3 Questions: Boosting concrete’s ability to serve as a natural “carbon sink”
MIT CSHub postdoc Damian Stefaniuk unpacks new research to bolster concrete’s natural carbon sequestration potential by adding sodium bicarbonate in mixes.
Andrew Paul Laurent | MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub •
mit
Aug. 10, 2023 • ~7 min
Aug. 10, 2023 • ~7 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
May 19, 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
May 10, 2023 • ~14 min
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