Biofuels

Studying the effects of coconuts being made into biofuelDivya Agarwal travels to Fiji as part of an independent study project.

Our complex food future and how to respondToday’s global challenges will significantly affect how we grow our food. But these challenges are so complex and intertwined that response measures require collaboration and a broad, integrated lens.

Powering our cars, economy and climate policy

Using wheels to reduce a carbon footprintFacilities' new electric vehicle is powered by a battery and generates no emissions.

Major global increase in energy use, emissions predicted at MITEI colloquium

Harnessing the Earth, the atom and the leafThere are many sources that can make a contribution to our energy supply, but likely not at a major scale in the near future.

It’s not easy flying greenA new analysis emphasizes the large variability in greenhouse gas emissions from alternative fuels.

Squeezing more production out of bacteriaMIT chemical engineers demonstrate a new way to dramatically boost bacteria’s manufacturing abilities.