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Charlene Xia, pictured at the MIT Sailing Pavilion, tests her microbiome monitoring system in the Charles River.
Photo: John Freidah, MIT Mechanical Engineering

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October 22, 2021

Saving seaweed with machine learning

PhD candidate Charlene Xia is developing a low-cost system to monitor the microbiome of seaweed farms and identify diseases before they spread.

An MIT-led research team studied the role and impact of hydrogen-based technology pathways in a future low-carbon, integrated energy system and finds benefits from co-optimizing hydrogen and power supply chains.

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October 21, 2021

Coupling power and hydrogen sector pathways to benefit decarbonization

MIT-led team finds holistic optimization of electric power and hydrogen supply chain infrastructure is favorable for emission reductions and decreased infrastructure costs.

A new MIT study provides greater detail about how thes protective benefits of marsh plants work under real-world conditions shaped by waves and currents. The simulated plants used in lab experiments were designed based on Spartin...

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October 18, 2021

How marsh grass protects shorelines

As climate change brings greater threats to coastal ecosystems, new research can help planners leverage the wave-damping benefits of marsh plants.

The community space of the Volpe plan pictured in MIT’s master plan.
Credit: Design Distill

MIT News Office

October 7, 2021

Volpe project prepares for design phase

Substantive community benefits, strong equity and inclusion practices, and ample public open space garner city and community support for MIT’s master plan.

As climate change amplifies the frequency and intensity of hurricanes and other extreme events in the United States and around the world, and the populations and economies they threaten grow and change, there is a critical need t...

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October 4, 2021

New “risk triage” platform pinpoints compounding threats to US infrastructure

Modeling tool showcases emerging MIT Joint Program research focus on multi-sector dynamics.

PhD student Katarina Boukin and junior Eva Then were instrumental to the Porosity Hunt, capturing data around campus and synthesizing it for future use. Photo: Ken Strzepek

MIT News Office

October 3, 2021

For campus “porosity hunters,” climate resilience is the goal

With the MIT campus as a test bed, a citizen science effort provides lessons well beyond MIT.

Ana Pantelic is the new executive director of MIT D-Lab, known around the world for its approach to participatory design in resource-constrained settings. “Persistent poverty is a consequence of power imbalance,” says Pantelic...

MIT News Office

October 1, 2021

Ana Pantelic appointed executive director of MIT D-Lab

An international development practitioner, academic researcher, and social entrepreneur, Pantelic will help guide D-Lab into its third decade.

Philosophy matters to Conti not only because he is interested in ethics, but because he believes that philosophy of language, which can illuminate how humans communicate, will help him advance convincing arguments on behalf of goo...

MIT News Office

September 29, 2021

The language of change

Preparing for a career advancing the science and policy of climate issues, junior Ryan Conti focuses on math, computer science, and the philosophy of language.

Researchers at the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub have found that several strategies can cut pavement emissions by 20 percent.

MIT News Office

September 28, 2021

Making roadway spending more sustainable

Current and former MIT researchers find novel tools can improve the sustainability of road networks on a limited budget.