Methane is a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, and it has a pronounced effect within first two decades of its presence in the atmosphere. In the recent international climate negotiations in Glasgow, abatement of methane emissions was identified as a major priority in attempts to curb global climate change quickly.
MIT researchers have come up with a promising approach to controlling methane emissions and removing it from the air, using an inexpensive and abundant clay called zeolite.
Q&A: Cathy Wu on developing algorithms to safely integrate robots into our world robohub.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from robohub.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MIT civil engineering assistant professor Cathy Wu explains how a robot named Putzputz launched her career in robotics, what makes human-robot interactions so challenging, and why robots trained to smoothly navigate warehouse floors might one day reduce car crashes and clear city streets of traffic jams and smog.