Startup offers “online booking” for industrial water
MIT alum’s website helps companies find, ship, and recycle water, reducing environmental impact.
Students, academics, and entrepreneurs join forces to tackle the future of water utilities
Fifth annual MIT Water Summit brings together interdisciplinary panelists to give multiple perspectives on major issues surrounding the water sector.
Xylem becomes first J-WAFS Research Affiliate
Global water technology company signs agreement with J-WAFS for directed research and support of student activities and other water-related initiatives.
Batch desalination configuration bests standard reverse osmosis approach
Researchers develop a new way to create more clean water with less energy, thanks to clever timing.
Re-engineering the sprinkler
New MIT research on the flow of water in flexible tubes could make irrigation technology more sustainable and cost-effective.
Even if the Paris Agreement is implemented, food and water supplies remain at risk
Report projects impacts of 2015 Paris climate agreement, identifies emissions paths/technology advances needed to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius.
Researchers find explanation for interacting giant, hidden ocean waves
Better simulations of internal tides may benefit sonar communications, protect offshore structures, and more.
Solve at HUBweek offers local showcase, global springboard for solutions to society’s challenges
Innovators from many sectors to tackle issues involving the digital economy, education, and more.
Rohit Karnik seeks sustainable solutions through nanotechnology
Engineer’s designs may help purify water, diagnose disease in remote regions of world.
MIT-USAID program releases technology evaluation of water test kits
Study of water test kits used in Gujarat, India, assesses suitability, scalability, and sustainability.
Sponge creates steam using ambient sunlight
Bubble-wrapped structure requires no mirrors or lenses to focus the sun’s heat.
The quest for clean water
MIT researchers design a solar-powered desalination device for rural India.
MIT announces Solve program activities
Addressing the world’s most pressing issues, second year of program will focus on in-person gatherings, solution proposals.
A smart water grid for the Indus Basin
Architect and MIT Professor James Wescoat promotes institutional capacity building to manage a critical resource.