Pricing carbon, valuing people
New research suggests ways to optimize US climate policy design for a just energy transition.
New research suggests ways to optimize US climate policy design for a just energy transition.
With special treatment, minerals called zeolites — commonly found in cat litter — can efficiently remove the greenhouse gas from the air, researchers report.
MIT researchers are testing a simplified turbulence theory’s ability to model complex plasma phenomena using a novel machine-learning technique.
First-year students visit nonprofit grocer in Central Square providing low-cost, nutritious food; learn about food resources at MIT.
MIT alumni-founded Spoiler Alert matches major food brands with discount grocers to sell perishable products.
Top Institute stories dealt with the return to campus and continued response to Covid-19, MIT’s commitments to climate action, its support of a diverse community, and more.
A new way of processing rare-earth and other key metals to separate them from other materials could reduce environmental impact and cost.
Senior Stacy Godfreey-Igwe seeks to make marginalized communities more visible in the fight against climate change.
Political scientist Nazli Choucri discusses challenges and hopes for global coordination on climate issues — and the role of political science in the process.
A new computational simulator can help predict whether changes to materials or design will improve performance in new photovoltaic cells.
MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab researchers aim to design concrete mixtures that use AI to shrink environmental footprint and cost, while recycling byproducts and increasing performance.
Tenth annual US C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium focuses on equity and justice in the clean-energy transition.
Managing director of environment, health, and safety programs discusses MIT's resources for helping researchers and students operate safely in the lab.
Discussion at MIT explores ways the music industry can help in the battle to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
Researchers make the case for a semisolid electrochemical compound as a cost-efficient, grid-scale battery backup for wind and solar power.