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India has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions, a difficult task as the country’s electric power system relies on many coal-burning power plants. While some of the plants are fuel-efficient (right), many more are not (left). MITEI researchers have explored and clarified India’s decarbonization options and have posted their methods and results for use by other countries in the midst of similar energy transitions.

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May 6, 2025

How can India decarbonize its coal-dependent electric power system?

A detailed MIT analysis identifies some promising options but also raises unexpected concerns.

Fyto helps farmers grow plant-based feed and fertilizer using wastewater for a more sustainable, profitable food system.

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May 6, 2025

Startup helps farmers grow plant-based feed and fertilizer using wastewater

Founded by former MIT Tata Center translational research director Jason Prapas, Fyto has built an automated system for harvesting the aquatic plant Lemna on dairy farms.

“We got interested a few years ago in the question, is there something that automated vehicles could do here in terms of mitigating emissions,” says MIT Professor Cathy Wu. “Is it a drop in the bucket, or is it something to think about?”

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May 5, 2025

New tool evaluates progress in reinforcement learning

“IntersectionZoo,” a benchmarking tool, uses a real-world traffic problem to test progress in deep reinforcement learning algorithms.

Left to right: Lalitha Venkataramanan, scientific advisor and SLB research center manager; Kelly Gavin, MIT.nano consortium manager; Vladimir Bulović, MIT.nano director and the Fariborz Maseeh (1990) Professor of Emerging Technologies at MIT; and Smaine Zeroug, research director and SLB ambassador to MIT.

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May 1, 2025

SLB joins the MIT.nano Consortium

The energy innovation company becomes a sustaining member.

Participants of the MIT-Portugal Program Annual Conference 2024

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April 30, 2025

The MIT-Portugal Program enters Phase 4

New phase will support continued exploration of ideas and solutions in fields ranging from AI to nanotech to climate — with emphasis on educational exchanges and entrepreneurship.

Norma Kamali, fashion designer and entrepreneur

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April 22, 2025

Norma Kamali is transforming the future of fashion with AI

The renowned designer embraces generative AI to preserve and propel her legacy.

C. Cem Tasan, an MIT professor of materials science and engineering and director of the Materials Research Laboratory, discusses his work on recycling steel.

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April 17, 2025

Workshop explores new advanced materials for a growing world

Speakers described challenges and potential solutions for producing materials to meet demands associated with data centers, infrastructure, and other technology.

For the coastal country of Bangladesh, once-in-a-century storm tides could strike every 10 years — or more often — by the end of the century, scientists report. In this photo, a Bangladeshi woman and child walk over the top of a sandbag embankment in Khulna on May 4, 2019.

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April 11, 2025

Hundred-year storm tides will occur every few decades in Bangladesh, scientists report

With projected global warming, the frequency of extreme storms will ramp up by the end of the century, according to a new study.

Prize winners and organizers at the 2024 MIT Water, Food, and Agriculture Innovation Prize night event, co-sponsored by J-WAFS.

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April 10, 2025

MIT students advance solutions for water and food with the help of J-WAFS

J-WAFS marks 10 years of supporting student engagement through grants, fellowships, events, mentorship, and funding for clubs.