MIT engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from ancient materials
Made of cement, carbon black, and water, the device could provide cheap and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources.
Made of cement, carbon black, and water, the device could provide cheap and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources.
MIT CSHub Deputy Director Hessam AzariJafari is conducting vital research to investigate the impacts of concrete's carbonation across its life cycle.
MIT engineers discover new carbonation pathways for creating more environmentally friendly concrete.
Analyses show stakeholders of all levels must get involved in decarbonizing pavements to reach climate goals.
An unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia.
Study highlights pathways to cut emissions and lower climate and health risks.
MIT research scientist explores how cool pavements can offer climate change solutions in more than just the summer.
MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab researchers aim to design concrete mixtures that use AI to shrink environmental footprint and cost, while recycling byproducts and increasing performance.
New research on ancient Roman concrete inspires durable and sustainable modern constructions.
Current and former MIT researchers find novel tools can improve the sustainability of road networks on a limited budget.
MIT researchers have analyzed greenhouse gas emissions from future buildings across America and outlined region-specific solutions.
MIT researchers find emissions of U.S. buildings and pavements can be reduced by around 50 percent even as concrete use increases.
To mitigate natural hazards equitably, PhD candidate Ipek Bensu Manav of the MIT CSHub is incorporating social vulnerability into resilience engineering and hazard recovery.
A new study describes why, in the sector where emissions are hardest to cut, carbon capture could be the sharpest knife.
Imaging technique could enable new pathways for reducing concrete’s hefty carbon footprint, as well as for 3-D printing of concrete.