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PostJanuary 4, 2021

MIT Society of Women Engineers’ journey into virtual connection

Jeana Choi (left) and Koumani Ntowe lead the MIT Society of Women Engineers as co-presidents.

PostDecember 31, 2020

Aerosols from pollution, desert storms, and forest fires may intensify thun...

MIT scientists have discovered a new mechanism by which aerosols may intensify thunderstorms in tropical regions.

VideoDecember 23, 2020

MIT-ESI Rapid Response Group Hosts Panel for Congressional Staffers on Key ...

MIT ESI Rapid Response Group

PostDecember 22, 2020

MIT in the media: 2020 in review

PostDecember 18, 2020

Making smart thermostats more efficient

A diagram from a new paper describing a smart thermostat shows the interaction of weather conditions, control systems, sensors, and learning algorithms to optimize microclimates in buildings.

PostDecember 18, 2020

2020 MIT Water Summit brings international audiences together to discuss re...

Students and researchers from across MIT and industry gathered virtually to discuss a variety of water issues with a focus on resilience, sustainability, and equity. Featured speakers Emma Robbins (top center), Uma Lele (bottom left), and Rebecca Farnum (bottom right) are pictured.

PostDecember 18, 2020

With campus as a test bed, climate action starts and continues at MIT

MIT has reduced campus emissions by 24 percent over the past five years.

PostDecember 18, 2020

On planetary change and human health

During her research in Belize, Amy Moran-Thomas noted that some with diabetes, when talking of the diabetes epidemic, would invoke Hurricane Hattie (which ravaged their country in 1961) as a metaphor for slow health changes that can suddenly erupt into a full-blown crisis. "In many ways," she says, "the chronic wear on both the planet and on people is accumulating like a gathering storm."

PostDecember 17, 2020

To boost emissions reductions from electric vehicles, know when to charge

The time of day when an electric vehicle (EV) is charged can have a large impact on reducing its emissions. In California, home to half of the EVs in the United States, charging at midday reduces EV emissions by more than 40 percent when compared to charging at night.

PostDecember 17, 2020

To boost emissions reductions from electric vehicles, know when to charge

The time of day when an electric vehicle (EV) is charged can have a large impact on reducing its emissions. In California, home to half of the EVs in the United States, charging at midday reduces EV emissions by more than 40 percent when compared to charging at night.

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