Jay Whitacre wins $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for invention of a revolutionary battery
First mass-produced, low-cost, eco-friendly battery has the potential to transition the world toward a more sustainable energy future.
First mass-produced, low-cost, eco-friendly battery has the potential to transition the world toward a more sustainable energy future.
Study: Pattern of winners and losers explains U.S. policy on fuel subsidies.
MIT researchers find unintended consequences of an idea to stimulate ocean phytoplankton growth in order to geoengineer a cooler atmosphere.
New analysis of textured surfaces could lead to more efficient, and less dangerous, power plants.
MIT spinout’s milk-chillers reduce spoilage and boost yields in villages.
Incoming Tata Fellows get a crash course on resource-constrained communities and the challenges of the developing world.
Alumnus uses radar expertise to design automated air-control system for homes.
Findings could lead to a building block for future quantum computers, and a research tool for physics.
New research paves the way for rechargeable batteries with almost indefinite lifetimes, researchers say.
Franz-Josef Ulm explores the physics of dirty materials and messy systems to advance sustainable infrastructure and clean energy technology.
New design could finally help to bring the long-sought power source closer to reality.
$4 million grant will determine whether travel choices can be influenced by data and rewards to save energy.
MIT spinout Jisto helps companies optimize utilization with real-time deployment, monitoring, and analytics.
Gallium nitride electronics could drastically cut energy usage in data centers, consumer devices.