A new heat engine with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine
The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say.
The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say.
During a tour of MIT.nano, the commerce secretary argued for boosting domestic semiconductor research and manufacturing, to fight inflation and improve national security.
With many devices depending on the motion of ions, light could be used as a switch to turn ion motion on and off.
Discovery allows scientists to study crucial intermediate in battery development.
The rechargeable battery can be woven and washed, and could provide power for fiber-based electronic devices and sensors.
A new way of processing rare-earth and other key metals to separate them from other materials could reduce environmental impact and cost.
Researchers make the case for a semisolid electrochemical compound as a cost-efficient, grid-scale battery backup for wind and solar power.
A new study finds that investments in R&D on materials and chemistry were key, while economies of scale contributed somewhat less.
Professor Bilge Yildiz finds patterns in the behavior of ions across applications.
Analyzing California’s power system, MITEI researchers show that hydrogen-generated electricity is a cost-competitive candidate for backing up wind and solar.
Eli Paster SM ’10, PhD '14 is the CEO of PolyJoule, a startup working to reinvent energy storage technology to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
As researchers consider materials for solid-state batteries, they also may want to consider how those materials could impact large-scale manufacturing.
Interest is growing in mining the ocean for valuable metals. A new study helps gauge the extent of the impact.
“This is the key, the linchpin that will set a lot of things in the right direction,” says the mechanical engineering professor.
Jacopo Buongiorno and others say factory-built microreactors trucked to usage sites could be a safe, efficient option for decarbonizing electricity systems.