The reasons behind lithium-ion batteries’ rapid cost decline
A new study finds that investments in R&D on materials and chemistry were key, while economies of scale contributed somewhat less.
A new study finds that investments in R&D on materials and chemistry were key, while economies of scale contributed somewhat less.
A delegation from MIT traveled to Glasgow for COP26, where international negotiators sought to keep global climate goals on track.
Ian Waitz, Cecilia Stuopis, and Suzanne Blake answer 3 questions on the fall semester and look ahead.
Announced at the UN Climate Change Conference, the initiative aims to make food systems more resilient and sustainable by better connecting research to practice.
Researchers argue the plant could provide multiple benefits for California, including desalinated water and clean hydrogen fuel.
Biogen’s support is part of the biotechnology company’s Healthy Climate, Healthy Lives Initiative.
An experiment in Indonesia shows how much subsidies and in-person assistance spur people to get insurance — and how many people stop trying.
Assistant Professor Mariya Grinberg works at the intersection of economics and national security, building better theories of state behavior.
Senior Brian Williams has used bioengineering as a launchpad to combat racism in public health — and he doesn’t want to stop there.
“U.S. competitiveness depends less on defensive measures than on what we do to strengthen our own capacities,” says MIT’s vice president for research.
Modeling tool showcases emerging MIT Joint Program research focus on multi-sector dynamics.
With the MIT campus as a test bed, a citizen science effort provides lessons well beyond MIT.
Preparing for a career advancing the science and policy of climate issues, junior Ryan Conti focuses on math, computer science, and the philosophy of language.
The head of MIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering will serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
New research by political science PhD candidate Meicen Sun illuminates the broad economic and political impacts of internet restrictions.