“Essential” torch heralds the start of the 2026 Winter Olympics
Professor of the practice Carlo Ratti designed this year’s Olympic torch with the ethos and principles he brings to his work at MIT.
Your future home might be framed with printed plastic
MIT engineers are using recycled plastic to 3D print construction-grade floor trusses.
Taking the heat out of industrial chemical separations
The gas-filtering membranes developed by MIT spinout Osmoses offer an alternative to energy-hungry thermal separation for chemicals and fuels.
Electrifying boilers to decarbonize industry
AtmosZero, co-founded by Addison Stark SM ’10, PhD ’14, developed a modular heat pump to electrify the centuries-old steam boiler.
Feeding innovation to solve complex urban problems
Cross-border collaborations are seen as a key to success for the MIT Leventhal Center’s Mexico City Initiative.
Understanding ammonia energy’s tradeoffs around the world
MIT Energy Initiative researchers calculated the economic and environmental impact of future ammonia energy production and trade pathways.
3 Questions: How AI could optimize the power grid
While the growing energy demands of AI are worrying, some techniques can also help make power grids cleaner and more efficient.
Building reuse into the materials around us
At MIT, metallurgist Diran Apelian ScD ’73 urges engineers and researchers to rethink design, recycling, and the life cycle of modern materials.
Post-COP30, more aggressive policies needed to cap global warming at 1.5 C
Global Change Outlook report for 2025 shows how accelerated action can reduce climate risks and improve sustainability outcomes, while highlighting potential geopolitical hurdles.
How cement “breathes in” and stores millions of tons of CO₂ a year
New analysis provides the first national, bottom-up estimate of cement’s natural carbon dioxide uptake across buildings and infrastructure.
Introducing the Minerals Stewardship Consortium at MIT
The consortium convenes industry, academia, and policy leaders to navigate competing demands and reimagine materials supply.
What makes a good proton conductor?
MIT researchers found a way to predict how efficiently materials can transport protons in clean energy devices and other advanced technologies.
Making clean energy investments more successful
Tools for forecasting and modeling technological improvements and the impacts of policy decisions can result in more effective and impactful decision-making.
A new approach to carbon capture could slash costs
Chemical engineers have found a simple way to make capturing carbon emissions from industrial plants more energy-efficient.
MIT NEET students install solar-powered charging station on campus, resurrecting an MIT tradition
The project was designed and built with novel “bio-composite” materials developed by the student team.