Inspired by nature, reaching across disciplines
PhD student Zijay Tang is developing a living material that can sense and filter water contaminants.
PhD student Zijay Tang is developing a living material that can sense and filter water contaminants.
Solutions grants will aid commercialization of novel MIT technologies to test water safety and improve agricultural productivity.
Graduate students receive J-WAFS fellowships to support research focused on improving water access for rural as well as urban communities.
Powered only by solar energy, a new device developed at MIT could provide relief to regions where water is scare.
Engineered green spaces can capture and purify stormwater while delivering ecosystem and recreational benefits, MIT researchers report.
Water-starved areas could find new sources by desalinating water that’s much less salty than seawater.
Eleven principal investigators from six MIT departments will receive grants totaling over $1.3 million, overhead free, for research on food and water challenges.
Choices by consumers and farmers can help limit global warming, but climate change may also curtail those choices in the future.
Faculty director discusses the future of the initiative and Africa’s position as a global priority for the Institute.
Meal kits for “food deserts” and crowdsourced crop-pricing platform win Rabobank-MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize.
Nine student teams pitched solutions to global water issues at annual event.
Water industry publication recognizes J-WAFS director John Lienhard and other influential water sector leaders with strong connections to MIT, in 2018 Top 25 list.
Twenty-two research teams receive $1,443,000 to develop new technological innovations.
Surprisingly, pressurization isn’t to blame for fouling of membranes, study finds.
Project reveals benefits of communicating with industry when conducting research.