MIT engineers use discarded tree forks to build wooden structures
MIT engineers are taking to nature to study its structures and translate them into wooden buildings.
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Using nature's structures in wooden buildings | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Forks in tree trunks and branches are exceptionally strong, yet they are rejected in timber construction because they are not straight. Using digital and computational methods, MIT researchers have developed an approach that enables architects to use discarded tree forks as load-bearing joints in their structures.
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MIT appoints members of new faculty committee to drive climate action plan
To unite climate efforts, maximize their impact, and identify new ways for MIT to contribute climate solutions, MIT has appointed more than a dozen faculty to its new Climate Nucleus, a committee established by the Institute’s “Fast Forward” climate action plan. The committee will be co-chaired by professors Noelle Selin and Anne White.
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Study provides suggestions for keeping classroom air fresh
Open windows and a good heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system are starting points for keeping classrooms safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. But they are not the last word, according to a new study from researchers at MIT. The
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New study offers suggestions for keeping classrooms safe during the Covid-19 pandemic
Open windows and a good heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system are starting points for keeping classrooms safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. But they are not the last word, according to a new study from researchers at MIT.
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Study provides suggestions for keeping classroom air safe amid COVID-19
Massachusetts (US), August 12 (ANI): A new study from researchers at MIT suggested that open windows and good heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system are starting points for keeping classrooms safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. But there is more to it, according to the study.
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Sen. Ed Markey: Proposed 1.5 million-member Civilian Climate Corps invests in planet-saving jobs in communities like Roxbury, Dorchester
Sen. Ed Markey: Proposed 1.5 million-member Civilian Climate Corps invests in planet-saving jobs in communities like Roxbury, Dorchester MassLive.com 4 hrs ago © Leon Nguyen | hnguyen/@repub.com U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey. Half of the proposed 1.5 million-member Civilian Climate Corps will come from communities of color such as Roxbury and Dorchester, where young people may benefit from training and career paths centered on combatting climate change, creating infrastructure and improvin...
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