Making the clean energy transition work for everyone
At the 2024 MIT Energy Conference, participants grappled with the key challenges and trends shaping our fight to prevent the worst effects of climate change.
Study finds lands used for grazing can worsen or help climate change
Too much livestock on a given amount of land can lead to carbon losses, but appropriate numbers can actually help sequester the carbon.
Letting the Earth answer back: Designing better planetary conversations
Chen Chu explores the global relevance of local floodplain resilience strategies, and brings to the Morningside Academy his unique perspective in political ecology and urban design.
Reducing pesticide use while increasing effectiveness
In field tests, MIT spinoff AgZen demonstrated that its feedback-optimized spraying system could halve the pesticide needs of farms and improve crop yields.
Is this the future of fashion?
Developed by the Self-Assembly Lab, the 4D Knit Dress uses several technologies to create a custom design and a custom fit, while addressing sustainability concerns.
At Sustainability Connect 2024, a look at how MIT is decarbonizing its campus
The event featured updates from faculty and staff from across MIT, as well as a panel on communicating climate in the media.
Tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ready for fusion
Detailed study of magnets built by MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems confirms they meet requirements for an economic, compact fusion power plant.
Startup accelerates progress toward light-speed computing
Lightmatter, founded by three MIT alumni, is using photonic computing to reinvent how chips communicate and calculate.
Power when the sun doesn’t shine
With batteries based on iron and air, Form Energy leverages MIT research to incorporate renewables into the grid.
Study unlocks nanoscale secrets for designing next-generation solar cells
The work will help researchers tune surface properties of perovskites, a promising alternative and supplement to silicon, for more efficient photovoltaics.
Explained: Carbon credits
Can carbon trading systems reduce global emissions, or are they little more than greenwashing? Clear, enforceable standards may make the difference.
MIT Solve announces 2024 Global Challenges and Indigenous Communities Fellowship
Over $1 million in prize funding available for tech-enabled solutions to the 2024 Global Challenges.
With just a little electricity, MIT researchers boost common catalytic reactions
Applying a small voltage to a catalyst can increase the rates of reactions used in petrochemical processing, pharmaceutical manufacture, and many other processes.
Local journalism is a critical “gate” to engage Americans on climate change
The MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellowship provides support to journalists dedicated to connecting local stories to broader climate contexts.