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A new undergraduate major in climate system science and engineering prepares students like (clockwise from top left) Katherine Kempff, Lauren Aguilar, Justin Cole, and Ananda Figueiredo with the foundational expertise acros...
New major crosses disciplines to address climate change

Combining engineering, earth system science, and the social sciences, Course 1-12 prepares students to develop climate solutions.

The new Engine Accelerator offers startups specialized lab equipment, advanced machining, fabrication facilities, office space, and a range of startup support services. Credit: Nana Kusi Minkah of Minks Media
A home where world-changing innovations take flight

The Engine Accelerator offers “tough tech” startups space, support, and a network to help them scale up.

Collecting study materials from a liquefied petroleum gas depot manager for the evaluation, "Targeting Clean Fuels: Pricing Strategies and the Distribution of Benefits in Periurban Ghana." Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana. ...
Q&A: Claire Walsh on how J-PAL’s King Climate Action Initiative tackles the twin climate and poverty crises

Since 2020, K-CAI has innovated and tested climate policies in more than 35 countries and supported scale-ups that have reached over 15 million people.

The prevalence of remote work since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly changed urban transportation patterns in the U.S., according to new study led by MIT researchers. Image: iStock
Has remote work changed how people travel in the US?

A new study finds sustained pattern changes — with a lot of regional variation.

The prevalence of remote work since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly changed urban transportation patterns in the U.S., according to new study led by MIT researchers. Image: iStock
Has remote work changed how people travel in the U.S?

A new study finds sustained pattern changes — with a lot of regional variation.

Researchers developed a 3D printer that can automatically identify the parameters of an unknown material on its own. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers
This 3D printer can figure out how to print with an unknown material

The advance could help make 3D printing more sustainable, enabling printing with renewable or recyclable materials that are difficult to characterize.

Assistant Professor Iwnetim Abate is leading an effort to determine the ideal conditions for producing hydrogen underground. Photo: Gretchen Ertl
Extracting hydrogen from rocks

Iwnetim Abate aims to stimulate natural hydrogen production underground, potentially unearthing a new path to a cheap, carbon-free energy source.

The flow of electrical current in the bottom crystalline slab (representing WTe2) breaks a mirror symmetry (shattered glass), while the material itself breaks the other mirror symmetry (cracked glass). The resulting spin current ha...
Propelling atomically layered magnets toward green computers

MIT scientists have tackled key obstacles to bringing 2D magnetic materials into practical use, setting the stage for the next generation of energy-efficient computers.

PhD student Lavender Tessmer has devoted herself to several projects throughout grad school, but all share a common thread: an emphasis on fiber development and textile programming. “At MIT, my interest in textiles really explode...
Programming functional fabrics

PhD student Lavender Tessmer applies computation to create textiles that behave in novel ways.