Shocking new way to get the salt out
MIT team invents efficient shockwave-based process for desalination of water.
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DOE’s Kenderdine outlines nation’s energy priorities
Former executive director of MIT Energy Initiative describes roadmap for averting devastating climate change.
Harvesting more energy from photons
Quantum process increases the number of electrons produced when light strikes a metal-dielectric interface.
Bubble, bubble, at the flick of a switch
Researchers find a way to control the bubbles of boiling water using a small electric charge.
Study: Persian Gulf could experience deadly heat
Detailed climate simulation shows a threshold of survivability could be crossed without mitigation measures.
Metal defects can be eliminated by cyclic loading
Finding shows small amounts of repeated stretching can eliminate crystal defects in nanoscale metal parts.
John E. Fernandez named new leader of MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative
Institute-wide initiative aims to address environmental issues at all scales, from campuswide to worldwide.
Quantum physics meets genetic engineering
Researchers use engineered viruses to provide quantum-based enhancement of energy transport.
How to bring clean, efficient energy to the world
Solve conference explores better ways to provide power, water, and food to billions of people.
Setting the course for energy technology research
At MIT, Department of Energy’s Lynn Orr lays out priorities for developing advanced energy systems.
MIT’s Public Service Center renamed to honor Priscilla King Gray
Co-founder of the PSC and wife of former MIT President Paul Gray has continued to guide the center’s work.
How to make large 2-D sheets
MIT-led team develops method for scaling up production of thin electronic material.
Inexpensive new catalysts can be fine-tuned
Material could replace precious metals and produce precisely controlled electrochemical reactivity.
Printing transparent glass in 3-D
New system is the first to create strong, solid glass structures from computerized designs.
Advice to students in planetary science: “Start young!”
MIT astronomer Richard Binzel describes lengthy preparation for this year’s successful flyby of Pluto.