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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.

PostSeptember 30, 2025

Responding to the climate impact of generative AI

“We are on a path where the effects of climate change won’t be fully known until it is too late to do anything about it,” says Jennifer Turliuk MBA ’25, who is working to help policymakers, scientists, and enterprises consider the multifaceted costs and benefits of generative AI. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to innovate and make AI systems less carbon-intense.”

PostSeptember 12, 2025

Lidar helps gas industry find methane leaks and avoid costly losses

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Methane plumes, as detected by Gas Mapping Lidar, overlay imagery of a gas production site.

PostAugust 26, 2025

Simpler models can outperform deep learning at climate prediction

Simple climate prediction models can outperform deep-learning approaches when predicting future temperature changes, but deep learning has potential for estimating more complex variables like rainfall, according to an MIT study.

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.

PodcastJune 12, 2025

E7: Cleaner air

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PostJune 11, 2025

Decarbonizing steel is as tough as steel

Advanced steelmaking technologies could enable significant decarbonization of the iron and steel sector and improve the world’s chances of achieving long-term climate goals.

PostJune 5, 2025

How will U.S. land use change by 2050?

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How will U.S. land use change by 2050?

PostJune 2, 2025

AI stirs up the recipe for concrete in MIT study

MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub

A team led by Soroush Mahjoubi, a postdoc in civil and environmental engineering, built a machine-learning framework that evaluates and sorts candidate materials for cleaner concrete based on their physical and chemical properties. “Some of the most interesting materials that could replace a portion of cement are ceramics,” notes Mahjoubi. “Old tiles, bricks, pottery — all these materials may have high reactivity.”

PostMay 28, 2025

MIT D-Lab students design global energy solutions through collaboration

Students in the D-Lab course 2.651 / EC.711 designed an egg incubator system for rural poultry farmers in Cameroon. From left to right: Lilly Heilshorn, Maeve McGinnis, Jamel Merritt, and Gracie Goll.

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