Whales to Wood, Wood to Coal/Oil" What's Next?
Whales to Wood, Wood to Coal/Oil" What's Next?
10/09/2007 2:15 PM 10"250Daniel Nocera, The Henry Dreyfus Professor of Energy and Professor of Chemistry; ; ; Description: In 1845, the Dietz Company of New York introduced the sperm oil lantern, which nearly wiped out some whale species. A decade or so later, Dietz ...
Waterproof Everything
Waterproof Everything
Just back from several rainy days in the field, soldiers at Fort Polk in Louisiana were asked what they would wish for if they had a magic wand. In less than a second they replied, "Waterproof everything!"Their wish has been taken seriously by Dr. Karen Gleason, MIT Professor of Chemical ...
Water Scarcity and Desalination
Water Scarcity and Desalination
A brief discussion with John Lienhard, the Samuel C. Collins Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
Water Piddler & Strobe Demo
Water Piddler & Strobe Demo
Watch this demo of the "water piddler" and what it looks like under a strobe in this film by Doc Edgerton.
Water droplet impact
Water droplet impact
This video from a high-speed camera shows a droplet being deposited on a superhydrophobic surface, just before it separates from the dropper. At the moment of separation, ripples move down through the droplet, showing the deceleration caused by impact with the surface, which causes a brief ...
Water boatman breathes underwater
Water boatman breathes underwater
The water boatman uses a thin layer of air as an "external lung" allowing it to breathe underwater. New MIT research has shown that many insects' water-repellent coats trap a thin layer of air on their bodies, allowing them to store and absorb oxygen from the surrounding water. MoreVideo ...
Water
Water
With James WescoatAbout the event With its daylong MIT Environmental Research Forum held on December 15, 2011, the Environmental Research Council (ERC) fulfilled its charge from Provost L. Rafael Reif to "provide a detailed blueprint for building a strong environmental initiative" at MIT. ...
Turning Flood Water into Drinking Water
Turning Flood Water into Drinking Water
A Thai company called SOS has developed a mobile unit that can purify contaminated water in the aftermath of a flood.
Toward India 2020: Challenges and Opportunities
Toward India 2020: Challenges and Opportunities
09/09/2009 11:00 AM Bartos theaterDr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Indian Planning CommissionDescription: People sometimes ask Montek Singh Ahluwalia questions loaded with "aspirational objectives," such as when India will "get rid of poverty." Few are as ...
The Perfect Lens: Resolution Beyond the Limits of Wavelength
The Perfect Lens: Resolution Beyond the Limits of Wavelength
03/13/2007 4:00 PM 32"123Sir John Pendry, Chair in Theoretical Solid State Physics Faculty NATURAL SCIENCES Division/Department Department of Physics, Imperial College, LondonDescription: According to 1 Corinthians, "For now, we see through a glass, darkly." But ...
The Next Giant Leaps in Space Exploration
The Next Giant Leaps in Space Exploration
06/11/2009 3:00 PM KresgeDr. Maria T. Zuber, E.A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics, Head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT ; ; Dr. Edward F. Crawley, Ford Professor of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and ...
The Nepal Water Project - MIT Graduation Video (2003)
The Nepal Water Project - MIT Graduation Video (2003)
In Nepal, one in ten children die before the age of five. Preventable water-borne diseases are the leading cause of childhood death. This statistic is shocking for those of us in the West who take clean water for granted. The Nepal Water Project came about when the ...
The Interaction Between Poverty, Growth and Democracy
The Interaction Between Poverty, Growth and Democracy
05/03/2010 12:00 PM Wong AuditoriumPresident Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru 2001"2006Description: Alejandro Toledo has remained a passionate advocate of reform since departing the presidency of Peru in 2006. In his home country, he embodied the possibility of ...
The Energy Problem and the Interplay Between Basic and ...
The Energy Problem and the Interplay Between Basic and Applied Research
05/12/2009 4:00 PM 10"250Steven Chu, Secretary of EnergyDescription: The situation facing our planet could hardly be more dire: There's increasingly dangerous competition among nations for ever scarce energy resources, and climate change is racing ahead of ...
Terrascope - Mission 2016
Terrascope - Mission 2016
Solving Complex Problems (12.000) is designed to provide students the opportunity to work as part of a team to propose solutions to a complex or “unsolveable” problem that requires a strongly interdisciplinary approach. Over the past four years we have focused on large problems ...
Technology: Water Supply, Desalination and Energy
Technology: Water Supply, Desalination and Energy
With John LienhardAbout the event With its daylong MIT Environmental Research Forum held on December 15, 2011, the Environmental Research Council (ERC) fulfilled its charge from Provost L. Rafael Reif to "provide a detailed blueprint for building a strong environmental ...
Technology Water Supply, Desalination and Energy
Technology Water Supply, Desalination and Energy
Recorded 12/15/11
Sustainable Societies
Sustainable Societies
With John StermanAbout the event With its daylong MIT Environmental Research Forum held on December 15, 2011, the Environmental Research Council (ERC) fulfilled its charge from Provost L. Rafael Reif to "provide a detailed blueprint for building a strong environmental initiative" at MIT. ...
Surface Tension
Surface Tension
This video explores water surface tension. First, I will drop a paper clip on the surface of water, and as you may guess it will sink. Second, I will put it on the surface very gently, and surprisingly this time it will stay on the surface! Then, I will add some soap foam to the surface area ...
Supporting Community Water Systems by Selling Art for Water
Supporting Community Water Systems by Selling Art for Water
An introduction to Sacha Yaku and its work on the potable water system of an indigenous community in Ecuador. Sacha Yaku is now starting an "Art for Water" program to tell the story of Santa Ana in the United States and by selling traditional jewelry and pottery to ...