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During a near-shore Beaufort Sea sampling campaign in July 2023, PhD student Emma Bullock sampled ocean water with recent meltwater inputs to test for radium isotopes, trace metals, carbon, nutrients, and mercury. Photo...
Researching extreme environments

PhD candidate Emma Bullock studies the local and global impacts of changing mineral levels in Arctic groundwater.

This schematic of the planetary boundary layer (red line) shows exchanges of moisture and movement of aerosols that occur between the Earth's surface and this lowest level of the atmosphere. Lincoln Laboratory researchers are usin...
Using deep learning to image the Earth’s planetary boundary layer

Lincoln Laboratory researchers are using AI to get a better picture of the atmospheric layer closest to Earth's surface. Their techniques could improve weather and drought prediction.

MIT students Santiago Borrego (left) and Unyime Usua are working with MIT Sea Grant to develop image-recognition tools that will help aquaculture hatcheries monitor shellfish seed. Photo: Lily Keyes
Advancing technology for aquaculture

MIT Sea Grant students apply machine learning to support local aquaculture hatcheries.

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.

Workers using stitching machines in Dhaka, Bangladesh, for the evaluation, "How Do Managers’ Beliefs about New Technologies Evolve? Informational Interventions and the Adoption of Energy-efficient Stitching Motors in Bangladesh" ...
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.

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.