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Curiosity Unbounded, Ep 1: How a free-range kid from Maine is helping green-up industrial practices — Desirée Plata
FromMIT News
Curiosity Unbounded, Ep 1: How a free-range kid from Maine is helping green-up industrial practices — Desirée Plata
FromMIT News
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Apr 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The Curiosity Unbounded Podcast is a conversation between MIT President Sally Kornbluth and newly-tenured faculty members. Sally invites us to listen in as she dives into the research happening in MIT’s labs and in the field. Along the way, she and her guests reveal the pressing issues facing science today and what inspires the people running at the world’s toughest challenges at one of the most innovative institutions on the planet.
In this episode Sally sits down with newly tenured associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, Desirée Plata. Her work focuses on making industrial processes more environmentally friendly, and removing methane (a key factor in global warming) from the air.
Read the episode transcript: https://news.mit.edu/2023/curiosity-unbounded-podcast-desiree-plata-0419
In this episode Sally sits down with newly tenured associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, Desirée Plata. Her work focuses on making industrial processes more environmentally friendly, and removing methane (a key factor in global warming) from the air.
Read the episode transcript: https://news.mit.edu/2023/curiosity-unbounded-podcast-desiree-plata-0419
Released:
Apr 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (31)
Audio Article: Could we recycle plastic bags into fabrics of the future?: MIT engineers have spun polyethylene into fibers and yarns designed to wick away moisture. They wove the yarns into silky, lightweight fabrics that absorb and evaporate water more quickly than common textiles such as cotton, nylon, and polyester. by MIT News