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A dense high-rise development in Kowloon, Hong Kong, reflects the speed and scale of urbanization across Asia, where cities are expanding rapidly to accommodate growing populations.

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May 19, 2026

MIT Asia Real Estate Initiative expands its footprint in booming Asian cities

The initiative plans to engage industry leaders and MIT alumni with hubs in Tokyo, Dubai, and Hong Kong.

A new MIT study finds that despite regional differences in climate, electricity sources, traffic, and driving patterns, electric vehicles produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions — and cost no more to own — than comparable gas-powered cars for most U.S drivers.

MIT News Office

May 12, 2026

For most US drivers, EVs offer emissions benefits and cost savings

When it comes to emissions, individual driving patterns matter as much as how “green” the regional electricity mix is, MIT researchers report.

The full IDEAS cohort for 2026 consisted of 21 MIT student-led teams focused on social impact ventures.

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May 7, 2026

Celebrating dorm-to-market social entrepreneurship at MIT

At the 25th IDEAS Social Innovation Incubator Showcase and Awards, 21 student-led ventures joined 1,200 alumni-led ventures tackling the world’s most pressing problems through social entrepreneurship.

Found, with support from the Department of Energy, is hoping to use their electrochemical gallium extraction technology to create a new domestic supply chain for gallium and a host of other important metals.

MIT News Office

May 3, 2026

Found Industries aims to strengthen America’s industrial supply chains

Founded by Peter Godart ’15, SM ’19, PhD ’21, the company has developed technologies for extracting critical metals and making fuel out of aluminum.

Kate Brown (front row, second from right), the Thomas M. Siebel Distinguished Professor in the History of Science, stands with her MISTI Global Classroom in Barcelona, Spain.

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May 1, 2026

Testing sustainable agriculture in Barcelona

Students in a MISTI Global Classroom confronted the challenges of climate change, one farm and co-op visit at a time.

A robot carries three voxels as it walks across a voxel structure. Modular Inchworm Lattice Assembler robots, or MILAbots, use grippers on each end to place voxel building blocks and engage the snap-fit connections.

MIT News Office

April 28, 2026

Robotically assembled building blocks could make construction more efficient and sustainable

New research suggests constructing a simple building from interlocking subunits should be mechanically feasible and have a much smaller carbon footprint.

Collage of "Sustainability Connect 2026": panels, discussions, and attendees. Bright setting, engaging atmosphere, and focus on sustainability.

MIT Office of Sustainability

April 28, 2026

Sustainability Connect 2026: Advancing Climate Action Through Collaboration

MIT and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab researchers have developed a tool that predicts the energy use of AI workloads, helping data centers allocate resources efficiently and reduce wasted power.

MIT News Office

April 27, 2026

A faster way to estimate AI power consumption

The “EnergAIzer” method generates reliable results in seconds, enabling data center operators to efficiently allocate resources and reduce wasted energy.

At a recent MITEI seminar, Georgina Flatter Campbell, CEO of Greentown Labs, highlighted universities as crucial supportive ecosystems within the entrepreneurship landscape, and discussed her time in MIT's Technology and Policy Program.

MIT News Office

April 24, 2026

The power of “and” in energy and climate entrepreneurship

Greentown Labs CEO Georgina Campbell Flatter emphasizes the importance of collaboration in the entrepreneurship space, and the role that universities play in this landscape.