MIT

February 26, 2023

MIT Alumni Build Zero-Emissions Semi-Truck Powered by Sustainable Ammonia Fuel

A start-up by four MIT Ph.D. Graduates, Amogy, has successfully tested a zero-emissions semi-truck powered by sustainable ammonia fuel. The customized Freightliner Cascadia truck went on a test run inside the Stony

Ocean·Pollution·Science

Turning the Tide on Climate Change: MIT’s Game-Changing CO2 Removal from Ocean Water

Climate change has become one of the most pressing global challenges of our time. One of the main contributors to climate change is the increasing level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, largely due to human activities such as

March 3, 2023

A Concrete Battery: MIT and Wyss Institute Innovate Supercapacitors that Could Reshape Renewable Energy

Energy·Science

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Wyss Institute have an exciting new development in energy storage systems by creating an

MIT Study Reveals AI’s Rule Violation Failure: Disturbing Inaccuracies Uncovered

Artificial Intelligence·Computing·Technology

Machine-learning models designed to mimic human decision-making can sometimes make harsher judgments than humans regarding rule violations. MIT researchers have found that machine-learning models

New filter captures and recycles aluminum from manufacturing waste Photo Source:Trent Lee

Latest·Recycle

MIT Engineers Develop Filter Capturing 99% of Aluminum Waste

A breakthrough in aluminum recycling could help reduce industrial waste while meeting growing global demand for the metal used in everyday items from soda cans to smartphones. Engineers at MIT have developed

Karmactive Staff

February 13, 2025

It would take to make rectilinear building elements, Photo Source: Saleh Jamsheer (@ MIT News)

Architecture·Design

MIT’s 3D-Printed Mud Molds Aim to Halve Concrete’s 8% Carbon Emissions

Construction is getting a surprising helper: dirt from the building site itself. MIT researchers have found a way to use 3D-printed mud to build concrete structures faster and cheaper than traditional methods.

Rahul Somvanshi

January 31, 2025

Represented Image. MIT's Tiny Robots Fly. Photo Source: Pixabay

Agriculture·Robotics

MIT’s Tiny Robots Fly 17 Minutes, Aiding Indoor Farming

MIT researchers have created bug-sized robots that could change how we grow food. These tiny machines, lighter than a paperclip, can now fly for 17 minutes straight – a major leap from

Rahul Somvanshi

January 22, 2025

MIT engineers designed a nanofiltration process that could make aluminum production more efficient while reducing hazardous waste. Jennifer Chu | MIT News

Recycle

MIT Engineers Develop Filter Capturing 99% of Aluminum Waste

Karmactive Staff

January 9, 2025

Caption:At left: Steel is seen to corrode into siderite (FeCO3) when immersed in subcritical liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2). At right: Samples of albite (a plagioclase feldspar) and a sandstone core are observed to form red rhodochrosite (MnCO3) when exposed to supercritical CO2 in the presence of a water solution with potassium chloride and manganese chloride, with particularly strong reaction near the interface of the two solutions. In both experiments, water saturation is provided by floating LCO2 on the water. Under the lower pressure conditions characteristic of early Mars, the water would float on the LCO2. Credits:Photos courtesy of Todd Schaef/PNNL (left) and Earl Mattson/Mattson Hydrology (right).

Astronomy·Space

Liquid CO₂ May Have Shaped Mars’ Ancient Terrain, Not Just Water, Study Suggests

A new study published in Nature Geoscience proposes that liquid carbon dioxide, alongside water, may have shaped Mars’ ancient surface features and mineral composition. The perspective article, led by Michael Hecht, principal

Rahul Somvanshi

December 21, 2024

MIT chemical engineers designed a two-part catalyst that can convert methane gas to useful products. The catalyst consists of iron-modified aluminum silicate plus an enzyme called alcohol oxidase (enzyme not pictured). Credits:Credit: Courtesy of the researchers

Materials·Pollution

MIT Catalyst Converts Methane to Polymers at Room Temperature

Chemical engineers at MIT have developed a hybrid catalyst that converts methane into polymers at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. The research appears in Nature Catalysis. Methane contributes about 15% to global

Karmactive Staff

December 20, 2024

Caption:An artist’s illustration of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope revealing, in the infrared, a population of small main-belt asteroids. Credits:Image: Ella Maru and Julien de Wit

Astronomy·Space

MIT Astronomers Detect 138 Smallest Main Belt Asteroids, Some as Small as 10 Meters

Research team identifies 138 previously unknown space rocks as small as 10 meters in the main asteroid belt. An international research team led by MIT physicists has identified the smallest asteroids ever

Karmactive Staff

December 20, 2024

Caption:Emvolon co-founders Emmanuel Kasseris SM ’07, PhD ’11 (left) and Leslie Bromberg ’73, PhD ’77. Credits:Credit: Courtesy of Emvolon

Energy·Science

MIT Spinout Transforms Engines into Methanol-Producing Plants

In an era where methane emissions pose a severe climate threat – with warming effects 84 times more potent than CO2 over a 20-year timescale – MIT spinout Emvolon has engineered a

Karmactive Team

December 18, 2024

Caption:To combat global micronutrient deficiency crises, MIT researchers developed novel materials that protect fragile nutrients under harsh cooking and storage conditions. The microparticles seen here are made of biodegradable polymers that dissolve in the stomach to release encapsulated vitamins and minerals. Credits:Credit: Linzixuan (Rhoda) Zhang, David Mankus, Dhruv Varshney, Ruiqing Xiao, Shahad Alsaiari, Abigail Lytton- Jean, Robert Langer, Ana Jaklenec

Beauty·Plastic

MIT’s Biodegradable Polymers Aim to Replace Microplastics in Beauty Products

In a development that could reshape the beauty and personal care industry, MIT chemical engineers have created biodegradable polymers to replace microplastic beads found in cleansers and cosmetics. These new materials break

Karmactive Staff

December 18, 2024

Green Future of computing. Artist Impression: MIT researchers developed a superconducting diode that could improve energy efficiency in high-power computing and benefit quantum technologies.

Science·Sustainability·Technology

Discover MIT’s Energy-Saving Marvel: The Green Future of Computing is in Sight!

MIT researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking superconducting device that could revolutionize energy consumption in computing. This device, harnessing the power of superconductors, promises to dramatically reduce energy use in various applications. “The

Rahul Somvanshi

September 15, 2023

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