Mars city living: Designing for the Red Planet
A multidisciplinary team of MIT students and postdocs wins an international competition focused on building sustainably on Mars.
How cities can fight climate change most effectively
Energy-efficient construction is key to lowering urban emissions, study finds.
Innovative MIT projects at the Seoul Biennale
Projects by School of Architecture and Planning faculty, researchers, and alumni explore the exhibition's theme of “Imminent Commons.”
MIT students fortify concrete by adding recycled plastic
Adding bits of irradiated plastic water bottles could cut cement industry’s carbon emissions.
Energy transition through aesthetics and culture
MIT Energy Initiative seminar examines the role of the humanities, design, and aesthetics in catalyzing a fairer, more diverse energy future.
A new way to harness wasted methane
Approach developed at MIT could help curb needless “flaring” of potent greenhouse gas.
Toward efficient high-pressure desalination
Surprisingly, pressurization isn’t to blame for fouling of membranes, study finds.
Hydrogel that extracts uranium from water wins MADMEC
Teams developing materials solutions for ships and buildings split second and third prizes.
Making renewable power more viable for the grid
“Air-breathing” battery can store electricity for months, for about a fifth the cost of current technologies.
Will metal supplies limit battery expansion?
Rise of electric vehicles and grid storage may cause bottlenecks, but no showstoppers, analysis suggests.
Introducing the Materials Research Laboratory at MIT
Materials Processing Center, Center for Materials Science and Engineering merger brings together formidable resources for advancing next-generation materials.
MIT to host summit on climate leadership in northeast U.S., eastern Canada
Michael Bloomberg will deliver keynote address.
A concrete solution
Insight into cement’s microscopic properties may lead to stronger, more sustainable concrete.
Johan Rockström: Presenting a framework for preserving Earth’s resilience
Stockholm Resilience Center executive director and Stockholm University professor speaks at the Environmental Solutions Initiative’s People and the Planet lecture series.