Topics: Water
Summer 2015
Changing the Global Equation on Water and Food
Summer 2015
J-WAFS: A Nexus for Water and Food Research at MIT
Professor John Lienhard discusses the transformative work of the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab.
Summer 2015
Securing Water and Food for a Growing Global Population
“The time is right now to look at water and food security,” says Mohammed Jameel ’78, founder of the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab at MIT.
Summer 2015
Cheaper, Energy Efficient Ways to Desalinate Water
Jeffrey Grossman and Evelyn Wang are searching for ways to make clean water.
Summer 2015
Detecting Leaks with Robots, Wireless Sensors
Kamal Youcef-Toumi and Andrew Whittle are working to increase the world water supply by decreasing loss of water through leaks.
Summer 2015
The Water-Food-Energy Nexus
Afreen Siddiqi and James Wescoat hope a network of sensors will allow more efficient use of water and the energy used to transport it, while increasing yield of wheat.
Summer 2015
Rocks for Crops
Antoine Allanore’s work focuses on sustainably extracting metals from ore.
Summer 2015
Rice Experiment Yields Results
Tavneet Suri’s experiment determined that the hunger season could potentially be shortened and yields increased.
Summer 2015
Mapping Soil Moisture from Space
Dara Entekhabi’s work could affect a range of issues from our understanding of the conditions for life on Earth to agriculture in Africa.