Homes that survived the Boulder County fire hid another disaster inside – we turned them into labs to study this urban wildfire health risk

When the Marshall Fire swept through the Boulder suburbs a year ago, scientists began studying the health effects. What they’re learning could help homeowners elsewhere in the future.

Michael Hannigan, Professor, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Dec. 26, 2022 ~10 min

New tool can assist with identifying carbohydrate-binding proteins

Groundbreaking research can help alleviate the challenges affiliated with studying carbohydrates.

Danielle Randall Doughty | Department of Chemistry • mit
Dec. 22, 2022 ~5 min


Microparticles could help prevent vitamin A deficiency

Fortifying foods with new polymer particles containing vitamin A could promote better vision and health for millions of people.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 12, 2022 ~7 min

Meet the 2022-23 Accenture Fellows

This year's fellows will work across research areas including telemonitoring, human-computer interactions, operations research,  AI-mediated socialization, and chemical transformations.

School of Engineering • mit
Dec. 9, 2022 ~5 min

Reversing the charge

Battery power from electric vehicles to the grid could open a fast lane to a net-zero future.

Leda Zimmerman | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Nov. 28, 2022 ~10 min

Mussels are disappearing from the Thames and growing smaller – and it's partly because the river is cleaner

A new survey has revealed an alarming deterioration in the health of the River Thames ecosystem – but some of the recorded changes may be the result of a cleaner river.

Isobel Ollard, PhD Researcher, University of Cambridge • conversation
Nov. 28, 2022 ~7 min

MIT PhD students shed light on important water and food research

J-WAFS Fellows discuss their inspiration for pursuing challenges in water and food systems.

Carolyn Blais | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
Nov. 10, 2022 ~9 min

Advancing the energy transition amidst global crises

MIT Energy Initiative Annual Research Conference highlights both opportunities and obstacles in the race to a net-zero future.

Leda Zimmerman | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Nov. 9, 2022 ~12 min


Dead crustaceans washing up on England’s north-east coast may be victims of industrial revival

A mass die-off of crustaceans occurred on England’s north-east coast last autumn – the government’s explanation of the cause is unlikely to be true.

Gary Caldwell, Senior Lecturer in Applied Biology, Newcastle University • conversation
Oct. 28, 2022 ~7 min

Dead crustaceans washing up on England's north-east coast may be victims of the green industrial revolution

A mass die-off of crustaceans occurred on England’s north-east coast last autumn – the government’s explanation of the cause is unlikely to be true.

Gary Caldwell, Senior Lecturer in Applied Biology, Newcastle University • conversation
Oct. 28, 2022 ~7 min

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