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MIT News | February 19, 2013
That’s the way the droplets adhere
Understanding exactly how droplets and bubbles stick to surfaces — everything from dew on blades of grass to the water droplets that form on condensing coils after steam drives a turbine in a power plant — is a “100-year-old problem” that ha... -
MIT Sea Grant | February 18, 2013
Kids test-drive MIT Sea Grant ROV’s during Family Science Days event in Boston
Engineering Educator Kathryn Shroyer and Research Engineer Mike Soroka set up "Sea Perch Shop" for the 2-day free Family Science Days organized as part of the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) held at Hyne... -
Featured Stories, MIT - The Darwin Project, MIT EAPS | February 18, 2013
Mick Follows: Bringing Life to Computer Models of Marine Microbes
Related topics | Microbial Ecology | Biogeochemical Cycles -
WHOI - Oceanus | February 15, 2013
The Synergy Project
A co-laboratory experiment among scientists and artists -
MIT Sea Grant | February 11, 2013
Guest speaker, Dale Kerper, presents “Numerical Models of Coastal Flooding and Erosion: Predicting the effects of Climate Change”
Dale Kerpe, Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI) Senior Engineer, will visit MIT Sea Grant Tuesday for a special presentation on DHI as one of the world’s leading research institutes for hydraulic engineering. Kerper will discuss some of the ongoing rese... -
WHOI - Oceanus | February 8, 2013
Seismic Studies Capture Whale Calls
New software could reveal songs amid the sounds -
MIT, MIT EAPS | February 7, 2013
Forging a New Direction in Climate Research
In this Faculty Forum Online broadcast, Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Atmospheric Science, Professor Kerry Emanuel '76, PhD '78, discusses a new approach to climate science that emphasizes basic understanding over black box simulation. -
MIT News | February 5, 2013
Purification on the cheap
Increased natural gas production is seen as a crucial step away from the greenhouse gas emissions of coal plants and toward U.S. energy independence. But natural gas wells have problems: Large volumes of deep water, often heavily laden with salts and m... -
MIT News | February 4, 2013
Chisholm, Langer receive nation’s highest honors for scientists and inventors
President Barack Obama on Friday presented MIT professors Sallie (Penny) Chisholm and Robert Langer with the nation’s highest honors for scientific discovery and invention. They were among 22 eminent scientists nationwide honored during a White House... -
Featured Stories, MIT | February 4, 2013
The Real Reasons to Build an Oil-Sensing Robot
Related topics | Ocean Engineering | Robotics -
MITgcm News | February 1, 2013
2012 Research Roundup
A sample of 2012 research articles that involved MITgcm in some way. Take a look... -
WHOI - Oceanus | February 1, 2013
Bacteria Hitchhike on Tiny Marine Life
Why do pathogens settle on animals called copepods? -
MIT, MIT EAPS | January 29, 2013
Cumulus, cirrus, stratus: what clouds say about climate change
In this recent Faculty Forum broadcast event, Dan Cziczo set out to answer what happens when particles in the atmosphere, especially manufactured ones, interact with water vapor and temperature to form clouds in a changing climate. -
MIT, MIT News, WHOI | January 27, 2013
Southern Ocean Workshop – January 28th and 29th, 2013
Related topics | Ocean Engineering | Oceans and Climate -
WHOI - Oceanus | January 24, 2013
A Day in the Life of a Phytoplankter
A conversation with WHOI biologist Sam Laney -
MIT News | January 21, 2013
Microbiologists eavesdrop on the hidden lives of microbes
Microbiologists who study wild marine microbes, as opposed to the lab-grown variety, face enormous challenges in getting a clear picture of the daily activities of their subjects. But a team of scientists from MIT and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research... -
MIT, MIT EAPS | January 17, 2013
Susan Solomon wins Vetlesen Prize
Susan Solomon shares the 2012 Vetlesen Prize with French geochemist Jean Jouzel. -
WHOI News | January 17, 2013
Study Provides New Insights on Drought Predictions in East Africa
New research published in the journal Nature helps explain the mechanisms at work behind historical patterns of aridity in Eastern Africa over many decades -- findings that may help improve future predictions of drought and food security in the region. -
MIT, MIT EAPS | January 16, 2013
Groundwater: The river no one sees
Groundwater that enters the coastal ocean from underground aquifers carries nutrients and pollutants, but scientists have lacked good techniques to measure that flow. MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Meagan Gonneea uses coral skeletons to track the flow ... -
MIT Sea Grant | January 15, 2013
Northeast Regional Sea Grant Announces Request for 2014 Social Science Research Proposals
States in the northeast share many emerging problems, including environmental changes to our shared ecosystem that may damage people, homes and the economy. Recognizing that some issues are best addressed at the regional scale, the Northeast Sea Grant ...
