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David Whelihan has traveled to the Arctic over the past few years to test prototype low-cost sensor nodes designed to monitor loss in Arctic sea ice extent and thickness.

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September 17, 2025

Q&A: David Whelihan on the challenges of operating in the Arctic

How do you access and conduct research in one of the world's harshest and most demanding environments?

The Climate Action Learning Lab Summit served as a culmination of three months of programming to build participants' skills and knowledge in evidence generation and use in the climate space.

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September 15, 2025

Climate Action Learning Lab helps state and local leaders identify and implement effective climate mitigation strategies

J-PAL North America’s inaugural Climate Action Learning Lab provided six U.S. cities and states with customized training and resources to leverage data and evaluation to advance climate solutions that work.

A new software and hardware toolkit called SustainaPrint can help users strategically combine strong and weak filaments to achieve the best of both worlds. Instead of printing an entire object with high-performance plastic, the system analyzes a model, predicts where the object is most likely to experience stress, and reinforces those zones with stronger material.

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September 4, 2025

A greener way to 3D print stronger stuff

MIT CSAIL researchers developed SustainaPrint, a system that reinforces only the weakest zones of eco-friendly 3D prints, achieving strong results with less plastic.

A depiction of batteries made with MIT researchers’ new electrolyte material, which is made from a class of molecules that self-assemble in water, named aramid amphiphiles (AAs), whose chemical structures and stability mimic Kevlar.

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August 28, 2025

New self-assembling material could be the key to recyclable EV batteries

MIT researchers designed an electrolyte that can break apart at the end of a battery’s life, allowing for easier recycling of components.

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August 27, 2025

Fikile Brushett named director of MIT chemical engineering practice school

Brushett leads one-of-its-kind program that has been a bridge between education and industry for over a century.

“If we can improve materials for a nuclear reactor, it means we can extend the life of that reactor,” says Ericmoore Jossou.

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August 27, 2025

New method could monitor corrosion and cracking in a nuclear reactor

By directly imaging material failure in 3D, this real-time technique could help scientists improve reactor safety and longevity.

Simple climate prediction models can outperform deep-learning approaches when predicting future temperature changes, but deep learning has potential for estimating more complex variables like rainfall, according to an MIT study.

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August 26, 2025

Simpler models can outperform deep learning at climate prediction

New research shows the natural variability in climate data can cause AI models to struggle at predicting local temperature and rainfall.

“It's clear now, with our present study adding to findings from prior studies, that weather alters sentiment on a global scale,” Nick Obradovich says.

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August 21, 2025

Study links rising temperatures and declining moods

An analysis of social media in 157 countries finds hotter weather is associated with more negative sentiments.

Professor Jessika Trancik conducts research on technology innovation and energy systems.

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August 11, 2025

Jessika Trancik named director of the Sociotechnical Systems Research Center

Trancik will lead multidisciplinary research center focused on the high-impact, complex, sociotechnical systems that shape our world.