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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.

An electron-conducting carbon concrete (ec³)-based arch structure integrates supercapacitor electrodes for dual functionality. The prototype demonstrates both structural load bearing and the ability to power an LED, with the light’s intensity varying under applied load, highlighting the potential for real-time structural health monitoring via the supercapacitor.

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October 1, 2025

Concrete “battery” developed at MIT now packs 10 times the power

Improved carbon-cement supercapacitors could turn the concrete around us into massive energy storage systems.

“The intellectual seeds sown by Open Learning resources such as MIT OpenCourseWare have flourished within me, shaping my identity as a physicist and affirming my deep belief in the transformative power of knowledge shared freely, without barriers,” says Mostafa Fawzy, who has been using MIT's open educational resources since he was in high school.

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October 1, 2025

MIT OpenCourseWare is “a living testament to the nobility of open, unbounded learning”

For physicist Mostafa Fawzy, MIT Open Learning’s OpenCourseWare was a steadfast companion through countless study sessions.

“Our center was founded in response to rising geopolitical tensions and the urgent need for policy rooted in rigorous, evidence-based research,” says Mihaela Papa. “Today, as in our early years, the center brings together exceptional researchers with the ambition to address the world’s most pressing challenges in new and creative ways.”

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September 30, 2025

3 Questions: Addressing the world’s most pressing challenges

Mihaela Papa discusses the BRICS Lab, her role at the Center for International Studies, and the center's ongoing ambition to tackle the world's most complex challenges in new and creative ways.

“We are on a path where the effects of climate change won’t be fully known until it is too late to do anything about it,” says Jennifer Turliuk MBA ’25, who is working to help policymakers, scientists, and enterprises consider the multifaceted costs and benefits of generative AI. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to innovate and make AI systems less carbon-intense.”

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September 30, 2025

Responding to the climate impact of generative AI

Explosive growth of AI data centers is expected to increase greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers are now seeking solutions to reduce these environmental harms.