A national push for energy innovation
At MIT, former Michigan governor touts new bipartisan initiatives to make the U.S. the world’s clean-energy champ.
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Coal-to-liquid fuels poised for a comeback
With rising energy prices, could coal-to-liquid conversion become an economical fuel option?
The impact of climate policy on U.S. aviation
Researchers find that a federal climate policy would lower total U.S. emissions, but without large reductions in the aviation sector.
MIT and China cement educational goals
Top-ranking Chinese official visits MIT, signs agreements to improve cross-country collaboration in education.
Energy Conference spotlights military's green energy
Student-led event featured assessments of non-fossil energy's future from leaders in industry, defense and research
What's the price of environmental policies?
Joint Program report examines discrepancies in climate-change cost estimates
Personal cushion of air
Inspired by seeds, proposed air-bag system would surround astronauts and protect them during bumpy landings
Operating in orbit
Astronaut and alumnus Bobby Satcher recounts his experience as the first orthopedic surgeon in space
NASA chief defends Obama’s space plan
In MIT visit, Charles Bolden touts proposed expansion in R&D funding
The pull of artificial gravity
MIT researchers say a centrifuge on the International Space Station — hinted at in Obama’s NASA proposal — would be a boon for physiological research
Action needed to save climate, create jobs
MIT Energy Conference speakers see need to boost clean-energy businesses through a price on carbon and incentives for manufacturing
A silver lining to the Copenhagen cloud?
Though widely seen as a failure, December’s climate conference may actually have set the world on the right path, panelists suggest
3 Questions: David Mindell on Obama’s NASA proposal
MIT space researcher predicts that if adopted, Obama’s proposed budget and policy will lead to more joint human-robotic space exploration
Reporter’s Notebook: Where do we go from here?
At MIT forum, former Lockheed Martin CEO Norman Augustine and other aerospace experts discuss the future of human spaceflight.