A new path to solving a longstanding fusion challenge
Novel design could help shed excess heat in next-generation fusion power plants.
Novel design could help shed excess heat in next-generation fusion power plants.
Student researchers lend voices, ideas for exploring nuclear energy’s potential to address climate change, and describe insights gained from the experience.
Lithium-based battery could make use of greenhouse gas before it ever gets into the atmosphere.
To curb greenhouse gas emissions, nations, states, and cities should aim for a mix of fuel-saving, flexible, and highly reliable sources.
Findings suggest new policy models and cost-cutting technologies could help nuclear play vital role in climate solutions.
MIT and European Union scientists collaborate on new plasma heating scenario to boost fusion research.
MIT researchers examine Turkey to assess the impact of 2015 Paris climate commitments on a national economy.
MIT’s sustainability director describes how 2016 effort has inspired Boston and other cities.
Galvanized by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disasters, PhD student Xingang Zhao envisions a future with safe, efficient nuclear power.
Graduate student Prosper Nyovanie wants to power off-grid communities worldwide with scalable solar electric systems.
Tokyo-based IHI will join MITEI’s Low-Carbon Energy Center for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage to reduce greenhouse gases and advance clean energy.
MIT analysis shows when and where advanced photovoltaics would be economic to install.
Mingda Li seeks to harness atomic irregularities in materials for improved energy applications.
Study projects likely impacts on food prices, bioenergy production, and deforestation.
Robust batteries, solar refrigeration, UV membrane cleaner, and smart factory technologies take home $140,000 in prize money.