Making India's waste streams sustainable
MIT researchers are developing a decision-support tool to help cities in India sustainably manage the societal and environmental impacts of their waste.
New solar absorber could improve efficiency of solar thermal technology
Masdar Institute-MIT team develops device that harnesses more sunlight, enhancing efficiency of heat production.
Finding a new formula for concrete
Researchers look to bones and shells as blueprints for stronger, more durable concrete.
Target coal or carbon?
Researchers are analyzing coal and energy caps as carbon policy instruments for China.
Carbon pricing under binding political constraints
Grad student Jesse Jenkins and professor Valerie Karplus discuss challenges of emissions pricing in a new paper.
MIT joins Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition
Led by World Bank and IMF, coalition seeks to price emissions to tackle climate change.
Center for Environmental Health Sciences announces 2016 call for pilot project proposals
Proposals are invited for basic and translational environmental health sciences research.
The geography of carbon pricing
Study looks at why some states could be impacted more than others if a price is put on carbon.
J-WAFS awards $1.3 million in second round of seed grant funding
Principal investigators will receive grants of up to $100,000 per year for up to two years for innovative research on food and water challenges.
Center for Environmental Health Sciences selects 2016 poster winners
Annual poster session showcases recent work on biological effects of exposure to environmental agents.
New model from Masdar Institute-MIT collaboration to support a cooler, more sustainable Abu Dhabi
Tool will help urban planners reduce Abu Dhabi’s heat island and carbon footprint.
Study pinpoints timing of oxygen’s first appearance in Earth’s atmosphere
Beginning 2.33 billion years ago, atmospheric oxygen built up in just 10 million years.
J-WAFS conference reflects growing interest in food and water research
The MIT community turned out in force, along with attendees from the corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors.
3 Questions: Amit Kumar and Gregory Stephanopoulos on turning waste gases into biofuels
Research conducted by Kumar, along with a team led by Professor Greg Stephanopoulos, looks to the future of emissions reduction and recycling.
Earth Day + seed funding = greener MIT labs
MIT’s Environment, Health and Safety Office gave out $5,000 in seed money on April 22 as part of its Green Lab contest.