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PostJanuary 26, 2021

Unravelling carbon uptake in concrete pavements

MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub

A model developed at MIT suggests that a natural carbon uptake process in concrete could offset 5 percent of the CO2 emissions generated from the cement used in U.S. pavements.

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.

PodcastDecember 14, 2020

Building technology

MIT Energy Initiative

PostDecember 3, 2020

Environmental Justice Law and Policy

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PostDecember 1, 2020

3 Questions: Hessam AzariJafari on mitigating climate change with reflectiv...

MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub

Reflective pavements could reduce the frequency of heat waves in Chicago by around 30 percent over 20 years.

PostNovember 18, 2020

System can sterilize medical tools using solar heat

Researchers at MIT and the Indian Institute of Technology have come up with a way to generate the steam required by autoclaves, using just the power of sunlight, to help maintain safe, sterile equipment at low cost in remote locations.

PostNovember 11, 2020

Power-free system harnesses evaporation to keep items cool

MIT researchers have developed a two-layer passive cooling system, made of hydrogel and aerogel, that can keep foods and pharmaceuticals cool for days without the need for electricity. In this photo showing a close-up of the two-layer material, the upper layer consists of aerogel and the bottom layer of hydrogel.

PostNovember 1, 2020

COMMENTARY: Inaction on the climate threat is NOT an option

MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy

Photo: American citizens are facing crucial decisions, beginning with their patriotic duty to vote. (Source: Yale Climate Connections)

PodcastOctober 29, 2020

E9: TIL about cleaning up clean tech

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PostOctober 22, 2020

3 Questions: Fatih Birol on post-Covid trajectories in energy and climate

"Five recent emerging developments are making me increasingly optimistic about how quickly the world may shift to cleaner energy and achieve the kind of structural declines in greenhouse gas emissions that are needed to achieve international climate and sustainable energy goals," says Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency.

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