Solar-powered system extracts drinkable water from “dry” air
MIT engineers have made their initial design more practical, efficient, and scalable.
Oct. 14, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: solar water research mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering j-wafs
MIT research on seawater surface tension becomes international guideline
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.
July 9, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: water awards research mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering alumniae oceanography-and-ocean-engineering desalination fluid-dynamics honors-and-fellowships
Why the Mediterranean is a climate change hotspot
MIT analysis uncovers the basis of the severe rainfall declines predicted by many models.
June 17, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: health climate-change water global-warming europe research school-of-engineering civil-and-environmental-engineering middle-east
Towable sensor free-falls to measure vertical slices of ocean conditions
Instrument may help scientists assess the ocean’s response to climate change.
May 20, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: physics climate-change water research sensors school-of-science oceanography-and-ocean-engineering eaps ocean-science
Staring into the vortex
MIT researchers describe factors governing how oceans and atmospheres move heat around on Earth and other planetary bodies.
March 19, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: sustainability climate-change environment climate water research weather school-of-science oceanography-and-ocean-engineering eaps ocean-science earth-and-atmospheric-sciences fluid-dynamics
Scientists quantify how wave power drives coastal erosion
The average power of waves hitting a coastline can predict how fast that coast will erode.
March 16, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: geology environment water research school-of-science oceanography-and-ocean-engineering eaps ocean-science earth-and-atmospheric-science
Instrument may enable mail-in testing to detect heavy metals in water
Whisk-shaped device absorbs trace contaminants, preserves them in dry state that can be shipped to labs for analysis.
Feb. 25, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: health environment pollution water india research sensors mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering sloan-school-of-management national-science-foundation-nsf tata-center j-wafs
Simple, solar-powered water desalination
System achieves new level of efficiency in harnessing sunlight to make fresh potable water from seawater.
Feb. 6, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: solar water research renewable-energy mechanical-engineering school-of-engineering desalination
Making real a biotechnology dream: nitrogen-fixing cereal crops
Voigt Lab's work could eventually replace cereal crops’ need for nitrogen from chemical fertilizers.
Jan. 10, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: bacteria water plants genetic-engineering research school-of-engineering biological-engineering j-wafs
Julia Ortony: Concocting nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications
The MIT assistant professor is entranced by the beauty she finds pursuing chemistry.
Jan. 9, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: chemistry water research renewable-energy school-of-engineering faculty nanoscience-and-nanotechnology materials-science-and-engineering dmse mit-energy-initiative
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