MIT J-WAFS announces 2022 seed grant recipients

The grants total over $1 million in support of research that addresses issues in the water and food sectors.

Carolyn Blais | Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab • mit
May 20, 2022 ~10 min

MIT expands research collaboration with Commonwealth Fusion Systems to build net energy fusion machine, SPARC

New five-year agreement will support SPARC science, increase graduate students and postdocs, and support interdisciplinary work toward fusion power plants.

Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
May 10, 2022 ~6 min


Study finds cells take out the trash before they divide

Cells may use this strategy to clear out toxic byproducts and give their offspring a clean slate.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
May 10, 2022 ~7 min

Team creates map for production of eco-friendly metals

New understanding of metal electrolysis could help optimize production of metals like lithium and iron.

Elizabeth A. Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
May 9, 2022 ~6 min

Engineers use artificial intelligence to capture the complexity of breaking waves

Their model’s predictions should help researchers improve ocean climate simulations and hone the design of offshore structures.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
April 29, 2022 ~7 min

Physicists embark on a hunt for a long-sought quantum glow

A new approach could make it possible detect the elusive Unruh effect in hours, rather than billions of years.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
April 26, 2022 ~8 min

Five MIT PhD students awarded 2022 J-WAFS fellowships for water and food solutions

Students are driving innovative research to promote water and food security for all.

Summer Weidman | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab • mit
April 22, 2022 ~9 min

A community approach to improving the health of the planet

Over the past four years, the mechanical engineering community at MIT has utilized their diverse skills and passions to develop solutions for the health of the planet.

Mary Beth Gallagher | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
April 21, 2022 ~7 min


MIT engineers introduce the Oreometer

Mechanical engineers put an Oreo’s cream filling through a battery of tests to understand what happens when two wafers are twisted apart.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
April 19, 2022 ~8 min

A flexible way to grab items with feeling

MIT engineers Edward Adelson and Sandra Liu duo develop a robotic gripper with rich sensory capabilities.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
April 15, 2022 ~7 min

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