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Fort Wayne, Indiana, is one of J-PAL North America’s LEVER Evaluation Incubator collaborators. With support from J-PAL staff, Fort Wayne is designing evaluations of two programs that connect social workers with people who have experienced an overdose or have a mental health illness to treatment and resources.

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November 15, 2024

J-PAL North America announces new evaluation incubator collaborators from state and local governments

Selected LEVER collaborators will work with the organization to develop an evaluation of their respective programs that alleviate poverty.

At the MIT Energy Initiative's 2024 Annual Research Conference, panelists examined the social barriers to decarbonization and the importance of community involvement in decision-making.

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November 15, 2024

Ensuring a durable transition

Progress on the energy transition depends on collective action benefiting all stakeholders, agreed participants in MITEI’s annual research conference.

Underwater structures created by MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab and Invena, an organization based out of the Maldives.

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November 14, 2024

Dancing with currents and waves in the Maldives

Collaborating with a local climate technology company, MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab is pursuing scalable erosion solutions that mimic nature, harnessing ocean currents to expand islands and rebuild coastlines.

A conceptual schematic of the new woven electrode design. Researchers wove a series of conductive copper wires (the brown-orange pipe) through a very thin membrane to reach the catalyst.

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November 13, 2024

MIT engineers make converting CO2 into useful products more practical

A new electrode design boosts the efficiency of electrochemical reactions that turn carbon dioxide into ethylene and other products.

“Roman concrete to me is fascinating: It’s still standing after all this time and constantly repairing,” Admir Masic says, pictured here holding a Roman-inspired, self-healing concrete cube.

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November 12, 2024

Admir Masic: Using lessons from the past to build a better future

The associate professor of civil and environmental engineering studies ancient materials while working to solve modern problems.

"Being able to make your own materials domestically means that you're not at the behest of a foreign monopoly," says co-founder Tomás Villalón ’14, pictured.

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November 8, 2024

Startup turns mining waste into critical metals for the U.S.

Phoenix Tailings, co-founded by MIT alumni, is creating domestic supply chains for rare earth metals, key to the clean energy transition.

Service members Kelsey Pittman (left) and Jacqueline Orr share a similar path from the United States Military Academy West Point to graduate studies in structural engineering at MIT.

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November 8, 2024

Bridging military service and engineering

Two MIT graduate students share similar journeys from West Point to MIT.

A new study by MIT researchers quantifies the impact of a zero-emission truck’s design range on its energy storage requirements and operational revenue.

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November 8, 2024

Tackling the energy revolution, one sector at a time

A new study on techno-economic outlooks for zero-emission heavy-duty trucking underscores the need for cross-sector collaboration.

Members of the Ija´tz and Innoc farming cooperatives pose in the new University del Valle de Guatemala essential oil extraction lab, led by Rodrigo Aragon (far right), with Elizabeth (fourth from left).

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November 7, 2024

“Mens et manus” in Guatemala

ASPIRE program brings MIT-style research, innovation, and entrepreneurship to Central America, sparking sustainable development by and for the people.