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Winter weather, ammonia, and boilers -
01/22/2026

Winter weather, ammonia, and boilers -

Before we get into the digest, we have some bittersweet news of our own to share: this is the last installment of the Research + Action newsletter from the MIT Climate Portal! As some exciting changes to our program get underway (like the eighth season of our podcast and the launch of our new social...

Contrails, cement, and humid heatwaves -
01/08/2026

Contrails, cement, and humid heatwaves -

As climate change brings more extreme weather, new work by MIT scientists may help predict just how hot and humid a region can get during a moist heatwave. [READ MORE]

Ammonia fuel, streamlined ships, and growing the grid -
12/11/2025

Ammonia fuel, streamlined ships, and growing the grid -

A startup founded by MIT alums aims to speed up adoption of ammonia fuel, to cut climate pollution in shipping and other industries that can't yet rely on battery power. [READ MORE]

... On Carbon Storage -
12/04/2025

... On Carbon Storage -

In theory, we can remove climate-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air for thousands or even millions of years. In terms of addressing climate change, that’s effectively permanent. But carbon removal can also fail. People are experimenting with many ways to take carbon from the atmosphere and ...

Plastic substitutes, critical minerals, and harvesting water -
11/26/2025

Plastic substitutes, critical minerals, and harvesting water -

A company co-founded by MIT alums has developed what it says is a more economical way to capture climate-warming carbon dioxide from industrial smokestacks. [READ MORE]

Battery-powered appliances, nuclear waste, and "MRI"s for buildings -
11/13/2025

Battery-powered appliances, nuclear waste, and "MRI"s for buildings -

Using drones and thermal cameras, a company co-founded by MIT researchers is making it easier to spot where and how buildings are wasting energy. [READ MORE]

... On Batteries -
11/06/2025

... On Batteries -

Batteries work because they contain different materials that electrons want to move between. At one end of the battery, the "negative electrode," electrons are stored in a high-energy state, like water behind a dam. At the other end is a “positive electrode” to receive the electrons in a lowe...

Ammonia, agroforestry, and AI -
10/23/2025

Ammonia, agroforestry, and AI -

"Blue" ammonia, "green" ammonia: how to produce this widely-used chemical cleanly? MIT scientists found a hybrid method could help cut costs and climate pollution. [READ MORE] 

Concrete "battery," climate and AI, and geopolitics -
10/09/2025

Concrete "battery," climate and AI, and geopolitics -

Specialized concrete can store energy, suggesting walls and bridges could one day act as "batteries." A team including MIT researchers has an improved recipe. [READ MORE]

... On Natural Gas Vehicles -
10/02/2025

... On Natural Gas Vehicles -

As cities work to clean up their fleets of buses and trucks, one option is to buy vehicles that run on natural gas instead of diesel. After all, natural gas burns cleaner than diesel, producing less planet-warming carbon dioxide to provide the same amount of energy.

Methane leaks, polar research, and listening to batteries -
09/25/2025

Methane leaks, polar research, and listening to batteries -

The North American office of MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab is helping state and local leaders evaluate their strategies to address climate change. [READ MORE]

3D printing, battery recycling, and climate policy -
09/11/2025

3D printing, battery recycling, and climate policy -

MIT scientists and colleagues made a battery using a "self-assembling" material that comes apart with ease. It could lead to more-recyclable electric vehicle batteries. [READ MORE]

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