Harvard awards $1.3M to fund climate change solutions

Ten research teams at Harvard will share $1.3 million in the eighth round of the Climate Change Solutions Fund awards, which address both local and global issues.

Erin Tighe • harvard
May 18, 2022 ~16 min

Building bridges, not silos

A new study reveals how MIT’s campus design and architecture influence interaction among researchers.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 23, 2022 ~9 min


Hedgehog highways: what are they and how to help build one

Hedgehog numbers may be stabilising in towns and cites, helped by routes through gardens.

Lauren Moore, PhD Candidate in Road Ecology, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
March 4, 2022 ~7 min

3 factors can limit virus spread indoors

New research shows controlling ventilation, filtration, and humidity can cut the spread of viruses. But getting the right combination is key.

U. Oregon • futurity
Feb. 21, 2022 ~6 min

Construction contract awarded for new semiconductor facility at MIT Lincoln Laboratory

The advanced research and prototyping facility will yield complex, integrated microelectronic components to enable scientific discovery and solve national security challenges.

Ariana Tantillo | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
Feb. 8, 2022 ~6 min

How to build wildfire-resistant communities on the wildland fringe

As more people move into high fire-risk areas and rebuilding after destructive blazes, an architect explains what to do to keep properties as safe as possible.

Jeanne Homer, Professor of Architecture, Oklahoma State University • conversation
Feb. 1, 2022 ~9 min

The sunsetting of the child tax credit expansion could leave many families without enough food on the table

The 2021 child tax credit expansion helped lift millions of families with children out of hunger. After those payments ended in December 2021, those families may again face food insufficiency.

Katherine Gutierrez, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of New Mexico • conversation
Jan. 21, 2022 ~5 min

Radical overhaul of construction industry needed if UK to have any chance of net zero by 2050 – new research

We know how to build a truly zero carbon house. So why are we not doing it, on a massive scale?

Ljubomir Jankovic, Professor of Advanced Building Design, University of Hertfordshire • conversation
Jan. 20, 2022 ~23 min


A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis

Renewable energy is expanding at a record pace, but still not fast enough. Here are the key areas to watch for progress in bringing more wind and solar into the power grid in 2022.

Jeffrey Logan, Associate Director of Energy Policy and Analysis, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 12, 2022 ~10 min

Technology has made buildings less climate-friendly: but we can look back in time for solutions

Lessons from ancient architecture can help us design buildings that provide comfort and convenience without costing the earth.

Bashar Al Shawa, PhD Student in Architecture, University of Bath • conversation
Jan. 11, 2022 ~8 min

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