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Reactor upgrades help researchers study nuclear fusion as energy source

February 8, 2007

Carbon dioxide could be injected underground into the briny porous rock below. Most of the CO2 gas would be immobilized (light blue), trapped as small bubbles (white) in the pore space of the rock (gray). Only a small portion of the CO2 (dark blue) will continue to flow up towards the impermeable layer of caprock (yellow).

Storing carbon dioxide below ground may prevent polluting above

February 7, 2007

Postdocs' series explores hype and hope of a hydrogen economy

February 7, 2007

Report: Human activity fuels global warming

February 2, 2007

MIT Professor Franz-Josef Ulm and post-doc Georgios Constantinides have shown that the strength of concrete lies in the way its nanoparticles are organized -- like oranges stacked in a supermarket. Their findings could lead to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions during concrete manufacturing.

Nanoengineered concrete could cut carbon dioxide emissions

January 30, 2007

Physicist recommends US develop 'portfolio of fuels, electricity and efficiency'

Expert likens scalability of current alternative energy technologies to wild animals: fuzzy and cute when they're small, impractical at a large scale

January 29, 2007

MIT Professor Jefferson Tester points to a geothermal map of the U.S. Tester lead a panel that has concluded that a substantial portion of the country's energy needs could be met by mining geothermal resources.

MIT-led panel backs 'heat mining' as key U.S. energy source

January 22, 2007

MIT ethanol analysis confirms benefits of biofuels

January 8, 2007

A model for tackling the energy challenge

December 20, 2006

Spectrum powers up in energy issue

December 20, 2006

Party shift in Congress may frustrate science funding

December 19, 2006

Leaders at MIT explore innovation-driven 'enertech' future

Mass. Energy Summit experts see commonwealth resources as key to solving global energy crisis

December 15, 2006

Student 'Generator' develops ways to improve sustainability

December 13, 2006

Chemists shed light on solar energy storage

December 7, 2006

MIT professor of chemical engineering Gregory Stephanopoulos (left), postdoctoral associate Hal Alper and professor of biology Gerald Fink in the lab. The researchers have engineered a new strain of yeast that can produce ethanol more rapidly and efficiently.

Engineered yeast improves ethanol production