A breakthrough on “loss and damage,” but also disappointment, at UN climate conference
Delegates from MIT attended COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where international climate negotiations went down to the wire.
Reversing the charge
Battery power from electric vehicles to the grid could open a fast lane to a net-zero future.
Engineers solve a mystery on the path to smaller, lighter batteries
Branchlike metallic filaments can sap the power of solid-state lithium batteries. A new study explains how they form and how to divert them.
On batteries, teaching, and world peace
Professor Emeritus Donald Sadoway, renowned electrochemist and influential educator, reflects on 45 years at MIT.
Nonabah Lane, Navajo educator and environmental sustainability specialist with numerous ties to MIT, dies at 46
Lane leaves a lasting legacy at the Institute and on tribal communities around the country.
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.
MIT PhD students shed light on important water and food research
J-WAFS Fellows discuss their inspiration for pursuing challenges in water and food systems.
Advancing the energy transition amidst global crises
MIT Energy Initiative Annual Research Conference highlights both opportunities and obstacles in the race to a net-zero future.
Methane research takes on new urgency at MIT
Desiree Plata's research focuses on developing technologies and strategies for environmental sustainability.
Machine learning facilitates “turbulence tracking” in fusion reactors
A new approach sheds light on the behavior of turbulent structures that can affect the energy generated during fusion reactions, with implications for reactor design.
Coordinating climate and air-quality policies to improve public health
New MIT tool pinpoints policy combinations that maximize health benefits.
Two first-year students named Rise Global Winners for 2022
Now in its second year, the Rise program targets exceptional teenage scholars from around the world for their potential as future change-makers.
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.
Doubling down on sustainability innovation in Kendall Square
The Kendall Square Association’s annual meeting highlights local efforts to develop and shift toward clean energy solutions.
Finding community in high-energy-density physics
Graduate student Skylar Dannhoff discovers the collaborative world of fusion research.