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Atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon finds hope in past environmental challenges. Written by Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office.You can read the original story in MIT News Susan Solomon, the Ellen Swallow ...
Original story at MIT NewsJeffrey Grossman applies new materials research to making desalination cheaper and more efficient.With the intensifying drought in California, the state has accelerated the ...
Black, Boyd and Shaner among 31 recipients Written by Ilavenil Subbiah.You can read the original new in MIT NewsFirst-year graduate students Brad Black, William Dawson and Samuel Shaner in the ...
Original story at MIT NewsAll around the planet, high-frequency climate observatories are collecting atmospheric data around the clock as part of the Advanced Global Atmospheric Gases Experiment ...
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have further enhanced a transparent and conductive coating material by increasing its electrical conductivity by 10 ...
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To assess the likely impact of climate change on U.S. agriculture, researchers typically run a combination of climate and crop models that project how yields of maize, wheat, and other key crops will change over time. But the suite of models commonly used in these simulations, which account for a wide range of uncertainty, produces outcomes that can range from substantial crop losses to bountiful harvests. These mixed results often leave farmers and other agricultural stakeholder...
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Charles W. Forsberg of the MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) has been awarded the prestigious Seaborg Medal by the American Nuclear Society (ANS). Forsberg is honored for his work advancing innovative nuclear fuel cycle concepts, high-temperature reactors, and applications for sustainable hybrid-energy systems.
“Dr. Forsberg’s contributions to expanding the technical foundations of nuclear technology have advanced the role of nuclear energy in our...
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Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” produces a lot of wastewater. Drilling one well requires millions of gallons of water that’s injected into the ground to loosen rocks and release oil. While some is reused, much of the produced water is discarded into deep injection wells, and clean water is purchased again and again.
But MIT spinout Gradiant Corporation is working toward making fracking a water-neutral process, by making water reuse more economical. Founded by...
More than 150 robots, in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and capabilities, will battle it out on May 6 and 7 in a contest to see which can collect the most soda cans and simulated bales of trash and return then to a recycling facility -- actually a milk crate in the corner-- all in under a minute. The robots will be competing head-to-head in a series of elimination matches, and the top eight finishers will get trophies or T-shirts.
The matchups are the culmination of 2.007, a required class for sophomores in...
Researchers at MIT Lincoln Laboratory have developed a powerful sensor that can detect airborne pathogens such as anthrax and smallpox in less than three minutes.
The new device, called PANTHER (for PAthogen Notification for THreatening Environmental Releases), represents a `significant advance` over any other sensor, said James Harper of Lincoln Lab`s Biosensor and Molecular Technologies Group. Current sensors take at least 20 minutes to detect harmful bacteria or viruses in the air, but the PANTHER sensors can...
