Institute on track to meet campus climate action goals
Plans are in place to meet or exceed greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Sarah Don: Building nuclear connections
MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory's superintendent works to give more students the opportunity to work with and learn from the reactor.
MIT researchers collaborate with Lamborghini to develop an electric car of the future
Research from the Dinca and Hart labs, paired with Lamborghini’s “hypercar” concept, will result in the Terzo Millenio, an electric sports car for the third millennium.
A year of many firsts for the MIT Energy Hackathon
With its best showing yet in a three-year history, the MIT Energy Hackathon fostered innovation with technological advancement from students around the world.
Helping Mexico design an effective climate policy
MIT researchers are working with the Mexican government on carbon pricing options to meet the country’s climate goals under the Paris Agreement.
A new way to store thermal energy
MIT researchers create material for a chemical heat “battery” that could release its energy on demand.
Synthetic circuits can harvest light energy
Novel structures made with DNA scaffolds could be used to create solar-powered materials.
No more blackouts?
New framework guarantees stability of microgrids that supply local power in developing countries.
Strong current of energy runs through MIT
Research, education, and student activities help create a robust community focused on fueling the world's future.
3Q: Robert Armstrong on 10 years of energy research at MIT
MIT Energy Initiative Director Robert Armstrong shares perspectives on past successes and ongoing and future energy projects at the Institute.
Artificial intelligence aids materials fabrication
System could pore through millions of research papers to extract “recipes” for producing materials.
How cities can fight climate change most effectively
Energy-efficient construction is key to lowering urban emissions, study finds.
Jerry Akinsulire: The making of a maker mentor
Undergraduate Olorunsola “Jerry” Akinsulire spearheads a new builder space in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering.
Energy transition through aesthetics and culture
MIT Energy Initiative seminar examines the role of the humanities, design, and aesthetics in catalyzing a fairer, more diverse energy future.
A new way to harness wasted methane
Approach developed at MIT could help curb needless “flaring” of potent greenhouse gas.