Reversing the charge
Battery power from electric vehicles to the grid could open a fast lane to a net-zero future.
Battery power from electric vehicles to the grid could open a fast lane to a net-zero future.
Branchlike metallic filaments can sap the power of solid-state lithium batteries. A new study explains how they form and how to divert them.
Lane leaves a lasting legacy at the Institute and on tribal communities around the country.
Pacemakers and other medical devices, as well as long-distance drones and remote sensors, could require fewer battery replacements with new approach.
A technique for synthesizing many “white graphene” nanotubes at a time paves the way for stronger, heat-resistant composites, and membranes for renewable energy.
MIT spinout 24M Technologies designed a battery that reduces the cost of manufacturing lithium-ion cells.
A new field study reveals a previously unobserved fluid dynamic process that is key to assessing impact of deep-sea mining operations.
Professor Betar Gallant approaches electrochemistry with a strong inclination, inherited from her family, to work things out independently.
MIT researchers find that changing the pH of a system solves a decades-old problem.
Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminum-sulfur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources.
PhD student Pablo Leon uses machine learning to expedite research on novel battery materials, while helping newer students navigate graduate school.
The MIT professor's work could enable long-term storage of renewable energy.
MIT Energy Initiative report supports energy storage paired with renewable energy to achieve clean energy grids.
The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say.
Power flowing both ways across the border offers a pathway to clean electricity in 2050.