In a large, open space on the first floor of 750 Main Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts,…
Tag: Climate change
Extracting hydrogen from rocks
It’s commonly thought that the most abundant element in the universe, hydrogen, exists mainly alongside other…
Shining a light on oil fields to make them more sustainable
Operating an oil field is complex and there is a staggeringly long list of things that…
Think globally, rebuild locally
Building construction accounts for a huge chunk of greenhouse gas emissions: About 36 percent of carbon…
Making the clean energy transition work for everyone
The clean energy transition is already underway, but how do we make sure it happens in…
Explained: Carbon credits
One of the most contentious issues faced at the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) on climate…
Moving past the Iron Age
MIT graduate student Sydney Rose Johnson has never seen the steel mills in central India. She’s…
Faculty, staff, students to evaluate ways to decarbonize MIT’s campus
With a goal to decarbonize the MIT campus by 2050, the Institute must look at “new…
Q&A: A blueprint for sustainable innovation
Atacama Biomaterials is a startup combining architecture, machine learning, and chemical engineering to create eco-friendly materials…
K. Lisa Yang Global Engineering and Research Center will prioritize innovations for resource-constrained communities
Billions of people worldwide face threats to their livelihood, health, and well-being due to poverty. These…