InEnTec: Turning trash into valuable chemical products and clean fuels
Climate goals expand impact of MIT waste-processing spinoff that capitalizes on a process called plasma gasification.
Climate goals expand impact of MIT waste-processing spinoff that capitalizes on a process called plasma gasification.
New method for producing thermoset plastics allows them to be broken down more easily after use.
Graduate student Linda Zhong and professor of biology Anthony Sinskey are studying the plastic-devouring enzyme PETase as a way to improve recycling.
Following a successful project creating bricks from pulp plant waste in northern India, Elsa Olivetti is looking for ways to repurpose slag produced by the metals industry.
Finalists presented an alternative to nondegradable plastics, and an additive to help plastics decompose.
Renewlogy’s system is converting plastic waste from cities and rivers into fuel.
The Institute aims to update its water management practices to prepare for droughts, sea level rise, and other risks posed by the climate crisis.
Students in a cross-disciplinary projects course are working on real-world engineering problems posed by companies and MIT research labs.
Base Operations, MDaaS Global, and Graviky Labs will head to Texas to be part of the first class at the new elite accelerator.
Rise of electric vehicles and grid storage may cause bottlenecks, but no showstoppers, analysis suggests.
A contest spurred several MIT labs to reduce waste and hazardous materials and conserve energy and water.
MIT student travels to São Paulo to assist non-profit in recognizing and organizing waste collectors.
An MIT development could benefit both the environment and human health.
Student-run Trashion Show, returning for its fifth year, aims to foster awareness of sustainable materials.