New tech could lower price of CO2 capture

New technology could lower the cost of capturing carbon dioxide from all types of emissions, researchers report.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
July 21, 2023 ~7 min

Study: The ocean’s color is changing as a consequence of climate change

The color changes reflect significant shifts in essential marine ecosystems.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
July 12, 2023 ~8 min


Megawatt electrical motor designed by MIT engineers could help electrify aviation

Technology demonstrations show the machine’s major components achieve the required performance.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 8, 2023 ~9 min

How moss helps fight climate change

A new study uncovered evidence that mosses have the potential to store a massive amount of carbon in the soil beneath them.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
May 24, 2023 ~6 min

3 Questions: Can disused croplands help mitigate climate change?

Assistant Professor César Terrer and recent visiting student Stephen Bell describe how agricultural lands that are no longer productive could play an important role in carbon sequestration.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering • mit
May 19, 2023 ~8 min

Like ancient mariners, ancestors of Prochlorococcus microbes rode out to sea on exoskeleton particles

A new study shows the carbon-capturing phytoplankton colonized the ocean by rafting on particles of chitin.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
May 11, 2023 ~8 min

Inaugural J-WAFS Grand Challenge aims to develop enhanced crop variants and move them from lab to land

Matt Shoulders will lead an interdisciplinary team to improve RuBisCO — the photosynthesis enzyme thought to be the holy grail for improving agricultural yield.

Carolyn Blais | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
May 10, 2023 ~14 min

Detailed images from space offer clearer picture of drought effects on plants

J-WAFS researchers are using remote sensing observations to build high-resolution systems to monitor drought.

Carolyn Blais | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
March 20, 2023 ~8 min


Oceans’ ability to soak up emissions has a tipping point

In a worst-case scenario, oceans will hit a tipping point in their ability to soak up emissions by 2100, researchers report.

Anton Caputo-UT Austin • futurity
March 8, 2023 ~5 min

Engineered wood gets stronger while trapping CO2

A new engineered wood could cut both emissions and construction costs. It's also stronger than normal, untreated wood, researchers say.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
Feb. 23, 2023 ~5 min

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