Topic
Civil and environmental engineering
-
American Academy in Rome appoints John Ochsendorf as 23rd director
MIT professor in architecture and engineering will serve three-year term.
February 14, 2017 -
Eight MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Engineering
New members have made advances in artificial skin, wireless communications, nanotechnology, hydrology, and cancer treatment.
February 10, 2017 -
Concrete Sustainability Hub welcomes Panamanian government officials
Panamanian delegates participating in the U.S. Trade and Development Agency Global Procurement Initiative visited MIT to learn about life-cycle cost analysis models.
February 10, 2017 -
Transparent, gel-based robots can catch and release live fish
Made from hydrogel, robots may one day assist in surgical operations, evade underwater detection.
February 1, 2017 -
Zeroing in on the chemistry of the air
Jesse Kroll examines how pollutants change chemically as they waft around the globe.
February 1, 2017 -
How the smallest, most abundant bacteria inspired a children's book series
Institute Professor Penny Chisholm teams up with author and illustrator Molly Bang to write environmental children’s book series.
January 31, 2017 -
For refugee camps, a waterless toilet to improve health and safety
As camps swell, change:WATER Labs aims to bring toilets into individual homes.
January 31, 2017 -
MIT, Conservation International announce collaboration on climate adaptation and mitigation
Collaboration will explore ways of working with natural systems to address climate change.
January 27, 2017 -
Energy-efficient design
MIT researchers are helping architects optimize both design and energy efficiency.
January 23, 2017 -
Art, engineering, and architecture
Freshman seminar inspires students to see the world with fresh eyes.
January 19, 2017 -
Study tracks “memory” of soil moisture
First year of data from SMAP satellite provides new insights for weather, agriculture, and climate.
January 16, 2017 -
How engineering students are seeking to solve major food and water security problems
Students with a common passion for food and water security share their research at the MIT Water and Food Security Symposium.
January 9, 2017 -
Researchers design one of the strongest, lightest materials known
Porous, 3-D forms of graphene developed at MIT can be 10 times as strong as steel but much lighter.
January 6, 2017 -
Study finds more extreme storms ahead for California
New technique predicts frequency of heavy precipitation with global warming.
January 3, 2017 -
Alumni and entrepreneurs team up to guide young startups
Innovation@ONE business pitch competition features startups and ideas out of Course 1.
December 29, 2016 -
New approach calculates benefits of building hazard-resistant structures
Calculation developed by MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub shows that when building in areas prone to natural disasters, it pays to make informed decisions.
December 21, 2016 -
Students, academics, and entrepreneurs join forces to tackle the future of water utilities
Fifth annual MIT Water Summit brings together interdisciplinary panelists to give multiple perspectives on major issues surrounding the water sector.
December 21, 2016 -
Tackling society’s big problems with systems theory
Ali Jadbabaie seeks to optimize large-scale systems, from social networks to teams of people or devices.
November 14, 2016 -
MIT-Chile collaboration stresses hands-on projects and teamwork in STEM education
MIT alumni and the MIT-Chile Program are bringing unique learning opportunities to Chilean high school students in a partnership with two major Santiago universities.
November 1, 2016 -
Taking the life-cycle perspective: Report addresses critical issues in building practices
October 28, 2016