Engineers have designed a relatively low-cost, energy-efficient approach to treating water contaminated with heavy metals.

System could reclaim pure water from power plant cooling towers; at-scale prototypes tested on MIT facilities have proven effective.

Work by Professor John Lienhard and Kishor Nayar SM ’14, PhD ’19 was recently recognized by the International Association for the Properties of Water and Steam.

System achieves new level of efficiency in harnessing sunlight to make fresh potable water from seawater.

Method concentrates radionuclides in a small portion of a nuclear plant’s wastewater, allowing the rest to be recycled.

At the sixth annual Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition, graduate students and postdocs sharpen their communication and presentation skills.

Process developed at MIT could turn concentrated brine into useful chemicals, making desalination more efficient.

High-temperature steam might be used in remote regions to cook, clean, or sterilize medical equipment.