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PostOctober 16, 2025

Book reviews technologies aiming to remove carbon from the atmosphere

MIT Energy Initiative

“Carbon Removal,” by MIT Energy Initiative Senior Research Engineer Howard Herzog (pictured) and Professor Niall Mac Dowell of Imperial College London, explores the history and intricacies of removing carbon dioxide from the Earth’s atmosphere.

PostOctober 15, 2025

MIT engineers solve the sticky-cell problem in bioreactors and other indust...

To test their setup, researchers allowed algae cells to stick to the surface of the photobioreactor. When they applied a voltage, the bubbles separated the cells from the surfaces without harming them.

PostOctober 7, 2025

Combining agriculture with forestry could accelerate climate progress

MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy

Agroforestry could accelerate climate progress

PostOctober 1, 2025

Concrete “battery” developed at MIT now packs 10 times the power

An electron-conducting carbon concrete (ec³)-based arch structure integrates supercapacitor electrodes for dual functionality. The prototype demonstrates both structural load bearing and the ability to power an LED, with the light’s intensity varying under applied load, highlighting the potential for real-time structural health monitoring via the supercapacitor.

PostAugust 28, 2025

When basic science and technology is not enough to address climate change

MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy

Institute-wide project taps social science to reframe climate and sustainability problems and identify more viable solutions

PostAugust 21, 2025

Study links rising temperatures and declining moods

“It's clear now, with our present study adding to findings from prior studies, that weather alters sentiment on a global scale,” Nick Obradovich says.

PostJuly 1, 2025

VAMO proposes an alternative to architectural permanence

VAMO (Vegetal, Animal, Mineral, Other), is an ultra-lightweight, biodegradable, and transportable canopy designed to circle around a brick column in the Corderie of the Venice Arsenale — a historic space originally used to manufacture ropes for the city’s naval fleet.

PostJune 12, 2025

A Complete Picture of Sustainability

Example of a modeling map.

PostJune 10, 2025

Recovering from the past and transitioning to a better energy future

MIT Energy Initiative

Emily Carter (right), the Gerhard R. Andlinger Professor in Energy and the Environment at Princeton University, explained how climate change mitigation must include transformation, intervention, and adaptation strategies. William Green, director of the MIT Energy Initiative, moderated the discussion.

PodcastJune 5, 2025

Unraveling DNA to transform carbon

MIT Energy Initiative

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