Plan takes shape for MIT sustainability
Preliminary plan sets priorities for sustainable buildings, stormwater and land management, materials, and greener labs.
Envisioning the future of water for 900 million people
Research from an MIT Tata Center team led by Professor James Wescoat is making strategic planning of India's rural water systems possible for the first time.
Shocking new way to get the salt out
MIT team invents efficient shockwave-based process for desalination of water.
Real-time epidemiology from urban wastewater
MIT and Kuwait researchers have been awarded $4 million to fund Underworlds, a study of real-time epidemiology using biomarkers in urban sewage.
Cracking the problem of river growth
MIT researchers find that a similar principle predicts the growth of fractures and rivers.
Desalination gets a graphene boost
Jeffrey Grossman applies new materials research to making desalination cheaper and more efficient.
Fueling solutions
“Fuel” pillar at MIT Solve underscores energy’s crucial role in solving humanity’s biggest challenges.
Bubble, bubble, at the flick of a switch
Researchers find a way to control the bubbles of boiling water using a small electric charge.
Students challenged to drive change with new MIT Food and Agribusiness Innovation Prize
J-WAFS receives a gift from Rabobank in support of a new student innovation competition, to be run by the MIT Food and Agriculture Club.
John E. Fernandez named new leader of MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative
Institute-wide initiative aims to address environmental issues at all scales, from campuswide to worldwide.
Solving the world’s great challenges
Inaugural Solve conference concludes four days of talks, workshops, and discussions on global challenges.
How to bring clean, efficient energy to the world
Solve conference explores better ways to provide power, water, and food to billions of people.
MIT-USAID program releases evaluation of water filters
Study of water filters used in Indian homes assesses suitability, scalability, and sustainability.
MIT Climate CoLab announces 32 winning climate strategies
Winning ideas for solutions to climate change were crowdsourced by more than 50,000 members of the public.