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"The success of this project would not have been possible without this specific international collaboration," says Associate Professor Josephine Carstensen (left). "A GSF-supported visit by Argentinian researchers last year made it possible for them to interact not just with my group, but with students and faculty across EAPS," says Professor David McGee (right).

Q&A: Transforming research through global collaborations

Josephine Carstensen and David McGee discuss the value and impact that MIT Global Seed Funds, which create synergistic partnerships between faculty and peers abroad, added to their research.
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A study led by MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy researchers shows that there is enough land to support efforts to cap global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius while addressing competing needs for long-term food security and ecosystem health.

Is there enough land on Earth to fight climate change and feed the world?

Study shows how smart policies could address competing land-use needs.
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The electrically conductive firebricks could help hard-to-decarbonize sectors utilize renewable energy for the first time.

Decarbonizing heavy industry with thermal batteries

MIT spinout Electrified Thermal Solutions has developed an electrically conductive firebrick that stores heat at high enough temperatures to power industrial processes.
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A generative AI model visualizes how floods in Texas would look like in satellite imagery. The original photo is on the left, and the AI generated image is in on the right.

New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding

The method could help communities visualize and prepare for approaching storms.
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Arati Prabhakar is President Biden’s science advisor and the head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

A vision for U.S. science success

In a talk at MIT, White House science advisor Arati Prabhakar outlined challenges in medicine, climate, and AI, while expressing resolve to tackle hard problems.
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“One of the things that pleasantly surprised me is how tight-knit and friendly the MIT faculty all are,” says Catherine Wolfram.

Catherine Wolfram: High-energy scholar

The MIT Sloan professor has become a leading energy economist through original studies that can inform our global climate response.
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