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

MIT News Office

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.

Because of the power density advantages of ammonia over renewables and batteries, Amogy is targeting power-hungry industries like maritime shipping, power generation, construction, and mining.

MIT News Office

November 25, 2025

Unlocking ammonia as a fuel source for heavy industry

Four MIT alumni say their startup, Amogy, has the technology to help decarbonize maritime shipping, power generation, manufacturing, and more.

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

MIT News Office

November 25, 2025

Mind, hand, and harvest

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

Snowy campus building with a large dome and tall columns framed by bare trees under a clear blue sky, conveying a serene winter scene.

MIT Office of Sustainability

November 24, 2025

Kicking Off IAP Climate 2026

Researchers at MIT and elsewhere are investigating how AI can be harnessed to support the clean energy transition.

MIT News Office

November 24, 2025

How artificial intelligence can help achieve a clean energy future

AI supports the clean energy transition as it manages power grid operations, helps plan infrastructure investments, guides development of novel materials, and more.

“This is a pragmatic solution that’s not trying to reshape the world as we dream of it. It’s looking at the problem at hand today and fixing it,” Cameron Halliday says.

MIT News Office

November 19, 2025

A new take on carbon capture

Mantel, founded by MIT alumni, developed a system that captures CO2 from factories and power plants while delivering steam to customers.

Ernest Opoku’s goal is to advance computational methods to study how electrons behave — a fundamental research that underlies applications ranging from materials science to drug discovery.

MIT News Office

November 19, 2025

Quantum modeling for breakthroughs in materials science and sustainable energy

Quantum chemist and School of Science Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellow Ernest Opoku is working on computational methods to study how electrons behave.

MIT engineers designed an ultrasonic system to “shake” water out of an atmospheric water harvester. The design (two prototypes shown in photo) can recover captured water in minutes rather than hours.

MIT News Office

November 18, 2025

Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the air

The system can be paired with any atmospheric water harvesting material to shake out drinking water in minutes instead of hours.

At Energizing@MIT: the MIT Energy Initiative’s annual research conference, a panel examined the use cases of long-duration energy storage and the key technologies addressing this need. From left to right, they are Nestor Sepulveda, Google; Asegun Henry, MIT; and Manlio Coviello, Energy Dome Latam.

MIT News Office

November 18, 2025

MIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research priorities amidst a changing energy landscape

Industry leaders agree collaboration is key to advancing critical technologies.