NASA selects MIT-led TESS project for 2017 mission $200 million project will launch telescopes to perform full-sky search for transiting exoplanets. April 5, 2013 Read full story →
MIT researchers win Pyke Johnson Award Karplus, Paltsev honored for their study on the impacts of vehicle efficiency standards. January 15, 2013 Read full story →
MIT admits 650 talented and diverse students through early action Changes in admissions process keep pace with rise in applications. December 19, 2012 Read full story →
Vehicle efficiency standards vs. a carbon tax: the costs and politics MIT researchers show merits of a carbon tax. November 14, 2012 Read full story →
Biofuels report warns of strain on water resources MIT professor is co-author of National Research Council report October 11, 2007 Read full story →
Physicist recommends US develop 'portfolio of fuels, electricity and efficiency' Expert likens scalability of current alternative energy technologies to wild animals: fuzzy and cute when they're small, impractical at a large scale January 29, 2007 Read full story →
Regional storage facilities could handle nuclear waste, researcher says August 17, 2006 Read full story →