable
Natel Energy, founded by sibling MIT alumni, is deploying hydropower systems with fish-safe turbines and other features that mimic natural river conditions.
A better way to make development projects work
In a new book, Associate Professor Gabriella Carolini emphasizes that equitable partnership on the ground delivers the best results in the Global South.