MIT conference celebrates climate change innovators
With keynote lectures by Anthony Leiserowitz and Jeremy Grantham, conference encourages attendees to "move ideas into action."
Amphibious achiever
CEE senior Theresa Oehmke pursues her interest in interactions between land and water.
3 Questions: Thomas Malone on the Climate CoLab’s progress
International effort aims to harness the intelligence of people worldwide to address climate change.
Faculty highlight: Christopher Schuh
Metallurgist pushes grain boundaries: Nanostructured metal alloys deliver tougher materials, lower costs, and safer outcomes.
Stretching oxides to modulate electrochemical properties
Grad students Lixin Sun and Qiyang Lu are developing techniques for applying strain to materials to accelerate oxygen-reduction reactions for applications in solid-oxide fuel cells.
Keeping hydrogen from cracking metals
MIT postdoctoral associate Mostafa Youssef and graduate student Aravind Krishnamoorthy tackle different aspects of the problem at atomic scale.
Getting the salt out
Study shows electrodialysis can provide cost-effective treatment of salty water from fracked wells.
Surface properties command attention
Professor Bilge Yildiz analyzes surfaces of materials to tackle problems as diverse as enabling fuel cells and preventing pipe corrosion.
Acknowledging extraordinary efforts
MIT Excellence Awards shine a light on exceptional commitment and performance.
George Shultz: “Climate is changing,” and we need more action
Former secretary of state — and former MIT professor — urges progress on multiple fronts.
Report: Unless we change direction, the world will warm 3-5 degrees Celsius
"2014 Climate and Energy Outlook" finds the world will be warmer, thirstier, and still dependent on fossil fuels unless 2015 climate negotiations are more effective than expected.
Sheila Kennedy honored for design innovation
Exploring intersections of architecture, digital networks and public space
Following biological clues to better materials
Brad Olsen creates bioinspired and biofunctional materials for widely diverse applications.
Building up bamboo
MIT researchers study bamboo for engineered building material, similar to plywood.