Designing better batteries for electric vehicles
As researchers consider materials for solid-state batteries, they also may want to consider how those materials could impact large-scale manufacturing.
Why boiling droplets can race across hot oily surfaces
The commonplace phenomenon, now quantified for the first time, could be harnessed for many useful applications.
MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team wins 2021 American Solar Challenge
Student-designed Nimbus solar car travels 1,109 miles in five days, averaging 38.4 miles per hour.
Using aluminum and water to make clean hydrogen fuel — when and where it’s needed
MIT team produces practical guidelines for generating hydrogen using scrap aluminum.
Electrifying cars and light trucks to meet Paris climate goals
An MIT study gauges the pace of shifting to battery power.
Chemistry Undergraduate Teaching Lab hibernates fume hoods, drastically reducing energy costs
Putting 58 fume hoods to sleep while unused results in substantial energy savings.
Vapor-collection technology saves water while clearing the air
System could reclaim pure water from power plant cooling towers; at-scale prototypes tested on MIT facilities have proven effective.
Cleaning up industrial filtration
MIT spinoff Via Separations aims for industrial decarbonization with its durable graphene oxide membranes.
Amy Watterson: Model engineer
The Plasma Science and Fusion Center mechanical engineer embraces her role in modeling fusion magnets and in promoting engineering to young women.
Inaugural fund supports early-stage collaborations between MIT and Jordan
MIT-Jordan Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation Seed Fund winners announced.
Investigating materials for safe, secure nuclear power
A longstanding interest in radiation’s effects on metals has drawn Michael Short into new areas such as nuclear security and microreactors.
A material difference
A passion for biomaterials inspires PhD candidate Eesha Khare to tackle climate change.
Reducing industrial carbon emissions
A new study describes why, in the sector where emissions are hardest to cut, carbon capture could be the sharpest knife.
Manipulating magnets in the quest for fusion
After decades of plasma physics research, Senior Research Scientist Brian LaBombard is taking on magnets for MIT’s new fusion effort.
Push to make supply chains more sustainable continues to gain momentum
Sustainability as a business imperative in supply chain management increased despite the pandemic, says MIT-led report.