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PostOctober 22, 2021

Saving seaweed with machine learning

Charlene Xia, pictured at the MIT Sailing Pavilion, tests her microbiome monitoring system in the Charles River.

PostOctober 18, 2021

How marsh grass protects shorelines

A new MIT study provides greater detail about how thes protective benefits of marsh plants work under real-world conditions shaped by waves and currents. The simulated plants used in lab experiments were designed based on Spartina alterniflora, which is a common coastal marsh plant.

PostOctober 7, 2021

New “risk triage” platform pinpoints compounding threats to US infrastr...

MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change

As climate change amplifies the frequency and intensity of hurricanes and other extreme events in the United States and around the world, and the populations and economies they threaten grow and change, there is a critical need to make infrastructure more resilient. A new "risk triage" platform developed by the MIT Joint Program could help decision-makers to take action to mitigate and adapt to multiple, compounding risks that face the nation.(Source: Severe Weather Europe)

PostSeptember 28, 2021

Taylor Perron receives 2021 MacArthur Fellowship

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PostSeptember 28, 2021

Making roadway spending more sustainable

MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub

Researchers at the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub have found that several strategies can cut pavement emissions by 20 percent.

PostSeptember 20, 2021

Crossing disciplines, adding fresh eyes to nuclear engineering

MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

“I will use my interdisciplinary knowledge,” says Limiao Zhang. “I hope I can design safer and more efficient and more reliable systems to provide energy for our society.”

PostSeptember 15, 2021

3 Questions: Daniel Cohn on the benefits of high-efficiency, flexible-fuel ...

MIT Energy Initiative

Daniel Cohn (left) and Leslie Bromberg have been developing a highly efficient, gasoline-ethanol engine that could help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions quickly and effectively in the heavy-duty trucking sector.

PostSeptember 10, 2021

Policies for Electrifying the Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet in the United States...

MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research

PostSeptember 8, 2021

MIT-designed project achieves major advance toward fusion energy

This large-bore, full-scale high-temperature superconducting magnet designed and built by Commonwealth Fusion Systems and MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) has demonstrated a record-breaking 20 tesla magnetic field. It is the strongest fusion magnet in the world.

PostAugust 25, 2021

The boiling crisis — and how to avoid it

MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

“I sometimes feel there was a reason I went through those early hardships,” says Madhumitha Ravichandran. “That’s what made me decide that I want to be an educator.” She’s also grateful for the opportunities that have opened up for her since coming to MIT.

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