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“At room temperature, the solution can absorb more CO2, and with mild heating it can release the CO2. There is an instant pH change when we heat up the solution a little bit,” Youhong (Nancy) Guo says.

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December 11, 2025

A new approach to carbon capture could slash costs

Chemical engineers have found a simple way to make capturing carbon emissions from industrial plants more energy-efficient.

NEET scholars install their team's solar-powered charging station in an MIT campus courtyard as part of 22.03/3.0061 (Introduction to Design Thinking and Rapid Prototyping), a class offered through the NEET Climate and Sustainability Systems thread.

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December 9, 2025

MIT NEET students install solar-powered charging station on campus, resurrecting an MIT tradition

The project was designed and built with novel “bio-composite” materials developed by the student team.

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December 9, 2025

Resurrecting an MIT “learning by doing” tradition: NEET scholars install solar-powered charging station

The project was designed and built with novel “bio-composite” materials developed by the student team.

MIT researchers found that industry’s actions to shrink their carbon footprint — like buying renewable electricity or reducing air travel — can both cut CO₂ emissions but have very different impacts on overall air quality.

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December 8, 2025

When companies “go green,” air quality impacts can vary dramatically

Cutting air travel and purchasing renewable energy can lead to different effects on overall air quality, even while achieving the same CO2 reduction, new research shows.

Team MITten took first place in the 2025 MADMEC innovation contest for its spray-on coating designed to prevent ice from forming on power lines. (From left to right:) Shaan Jagani, Amber Velez, Matthew Michalek, and Trevor Bormann.

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December 5, 2025

MADMEC winners develop spray-on coating to protect power lines from ice

Placing first in the MADMEC innovation contest, the MITten team aims to curb costly power outages during winter storms.

A new MIT study on expanding the U.S. electrical grid outlines the tradeoffs among reliability, cost, and emissions for different expansion strategies.

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December 4, 2025

What’s the best way to expand the US electricity grid?

A study by MIT researchers illuminates choices about reliability, cost, and emissions.

The modeling tool Macro can help reduce infrastructure planning time and ensure that the power grid can continue to provide customers with efficient, reliable, and low-cost electricity that meets emissions and regulatory standards.

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December 3, 2025

Helping power-system planners prepare for an unknown future

Macro, a modeling tool developed by the MIT Energy Initiative, enables energy-system planners to explore options for developing infrastructure to support decarbonized, reliable, and low-cost power grids.

Initial experimental setup, showing the submerged axisymmetric model rigidly attached at about mid-length to the towing carriage through a streamlined strut.

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December 2, 2025

MIT researchers demonstrate ship hull modifications to cut fuel use

Wedge-shaped vortex generators reduce drag in ship hulls, which could advance decarbonization for the shipping industry.

MIT graduate students select Napa cabbage and other produce harvested the previous day by MIT volunteers at the Monday Farm Stand in Stata Lobby.

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November 25, 2025

Mind, hand, and harvest

A volunteer-driven pilot program brings low-cost organic produce to the MIT community.