Startup helps farmers grow plant-based feed and fertilizer using wastewater
Founded by former MIT Tata Center translational research director Jason Prapas, Fyto has built an automated system for harvesting the aquatic plant Lemna on dairy farms.
Founded by former MIT Tata Center translational research director Jason Prapas, Fyto has built an automated system for harvesting the aquatic plant Lemna on dairy farms.
With the new system, farmers could significantly cut their use of pesticides and fertilizers, saving money and reducing runoff.
MIT startup AeroShield has opened a new facility for manufacturing highly insulating windows that will reduce building energy use and cut carbon emissions.
At the 2024 Earth Day Colloquium, World Resource Institute President and CEO Ani Dasgupta says systemic changes in a handful of countries will be critical to meeting global emissions goals.
At the 2024 MIT Energy Iniative Spring Symposium, experts weighed whether hydrogen stored in the earth might be a practical energy source of the future.
MIT graduate students in technology and policy aim to make an impact in resource-constrained communities through energy research and real-world application.
MIT Energy Initiative spinoff Waya Energy helps countries work toward universal access to electricity.
A new study shows how small-scale actions could improve air quality and health outcomes.
MIT spinoff Takachar converts agricultural waste into clean-burning fuel, and wins Earthshot Prize.
Roots Studio, founded by Rebecca Hui SM ’17, helps rural communities license their art to brands around the world.
MIT spinout Safi Organics uses farmers’ crop residue to make an organic fertilizer that can increase yields and improve soil health.
The tabletop diagnostic yields results in an hour and can be programmed to detect variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
System could reclaim pure water from power plant cooling towers; at-scale prototypes tested on MIT facilities have proven effective.
Study demonstrates the power of low-cost air quality sensors during volcanic eruption.
What motivates people in remote communities to decide to buy and use a particular energy source?