New program bolsters innovation in next-generation artificial intelligence hardware

MIT AI Hardware Program launches with five inaugural companies to advance AI technologies for the next decade.

School of Engineering | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
March 29, 2022 ~5 min

Soaring crude prices make the cost of pretty much everything else go up too because we almost literally eat oil

Oil is used throughout the US economy and not just as fuel. Petroleum goes into packaging, toys, clothing and especially the food we eat.

Veronika Dolar, Assistant Professor of Economics, SUNY Old Westbury • conversation
March 28, 2022 ~7 min


Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on new pathways to decarbonizing industry

Faculty leaders detail promising technologies, materials, and methods that could help unlock a low-carbon future in sectors where emissions are hardest to cut.

MIT News Office • mit
March 28, 2022 ~12 min

A better way to separate gases

A new membrane material could make purification of gases significantly more efficient, potentially helping to reduce carbon emissions.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
March 24, 2022 ~9 min

Small oil producers like Ghana, Guyana and Suriname could gain as buyers shun Russian crude

Buyers are avoiding Russian oil in response to the war in Ukraine. Can smaller producers leverage this moment to strike favorable deals with big oil companies?

Jennapher Lunde Seefeldt, Assistant Professor of Government and International Affairs, Augustana University • conversation
March 15, 2022 ~10 min

The tech industry talks about boosting diversity, but research shows little improvement

Most tech sector firms are stuck in a low- inclusion rut, and a disturbing set of firms are moving backward. A handful of firms, however, demonstrate that diversity now is possible.

JooHee Han, Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology, University of Oslo • conversation
March 1, 2022 ~7 min

Cow documentary shows the need for fundamental legal rights for animals

Andrea Arnold’s new film chronicles the daily strife of Luma – a dairy cow and mother.

Joe Wills, Lecturer in Law, University of Leicester • conversation
Feb. 7, 2022 ~7 min

Los Angeles' long, troubled history with urban oil drilling is nearing an end after years of health concerns

Photos from the early 1900s show LA’s forests of oil derricks. Hundreds of wells are still pumping, and research shows how people living nearby are struggling with breathing problems.

Bhavna Shamasunder, Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy, Occidental College • conversation
Feb. 3, 2022 ~10 min


Los Angeles' long, troubled history with urban oil drilling is about to end after years of health concerns

Photos from the early 1900s show LA’s forests of oil derricks. Hundreds of wells are still pumping, and research shows how people living nearby are struggling with breathing problems.

Bhavna Shamasunder, Associate Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy, Occidental College • conversation
Feb. 3, 2022 ~10 min

How Extinction Rebellion can make climate action successful without antagonising the public

Extinction Rebellion’s 2022 climate action strategy needs to focus on stigmatising the fossil fuel industry if it’s to be successful.

Aliette Lambert, Lecturer in Marketing, University of Bath • conversation
Jan. 31, 2022 ~8 min

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