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At the 2025 MIT Energy Initiative Spring Symposium, Evelyn Wang (at lectern), the MIT vice president for energy and climate, joined MITEI Director William H. Green to discuss how collaborations across campus can help solve the data center challenge.

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July 2, 2025

Confronting the AI/energy conundrum

The MIT Energy Initiative’s annual research symposium explores artificial intelligence as both a problem and a solution for the clean energy transition.

VAMO (Vegetal, Animal, Mineral, Other), is an ultra-lightweight, biodegradable, and transportable canopy designed to circle around a brick column in the Corderie of the Venice Arsenale — a historic space originally used to manufacture ropes for the city’s naval fleet.

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July 1, 2025

VAMO proposes an alternative to architectural permanence

A project at the Venice Biennale showcases biodegradable materials and structural systems using tension and compression.

Instead of building a refinery, Nth Cycle’s team has built a modular refining system — dubbed “The Oyster” — which uses electricity, chemical precipitation, and filtration to create the same metal refining chemicals as traditional methods.

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June 27, 2025

Nth Cycle is bringing critical metals refining to the U.S.

Co-founded by Professor Desirée Plata, the company is already producing nickel and cobalt from battery scrap in Ohio.

“There’s no better place than MIT to come up with the transformational solutions that can help shape our world,” says Evelyn Wang, who is also the Ford Professor of Engineering at the Institute.

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June 26, 2025

Evelyn Wang: A new energy source at MIT

MIT’s first vice president for energy and climate is working to accelerate research and development toward transformational solutions.

A mowed barrier around each project helped visitors know that areas of tall grass at No Mow sites are intentional.

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June 16, 2025

Students and staff work together for MIT’s first “No Mow May”

With advocacy from GSC Sustain, the No Mow May project supports pollinator habitats and provides educational opportunities.

Bryan Reimer, founder and co-director of the AVT Consortium, gives the opening remarks.

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June 16, 2025

Celebrating an academic-industry collaboration to advance vehicle technology

MIT Advanced Vehicle Technology Consortium marks a decade of developing data that improve understanding of how drivers use and respond to increasingly sophisticated automotive features.

Hilal Mohammadzai graduated from the MIT Emerging Talent Certificate in Computer and Data Science as part of his path to pursue a career in data science.

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June 13, 2025

A journey of resilience, fueled by learning

How experience with real-world problem-solving, combined with MIT Open Learning’s online resources and internship opportunities, solidified one Afghani learner’s career path.

John Fernandez, professor in the Department of Architecture and director of MIT’s Environmental Solutions Initiative, has led ESI since 2015.

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June 13, 2025

After more than a decade of successes, ESI’s work will spread out across the Institute

John Fernandez will step down as head of the Environmental Solutions Initiative, as its components will become part of the Climate Project and other entities.

Advanced steelmaking technologies could enable significant decarbonization of the iron and steel sector and improve the world’s chances of achieving long-term climate goals.

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June 11, 2025

Decarbonizing steel is as tough as steel

But a new study shows how advanced steelmaking technologies could substantially reduce carbon emissions.