New approach to sustainable building takes shape in Boston
A five-story mixed-use structure in Roxbury represents a new kind of net-zero-energy building, made from wood.
Making a remarkable material even better
Aerogels for solar devices and windows are more transparent than glass.
A material’s insulating properties can be tuned at will
Most materials have a fixed ability to conduct heat, but applying voltage to this thin film changes its thermal properties drastically.
MIT continues to advance toward greenhouse gas reduction goals
Investments in energy efficiency projects, sustainable design elements essential as campus transforms.
Maintaining the equipment that powers our world
By organizing performance data and predicting problems, Tagup helps energy companies keep their equipment running.
Researchers develop a roadmap for growth of new solar cells
Starting with higher-value niche markets and then expanding could help perovskite-based solar panels become competitive with silicon.
Decarbonizing the making of consumer products
Researchers are devising new methods of synthesizing chemicals used in goods from clothing, detergents, and antifreeze to pharmaceuticals and plastics.
New electrode design may lead to more powerful batteries
An MIT team has devised a lithium metal anode that could improve the longevity and energy density of future batteries.
Powering the planet
Fikile Brushett and his team are designing electrochemical technology to secure the planet’s energy future.
For cheaper solar cells, thinner really is better
Solar panel costs have dropped lately, but slimming down silicon wafers could lead to even lower costs and faster industry expansion.
Understanding combustion
Assistant Professor Sili Deng is on a quest to understand the chemistry involved in combustion and develop strategies to make it cleaner.
Reducing risk, empowering resilience to disruptive global change
Workshop highlights how MIT research can guide adaptation at local, regional, and national scales.
![Julie Newman, director of sustainability at MIT, says the final project for course 2.S999 “uses the campus as a test bed for engaging and exposing students to the complexity of solving [for] global issues in their own backyard.”](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/202001/mit-campus-reuter-A1.png?itok=pnIFMHvM)
Students propose plans for a carbon-neutral campus
Students in class 2.S999 (Solving for Carbon Neutrality at MIT) are charged with developing plans to make MIT’s campus carbon neutral by 2060.
Zeroing in on decarbonization
Wielding complex algorithms, nuclear science and engineering doctoral candidate Nestor Sepulveda spins out scenarios for combating climate change.
Pathways to a low-carbon future
A new study looks at how the global energy mix could change over the next 20 years.