Six ways MIT is taking action on climate

Events during Earth Month at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) spanned a vast range of ideas and approaches to tackling the climate crisis, many of which are researched and developed inside the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS). Students and post-doctoral students at the Lab's 2023 poster sessions presented innovations to mitigate and adapt to climate change including: a mathematical tool for managing reliability in wind powered systems; 3D observations to assess the performance of a liquid-infused filter for environmental pollutants; techniques using nuclear magnetic resonance to monitor soil carbon levels at large scale, which may help to validate sustainable agricultural practices; and a design for an energy-efficient and affordable irrigation system for farmers with limited resources.