Microscopic defects in ice influence how massive glaciers flow, study shows
The findings should help scientists refine predictions of future sea-level rise.
The findings should help scientists refine predictions of future sea-level rise.
Honing her values and career path through her D-Lab classes, the MIT senior sets her sights on leveling inequalities in global health.
Propelled by MIT mentors and colleagues, two Kavanaugh Fellows will spend a year getting their innovative technologies ready for the market.
A filter made from yeast encapsulated in hydrogels can quickly absorb lead as water flows through it.
The chip-scale device could provide sensitive detection of lead levels in drinking water, whose toxicity affects 240 million people worldwide.
The results suggest that climate may influence seismic activity.
Jonathan Bessette and Akash Ball have been named 2024-25 J-WAFS Fellows for water treatment technologies.
MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering grad students are undertaking a broad range of innovative research projects.
Surprising “photomolecular effect” discovered by MIT researchers could affect calculations of climate change and may lead to improved desalination and drying processes.
MIT Sea Grant students apply machine learning to support local aquaculture hatcheries.
Since 2020, K-CAI has innovated and tested climate policies in more than 35 countries and supported scale-ups that have reached over 15 million people.
The sustainable and cost-saving structure could dissipate more than 95 percent of incoming wave energy using a small fraction of the material normally needed.
Extractive industries threaten water, glaciers, and livelihoods, but new research offers hope.
In field tests, MIT spinoff AgZen demonstrated that its feedback-optimized spraying system could halve the pesticide needs of farms and improve crop yields.
The technology could offer a cheap, fast way to test for PFAS, which have been linked to cancer and other health problems.