Tonio Buonassisi seeks to make solar cells competitive
Mechanical engineering professor pursues a vision of a cleaner, more energy-efficient world.
Mechanical engineering professor pursues a vision of a cleaner, more energy-efficient world.
MIT study finds unprecedented production of metals needed to meet some solar energy goals.
Grad students Lixin Sun and Qiyang Lu are developing techniques for applying strain to materials to accelerate oxygen-reduction reactions for applications in solid-oxide fuel cells.
MIT postdoctoral associate Mostafa Youssef and graduate student Aravind Krishnamoorthy tackle different aspects of the problem at atomic scale.
Professor Bilge Yildiz analyzes surfaces of materials to tackle problems as diverse as enabling fuel cells and preventing pipe corrosion.
Stanford-MIT book puts focus on the need for energy innovation R&D.
Laser doping method could enable new infrared imaging systems.
MIT researchers provide a window into the future with 2013 Energy and Climate Outlook
Thermoelectric bracelet that helps people maintain a comfortable body temperature takes home $10,000 from MIT’s annual materials-science design competition.
Study shows that factors other than wages dominate trends in photovoltaic costs, raising the prospect of competitive manufacturing anywhere.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory's new supercomputing facility reduces energy impacts
Chemical engineers’ new synthesis could make biofuel more appealing for mass production.
MIT researchers warn of the risks a trade war could create for the solar industry.
MIT’s Clean Energy Prize awards more than $300,000 to support green startups and technologies.
As a student in the Master of Science in Management Studies program, Vikalp Sabhlok examines ways to improve energy distribution systems in developing countries.