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To test their setup, researchers allowed algae cells to stick to the surface of the photobioreactor. When they applied a voltage, the bubbles separated the cells from the surfaces without harming them.
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October 15, 2025

MIT engineers solve the sticky-cell problem in bioreactors and other industries

Their system uses electrochemically generated bubbles to detach cells from surfaces, which could accelerate the growth of carbon-absorbing algae and lifesaving cell therapies.
Environmental microbiologist Darcy McRose is one of 20 innovative early-career scientists and engineers named to the 2025 class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering. Each fellow receives $875,000 over five years to pursue their research.
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October 14, 2025

Darcy McRose and Mehtaab Sawhney ’20, PhD ’24 named 2025 Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering

McRose, an environmental microbiologist, is recognized for researching the ecological roles of antibiotics in shaping ecosystems, agriculture, and health.
In the Marelli Lab at MIT, Giorgio Rizzo develops sustainable seed coatings using natural materials to boost plant resilience and reduce the environmental impact of traditional fertilizers.
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October 14, 2025

Engineering next-generation fertilizers

MIT postdoc Giorgio Rizzo harnesses plant chemistry to design sustainable fertilizers that could reshape modern farming.
Ali Aouad is an assistant professor of operations management at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
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October 14, 2025

Optimizing food subsidies: Applying digital platforms to maximize nutrition

An algorithm can change the face of food assistance policy in the Global South, says MIT assistant professor and J-WAFS researcher Ali Aouad.
MIT researchers have proposed an approach for combined blue-green ammonia production that minimizes waste products and, when combined with some other simple upgrades, could reduce the greenhouse emissions from ammonia production by as much as 63 percent, compared to the leading “low-emissions” approach being used today.
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October 8, 2025

How to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ammonia production

Proposed system would combine two kinds of plants, creating greater efficiency and lowering costs while curbing climate-changing emissions.
“Machine learning is already really widely used for things like solar power forecasting, which is a prerequisite to managing and balancing power grids,” says EECS assistant professor and LIDS PI Priya Donti. “My focus is: How do you improve the algorithms for actually balancing power grids in the face of a range of time-varying renewables?”
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October 7, 2025

Fighting for the health of the planet with AI

Assistant Professor Priya Donti’s research applies machine learning to optimize renewable energy.
MIT researchers have developed a prediction model that could improve the safety and reliability of tokamak fusion reactors.
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October 7, 2025

New prediction model could improve the reliability of fusion power plants

The approach combines physics and machine learning to avoid damaging disruptions when powering down tokamak fusion machines.
A new report by MIT researchers finds corporations are still very much seeking sustainability advances in their supply chains — but many need to improve the business metrics they use in this area.
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October 6, 2025

Report: Sustainability in supply chains is still a firm-level priority

Analysis from MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics finds companies are still acting to reduce emissions, but often lag in measurement techniques.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright ’85 visited the MIT campus on Sept. 29. Wright earned a BS in mechanical engineering and spent two and a half years pursuing graduate studies in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science before leaving to become an entrepreneur in the energy industry.
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October 3, 2025

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright ’85 visits MIT

Panel discussions focused on innovation in many forms of energy, then a tour of campus featured student research.

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