Coated seeds may enable agriculture on marginal lands
A specialized silk covering could protect seeds from salinity while also providing fertilizer-generating microbes.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | Nov. 25, 2019 | mit~6 mins
Tags: plants research civil-and-environmental-engineering agriculture sustainability developing-countries food microbes bacteria school-of-engineering
SMART discovers nondisruptive way to characterize the surface of nanoparticles
New method overcomes limitations of existing chemical procedures and may accelerate nanoengineering of materials.
Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology | Nov. 12, 2019 | mit~3 mins
Tags: singapore-mit-alliance-for-research-and-technology-smart nanoscience-and-nanotechnology agriculture imaging chemical-engineering school-of-engineering research
J-WAFS zeroes in on food security as agricultural impacts of the climate crisis become more apparent
The Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab presents a new report on climate, agriculture, water, and food security — with plans for more research.
Andi Sutton | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab | Oct. 30, 2019 | mit~8 mins
Tags: climate-change agriculture food sustainability j-wafs research water
Students present mechanical engineering projects that have global impact
At the sixth annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, graduate students and postdocs sharpen their communication and presentation skills.
Mary Beth Gallagher | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Oct. 29, 2019 | mit~9 mins
Tags: mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering biological-engineering graduate postdoctoral students education teaching academics community agriculture desalination j-wafs alumniae invention special-events-and-guest-speakers research
Empowering African farmers with data
Research from the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society aims to help African farmers increase their production and profits with better prediction.
Scott Murray | Institute for Data, Systems, and Society | May 30, 2019 | mit~6 mins
Tags: food agriculture data economics funding africa school-of-engineering idss research collaboration
Six suborbital research payloads from MIT fly to space and back
Space Exploration Initiative research aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard experiment capsule crossed the Karman line for three minutes of sustained microgravity.
Stephanie Strom | MIT Media Lab | May 3, 2019 | mit~9 mins
Tags: media-lab space astronomy-and-planetary-science research industry school-of-architecture-and-planning arts materials-science-and-engineering architecture agriculture manufacturing aeronautical-and-astronautical-engineering
Water Innovation Prize goes to startups targeting methane and wastewater
Student-led startups Symbrosia and SiPure each awarded a $14,000 grand prize.
Zach Winn | MIT News Office | April 23, 2019 | mit~6 mins
Tags: industry innovation-and-entrepreneurship-ie materials-science-and-engineering dmse school-of-engineering research greenhouse-gases agriculture water water-purification climate climate-change sustainability india special-events-and-guest-speakers
MIT spinout seeks to transform food safety testing
An affordable, easy-to-use handheld sensor, soon to enter the market, can indicate the presence of bacterial contaminants in food in seconds.
Andi Sutton | Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab | April 9, 2019 | mit~8 mins
Tags: agriculture food mechanical-engineering supply-chains technology-and-society sustainability research invention startups chemistry biological-engineering collaboration j-wafs innovation-and-entrepreneurship-ie school-of-science school-of-engineering bacteria
The future of agriculture is computerized
Machine learning can reveal optimal growing conditions to maximize taste and other features.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | April 3, 2019 | mit~9 mins
Tags: research media-lab agriculture school-of-architecture-and-planning artificial-intelligence machine-learning plants
An easier way to engineer plants
MIT-led team uses nanoparticles to deliver genes into plant chloroplasts.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office | Feb. 25, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: research chemical-engineering plants agriculture dna genetics nanoscience-and-nanotechnology school-of-engineering
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