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The startup Transaera is using a class of materials called metal organic frameworks, or MOFs, to create air conditioners that could have five times less impact on the climate when compared to traditional ACs....
MIT engineers have succeeded in making filters from tree branches to purify drinking water. Prototypes tested in India show promise as a low-cost, natural filtration option. The interiors of nonflowering trees such as pine...
Engineers at MIT have developed self-cooling fabrics from polyethylene, a material commonly used in plastic bags. The team has published their findings in the journal Nature Sustainability. Polyethylene is thin and lightweight, and could keep...
As atmospheric concentrations of CFC-11 drop, the global ocean should become a source of the chemical by the middle of next century, a new MIT study predicts. The world’s oceans are a vast repository...
Researchers from MIT have developed analytical tools to enable next-generation agriculture by using engineered plant nanosensors and portable Raman spectroscopy. According to United Nations estimates, the global population is expected to grow by 2 billion within...
A new study from researchers at MIT uncovers the kinds of infrastructure improvements that would make the biggest difference in increasing the number of electric cars on the road, a key step toward reducing...
Systems for capturing and converting carbon dioxide from power plant emissions could be important tools for curbing climate change, but most are relatively inefficient and expensive. Now, researchers at MIT have developed a method...
MIT researchers have started growing structures made of wood-like plant cells in a lab, hinting at the possibility of more efficient biomaterials production. The researchers have proposed a way to grow certain plant tissues,...
The proposed design could reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by 95 percent and thereby reduce the number of associated early deaths by 92 percent, a new MIT study finds. Nitrogen oxides, or NOx, are a...
Scientists have discovered slimy microbes that may help keep coral reefs healthy. The bacteria scrub out nitrogen, potentially defending against certain nutrient overloads. Corals have evolved over millennia to live, and even thrive, in...
Researchers identify a mechanism by which small particles in the atmosphere can generate more frequent thunderstorms. Observations of Earth’s atmosphere show that thunderstorms are often stronger in the presence of high concentrations of aerosols...
Researchers have significantly boosted the output from a system that can extract drinkable water directly from the air even in dry regions, using heat from the sun or another source. The system brings the...
A passive solar-powered system has achieved a new level of efficiency in harnessing sunlight to make fresh drinking water from seawater. Such systems could potentially serve off-grid arid coastal areas to provide an efficient,...
Solstice makes community solar projects more accessible for people unable to invest in rooftop panels. Rooftop solar panels are a great way for people to invest in renewable energy while saving money on electricity....
MIT researchers have discovered a way to eliminate carbon emissions from cement production, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Cement, the world’s leading construction material, accounts for around 8 per cent of all...
New research from MIT shows that, contrary to accepted rule of thumb, a 10- or 15-year lifespan for solar panels can still be economically viable. A new study shows that, contrary to widespread belief...
MIT and the Fashion Institute of Technology have joined forces to create advanced functional fabrics such as biodegradable footwear and active textiles. For the second consecutive year, students from MIT and the Fashion Institute...
Carbon dioxide emissions may trigger a reflex in the carbon cycle, with devastating consequences, an MIT study finds. MIT researcher Daniel Rothman has found that when the rate at which carbon dioxide enters the...
Highways, parking lots and other paved surfaces represent the least sustainable development, right? Not always. Writing in the Journal of Cleaner Production, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers found that many factors determine whether pavement...
Buildings of the future may be lit by collections of glowing plants and designed around an infrastructure of sunlight harvesting, water transport, and soil collecting and composting systems. That’s the vision behind an interdisciplinary...
