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PostAugust 17, 2021

Smarter regulation of global shipping emissions could improve air quality a...

MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy

The main source of shipping emissions is the combustion of heavy fuel oil in large diesel engines, which disperses pollutants into the air over coastal areas.

PostAugust 4, 2021

Using graphene foam to filter toxins from drinking water

MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

A reusable 3D functionalized reduced graphene oxide foam (3D‐FrGOF) is used as an in situ electrolytic deposition electrode to extract uranium from contaminated water.

PostAugust 3, 2021

Vapor-collection technology saves water while clearing the air

The cooling tower of MIT’s nuclear plant has demonstrated the effectiveness of the new water recovery system. The right side of the tower has the new system installed, eliminating its plume of vapor, while the untreated left side continues to produce a steady vapor stream.

PostAugust 2, 2021

Amy Watterson: Model engineer

Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Since joining the SPARC project two years ago, MIT mechanical engineer Amy Watterson has honed her computer modeling skills to prepare fusion magnets for a crucial test.

PostJuly 27, 2021

Investigating materials for safe, secure nuclear power

A longstanding interest in radiation’s effects on metals has drawn Michael Short into new areas such as nuclear security and microreactors.

PostJuly 20, 2021

Manipulating magnets in the quest for fusion

Plasma Science and Fusion Center

After overseeing three years of research and development, Brian LaBombard is ready to test a toroidal field model coil, a prototype for those that will be used in the new fusion experiment, SPARC.

PostJuly 15, 2021

Challenges and Opportunities for Decarbonizing Power Systems in the US Midc...

MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research

PostJuly 15, 2021

Waging a two-pronged campaign against climate change

MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

W. Robb Stewart, an MIT PhD candidate in nuclear science and engineering, is working to build a modular, integrated, gas high-temperature nuclear reactor, called MIGHTR.

PostJuly 14, 2021

Water for a Warming Climate

MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research

PostJuly 14, 2021

How hot is too hot for the human body?

MIT Technology Review

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