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MIT researchers who have received J-WAFS Solutions grants are taking their water and food technologies from the lab and implementing them in the real world, creating positive impacts for communities around the globe.
Translating MIT research into real-world results

MIT’s innovation and entrepreneurship system helps launch water, food, and ag startups with social and economic benefits.

Manduhai Buyandelger (far left) and Lauren Bonilla (far right), with MIT students who went to Mongolia with Bonilla in January 2024.
3 Questions: Bridging anthropology and engineering for clean energy in Mongolia

Anthropologists Manduhai Buyandelger and Lauren Bonilla discuss the humanistic perspective they bring to a project that is yielding promising results.

Hurricane Debby flooded homes and cars in Sarasota, Florida in August 2024.
Where flood policy helps most — and where it could do more

A U.S. program provides important flood insurance relief, but it’s used more in communities with greater means to protect themselves.

“A lot of the faculty have that go-getter attitude,” Liam Hines says about MIT. “It’s made me confident to really tackle the things that I care about.”
Aligning economic and regulatory frameworks for today’s nuclear reactor technology

Today’s regulations for nuclear reactors are unprepared for how the field is evolving. PhD student Liam Hines wants to ensure that policy keeps up with the technology.

The new report highlights how supply chain sustainability practices have evolved over the past five years, assessing their global implementation and implications for industries, professionals, and the environment.
State of Supply Chain Sustainability report reveals growing investor pressure, challenges with emissions tracking

The 2024 report highlights five years of global progress but uncovers gaps between companies’ sustainability goals and the investments required to achieve them.

“In terms of environmental hazards, extreme heat causes some of the most acute impacts for incarcerated people,” says Ufuoma Ovienmhada.
Study evaluates impacts of summer heat in U.S. prison environments

MIT researchers identify facility-level factors that could worsen heat impacts for incarcerated people.

Here, the manufactured glass bricks are assembled together in a wall configuration in Killian Court.
Engineers 3D print sturdy glass bricks for building structures

The interlocking bricks, which can be repurposed many times over, can withstand similar pressures as their concrete counterparts.

Monday’s event, “The Climate Project at MIT: Launching the Missions,” drew a capacity crowd at the Samberg Center. The project is “a whole-of-MIT mobilization,” President Sally A. Kornbluth said in her opening remarks.
Liftoff: The Climate Project at MIT takes flight

The major effort to accelerate practical climate change solutions launches as its mission directors meet the Institute community.

At an event marking the opening of AeroShield's new pilot manufacturing facility in Waltham, Massachusetts, Aaron Baskerville-Bridges, co-founder and vice president of operations, shows an AeroShield prototype window with the ability to cut energy losses in half.
Affordable high-tech windows for comfort and energy savings

MIT startup AeroShield has opened a new facility for manufacturing highly insulating windows that will reduce building energy use and cut carbon emissions.