MIT Energy Conference goes virtual
Annual student-run energy conference pivots to successful online event with short notice in response to the coronavirus.
Annual student-run energy conference pivots to successful online event with short notice in response to the coronavirus.
PhD student Jessica Varner traces the way synthetic building materials have transformed our environment.
The King Climate Action Initiative at J-PAL will develop large-scale climate-response programs for some of the world’s most vulnerable populations.
In the Chinese city of Chengdu, one-third of ride-sharing might replace public transit trips.
MIT students explore algal water purifiers, programmable soil bacteria, and other biological engineering approaches to food and water security.
New method for producing thermoset plastics allows them to be broken down more easily after use.
As the air cleared after lockdowns, solar installations in Delhi produced 8 percent more power, study shows.
MIT’s Office of Sustainability puts lessons of resiliency into practice.
Researchers design an effective treatment for both exhaust and ambient air.
MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative and multinational mining company Vale bring sustainability education to young engineering professionals in Brazil.
With the campus shut down by Covid-19, the spring D-Lab class Water, Climate Change, and Health had to adapt.
Over a seven-year period, decline in PV costs outpaced decline in value; by 2017, market, health, and climate benefits outweighed the cost of PV systems.
Associate Professor Jinhua Zhao, who will direct the new MIT Mobility Initiative, brings behavioral science to urban transportation.
“The inventions and technical advancements of Swift Solar have the opportunity to revolutionize the format of solar photovoltaic technology.”