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Tarek Rakha PhD ’15, CEO and founder of Lamarr.AI, says her firm’s technology “is like giving a building an MRI using drones, infrared imaging, visible light imaging, and proprietary AI that we developed through computer vision technology, along with large language models for report generation.”

MIT News Office

November 7, 2025

Giving buildings an “MRI” to make them more energy-efficient and resilient

Founded by a team from MIT, Lamarr.AI uses drones, thermal imaging, and AI to help property owners make targeted investments in their buildings.

The Living Climate Futures Lab is made up of faculty and researchers from across MIT. Together, they are exploring the human impact of climate change.

MIT News Office

November 6, 2025

Where climate meets community

MIT’s Living Climate Futures Lab takes a human-centered approach to investigating a global challenge.

"We look at emerging technologies for biodiversity monitoring and try to understand where the data analysis bottlenecks are, and develop new computer vision and machine-learning approaches that address those problems," says MIT doctoral student Justin Kay.

MIT News Office

November 3, 2025

3 Questions: How AI is helping us monitor and support vulnerable ecosystems

MIT PhD student and CSAIL researcher Justin Kay describes his work combining AI and computer vision systems to monitor the ecosystems that support our planet.

Certificate with a gold circular emblem stating “STARS” at the top. Below, it recognizes MIT for sustainability, valid through October 15, 2028, signed by Meghan Fay Zahniser. Logos for AASHE and STARS are at the bottom.

MIT Office of Sustainability

October 30, 2025

MIT receives GOLD for the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) for 2025

“We’re making ‘going electric’ like an appliance swap instead of a construction project,” says founder Sam Calisch. Pictured is an example of Copper’s battery-equipped kitchen range.

MIT News Office

October 30, 2025

Battery-powered appliances make it easy to switch from gas to electric

Founded by Sam Calisch SM ’14, PhD ’19, Copper offers electric kitchen ranges that plug into standard wall outlets, with no electrical upgrades required.

PhD student Miranda Schwacke develops materials and devices for neuromorphic computing, which processes and stores information simultaneously, like neurons and synapses do in the brain.

MIT News Office

October 24, 2025

The brain power behind sustainable AI

PhD student Miranda Schwacke explores how computing inspired by the human brain can fuel energy-efficient artificial intelligence.

Undergraduate students explore the En-ROADS climate simulator.

MIT News Office

October 21, 2025

Over 1,000 MIT students inspired to work toward climate solutions

Incoming students tested the climate simulation tool En-ROADS with the goal of creating “a healthier, safer, more prosperous, and more sustainable world.”

"The Nuclear Ship Safety Handbook" co-authors (left to right) Anthony Valiaveedu, Nat Edmonds, and Jose Izurieta pose in MIT's Hart Naval Gallery.

MIT News Office

October 20, 2025

MIT Maritime Consortium releases “Nuclear Ship Safety Handbook”

First-of-its-kind handbook serves as a guide for design safety for civilian nuclear ships.

With Refashion, users simply draw shapes and place them together to develop an outline for adaptable fashion pieces. It’s a visual diagram that demonstrates how to cut garments, providing a straightforward way to design things like pants that can be reconfigured into a dress.

MIT News Office

October 17, 2025

New software designs eco-friendly clothing that can reassemble into new items

To reduce waste, the Refashion program helps users create outlines for adaptable clothing, such as pants that can be reconfigured into a dress. Each component of these pieces can be replaced, rearranged, or restyled.