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Making nuclear energy cost-competitive

MIT teams in the GEMINA program will provide a framework for more streamlined operations and maintenance costs for next-generation advanced nuclear reactors.

Burning wood is not a solution to climate change

By MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative

Response to “Request for information to the MIT Administration regarding the Institute’s relations to fossil fuel companies”

By MIT Climate Action

Solar energy farms could offer second life for electric vehicle batteries

An MIT study shows that electrical vehicle batteries could have a useful and profitable second life as backup storage for grid-scale solar photovoltaic installations, where they could perform for more than a decade in this less demanding role. This image shows a ‘cut-away’ view of a lithium-ion battery over a background of cars and solar panels.

Transportation policymaking in Chinese cities

Using a novel methodology, MITEI researcher Joanna Moody and Associate Professor Jinhua Zhao uncovered patterns in the development trends and transportation policies of China’s 287 cities — including Fengcheng, shown here — that may help decision-makers learn from one another.

Susan Solomon earns Killian Award, MIT’s highest faculty honor

Susan Solomon has earned the Killian Award, the MIT faculty’s highest honor, for 2020-21. The award recognizes Solomon’s “leadership in working toward real-world solutions to address the global climate crisis.”

Machine learning helps map global ocean communities

A machine-learning technique developed at MIT combs through global ocean data to find commonalities between marine locations, based on interactions between phytoplankton species. Using this approach, researchers have determined that the ocean can be split into over 100 types of “provinces,” and 12 “megaprovinces,” that are distinct in their ecological makeup.

Making nuclear energy cost-competitive

MIT teams in the GEMINA program will provide a framework for more streamlined operations and maintenance costs for next-generation advanced nuclear reactors.

Meet the MIT bilinguals: Dual materials science and music major Talia Khan

“When I was looking for a university," says MIT senior Talia Khan, "I wanted one with access to top-quality music teachers and top-quality science. Here, we have the same quality of music education as conservatories, and you also have the rest of the MIT education.”

This J-WAFS spinout is gaining national attention for their innovative mechanism to detect heavy metal water pollutants

By Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS)

The SEPSAT water testing wands developed by an MIT research team

Pablo Ducru, an MIT doctoral candidate, has created the startup Torana with big goals to develop a global system for sustainable shrimp farming.

By Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS)

A portrait of Pablo Ducru

World Energy Magazine article by J-WAFS director John Lienhard addressing J-WAFS and MIT innovations advancing clean water access across the world

By Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS)

John Lienhards OpEd in the World Energy Magazine featuring an CGI image of an urban wetland system

A decade in energy

By MIT Energy Initiative

TIL about energy efficiency

By TILclimate Podcast

TIL about energy efficiency

Energy technology evolution

By MIT Energy Initiative

TIL about wind and solar power

By TILclimate Podcast

TIL about wind and solar power

Inside the National Energy Technology Laboratory

By MIT Energy Initiative

Is it energy or electricity?

By TILclimate Podcast

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