3Q: Jeremy Gregory on measuring the benefits of hazard resilience
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub scientist explains how rating systems akin to LEED for resilient construction can make communities more hazard-resistant.
Following the current: MIT examines water consumption sustainability
The Institute aims to update its water management practices to prepare for droughts, sea level rise, and other risks posed by the climate crisis.
Health effects of China’s climate policy extend across Pacific
Improved air quality in China could prevent nearly 2,000 premature deaths in the U.S.
Removing carbon dioxide from power plant exhaust
MIT researchers are developing a battery that could both capture carbon dioxide in power plant exhaust and convert it to a solid ready for safe disposal.
Tekuma Frenchman designs new marine city in China
School of Architecture and Planning alumni and faculty team up to create an ecologically restorative urban waterfront.
An atomic-scale erector set
To predict building damage, Kostas Keremidis of the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub is modeling structures as ensembles of atoms.
For Catherine Drennan, teaching and research are complementary passions
Professor of biology and chemistry is catalyzing new approaches in research and education to meet the climate challenge.
Graduate students win first place in 2019 Patagonia Case Competition
MIT PhD and MBA students proposed a winning solution for sustainable food and apparel packaging.
PhD students awarded J-WAFS fellowships for water solutions
J-WAFS announces graduate fellowships for Sahil Shah and Peter Godart, both of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
How to speed up the discovery of new solar cell materials
Streamlined system for creating and analyzing perovskite compounds may cut development time from 20 years to two.
J-WAFS announces seven new seed grants
Nine principal investigators from MIT will receive grants totaling over $1 million for solutions-oriented research into global food and water challenges.
Finding value in nature and ensuring green growth
For the 17th annual Kendall Lecture, Gretchen Daily analyzes species and ecosystem services and leverages natural capital to build a green financial system.
Paving sustainably
Researchers at the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub study the many factors that influence a pavement’s environmental footprint.
MIT Policy Hackathon connects data-driven problem solvers
Interdisciplinary teams propose creative policy solutions addressing societal challenges at the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society student-organized event.
Solution for remotely monitoring oil wells wins MIT $100K
MIT startup Acoustic Wells earned the grand prize at the annual entrepreneurship competition.