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Nonabah Lane was an MIT Media Lab Director’s Fellow; MIT Solve 2019 Indigenous Communities Fellow; Department of Urban Studies and Planning guest lecturer and community partner; community partner with the PKG Public Service Center...

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November 15, 2022

Nonabah Lane, Navajo educator and environmental sustainability specialist with numerous ties to MIT, dies at 46

Lane leaves a lasting legacy at the Institute and on tribal communities around the country. <br />

2022 J-WAFS Fellows (top row, left to right) Devashish Gokhale, Katharina Fransen, and James Zhang; (bottom row, left to right) Linzixuan (Rhoda) Zhang and Aditya Ghodgaonkar.
Photos: Lillie Paquette

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November 10, 2022

MIT PhD students shed light on important water and food research

J-WAFS Fellows discuss their inspiration for pursuing challenges in water and food systems.

At the MIT Energy Initiative’s 2022 Annual Research Conference, panelists discuss the challenges of scaling new energy startups and taking their technologies from the lab to the market.
Photo: Kelley Travers

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November 9, 2022

Advancing the energy transition amidst global crises

MIT Energy Initiative Annual Research Conference highlights both opportunities and obstacles in the race to a net-zero future.

Time-lapse series of images shows the new type of battery becoming fully discharged over a period of days. In the process of discharging, the new "catholyte" material in the battery cell gets chemically coverted into a reddis...

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November 4, 2022

New materials could enable longer-lasting implantable batteries

Pacemakers and other medical devices, as well as long-distance drones and remote sensors, could require fewer battery replacements with new approach.

Long thought to rely solely on photosynthesis, the microbe Prochlorococcus may get as much as one-third of its carbon through a second strategy: consuming the dissolved remains of other dead microbes.
Image: Jose-Lui...

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November 3, 2022

Ocean microbes get their diet through a surprising mix of sources, study finds

Up to one-third of the carbon consumed by Prochlorococcus may come from sources other than photosynthesis.

“The goal of MIT Methane Network is to reduce methane emissions by 45 percent by 2030, which would save up to 0.5 degree C of warming by 2100,” says Associate Professor Desiree Plata. “When you consider that governments ar...

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November 2, 2022

Methane research takes on new urgency at MIT

Desiree Plata's research focuses on developing technologies and strategies for environmental sustainability.

A team of researchers has demonstrated the use of computer vision models to monitor turbulent structures, known as "blobs," that appear on the edge of the super-hot fuel used in controlled-nuclear-fusion research. The super-hot fuel...

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November 1, 2022

Machine learning facilitates “turbulence tracking” in fusion reactors

A new approach sheds light on the behavior of turbulent structures that can affect the energy generated during fusion reactions, with implications for reactor design.

A new tool developed by MIT researchers can be used to estimate the likely air-quality and health outcomes of a wide range of climate and air-quality policies at the regional, sectoral, and fuel-based level.
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October 26, 2022

Coordinating climate and air-quality policies to improve public health

New MIT tool pinpoints policy combinations that maximize health benefits.

As Rise Global Winners, first-years Jacqueline Prawira (left) and Safiya Sankari will have access to opportunities for funding, mentoring, and other resources throughout their careers.

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October 26, 2022

Two first-year students named Rise Global Winners for 2022

Now in its second year, the Rise program targets exceptional teenage scholars from around the world for their potential as future change-makers.