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PhD student Katarina Boukin and junior Eva Then were instrumental to the Porosity Hunt, capturing data around campus and synthesizing it for future use. Photo: Ken Strzepek
Photo: Ken Strzepek
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For campus “porosity hunters,” climate resilience is the goal

With the MIT campus as a test bed, a citizen science effort provides lessons well beyond MIT.

A new study finds that North Atlantic hurricanes have indeed increased in frequency over the last 150 years, similar to what historical records have shown. Image: MIT News, iStockphoto
Climate modeling confirms historical records showing rise in hurricane activity

New results show North Atlantic hurricanes have increased in frequency over the last 150 years.

Tolga Durak is the managing director of MIT EHS. Photo courtesy of Tolga Durak
3 Questions: Tolga Durak on building a safety culture at MIT

Managing director of environment, health, and safety programs discusses MIT's resources for helping researchers and students operate safely in the lab.

The Artists and Scientists Together on Climate Solutions event included, from left to right: Anna Johnson, Sustainability and Environment Officer at Involved Group; Dr. Dava Newman, the director of the MIT Media Lab; Tony McGuinnes...
Scientists and musicians tackle climate change together

Discussion at MIT explores ways the music industry can help in the battle to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

There is a growing need to improve agricultural production systems and increase crop productivity. Globally, bacterial pathogen infection in crop plants is one of the major contributors to agricultural yield losses.
SMART researchers develop method for early detection of bacterial infection in crops

The Raman spectroscopy-based method enables early detection and quantification of pathogens in plants, to enhance plant disease management.

MIT researchers have developed a novel semi-solid flow battery that uses a mixture containing dispersed manganese dioxide particles, along with an electrically conductive additive called carbon black, that enables efficien...
An energy-storage solution that flows like soft-serve ice cream

Researchers make the case for a semisolid electrochemical compound as a cost-efficient, grid-scale battery backup for wind and solar power.

A new analysis by MIT researchers could help architects and builders reduce the carbon footprint of truss structures, the crisscrossing struts that bolster bridges, towers, and buildings. Image: MIT News, iStockphoto
Timber or steel? Study helps builders reduce carbon footprint of truss structures

New analysis could help identify optimal materials for the crisscrossing struts that bolster bridges, towers, and buildings.

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Energy hackers give a glimpse of the postpandemic future

The MIT EnergyHack brought together bright minds from across the world to address some of the energy sector’s most pressing challenges.

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Energy hackers give a glimpse of a postpandemic future

The MIT EnergyHack brought together bright minds from across the world to address some of the energy sector’s most pressing challenges.

MIT researchers find the biggest factor in the dramatic cost decline for lithium-ion batteries in recent decades was research and development, particularly in chemistry and materials science. Image: MIT News...
The reasons behind lithium-ion batteries’ rapid cost decline

A new study finds that investments in R&D on materials and chemistry were key, while economies of scale contributed somewhat less.