Energy synergy: MIT ignites CERAWeek
MIT representatives shared emerging energy technologies at an influential conference rife with world leaders.
J-WAFS awards $1.8 million in first round of seed-grant funding
Nine grants of $200,000 for two years have been awarded to researchers from 11 MIT departments.
Measuring climate change action
MIT analysis informs a new EPA report on the effects of curbing climate change.
Bubbling with passion for environmental engineering
A witness to “a montage of environmental changes” in her native China, grad student Ruby Fu now studies the fate of methane bubbles in the ocean.
New insights into carbon emissions in China
New research takes a look at whether policies can curtail the growth of harmful greenhouse gases.
Predicting sediment flow in coastal vegetation
Model could help engineers design erosion-prevention strategies in marshes, wetlands, aquatic forests.
Climate-change committee submits community’s recommendations
Zuber seeks comments on report ahead of giving recommendations to Reif.
Small thunderstorms may add up to massive cyclones on Saturn
New model may predict cyclone activity on other planets.
A check on runaway lake drainage
Draining lakes are unlikely to increase the Greenland ice sheet’s contribution to sea-level rise.
Using desalination to address drought
Developed by Carlos Riva ’75, a California water plant will be the largest seawater desalination facility in the Western Hemisphere.
Crop-mapping drones win MIT $100K
Team developing drones that scan and monitor crop health takes grand prize at 25th annual competition.
Mario Molina: Don’t gamble with our climate future
In Compton Lecture, Nobel laureate debunks three climate change myths, suggests reframing risks.
MIT and Masdar Institute work together to transform an oil-based economy
Researchers collaborate on innovative water, energy, and next-generation technology projects.
MIT engineers hand “cognitive” control to underwater robots
With MIT-developed algorithms, robots plan underwater missions autonomously.
Tracing the evolution of a landscape
Geologist Taylor Perron explores river networks on Earth and beyond.