Heat-seeking studies
Graduate student Artyom Kossolapov takes precision measurements of critical heat flux in nuclear reactors — and rocks out on electric guitar.
Office of Sustainability names 2018 grant winners
Campus sustainability incubator grants provide funding for innovative projects that bring together faculty, staff, and students and use MIT as a test bed for innovation.
Q&A: Climate change, tough tech startups, and the future of energy intelligence
MIT Energy Initiative Director Robert Armstrong offers his perspective on the takeaways from MITEI’s annual research conference.
MIT spinoff takes top honor at MassChallenge Awards
Infinite Cooling, a startup from the Varanasi Research Group, was a $100K Diamond Winner at the MassChallenge Awards.
INALUM collaborates with MIT Energy Initiative to advance low-carbon energy technologies
Indonesian company will support research through MITEI’s Low-Carbon Energy Center for Materials in Energy and Extreme Environments.
Charting the Earth’s future for the 21st century
MIT report highlights challenges and opportunities for conserving natural resources and stabilizing the climate.
Powered by idealism and pragmatism
Matt Ellis PhD ’17 and Sam Shaner SM ’14, PhD ’18 launch a startup to develop an advanced nuclear reactor design.
A new path to solving a longstanding fusion challenge
Novel design could help shed excess heat in next-generation fusion power plants.
Student insight on the "Future of Nuclear Energy" study
Student researchers lend voices, ideas for exploring nuclear energy’s potential to address climate change, and describe insights gained from the experience.
Developing new ways to advance copper production
U.S. Department of Energy grant will support the Allanore lab's advancement of copper production from sulfur-based minerals.
New battery gobbles up carbon dioxide
Lithium-based battery could make use of greenhouse gas before it ever gets into the atmosphere.
Study: Adding power choices reduces cost and risk of carbon-free electricity
To curb greenhouse gas emissions, nations, states, and cities should aim for a mix of fuel-saving, flexible, and highly reliable sources.
Software tool could help architects design efficient buildings
MIT researchers develop inexpensive way to perform full lifecycle analysis of design choices as buildings are being planned.
MIT Energy Initiative study reports on the future of nuclear energy
Findings suggest new policy models and cost-cutting technologies could help nuclear play vital role in climate solutions.
A new way to remove ice buildup without power or chemicals
Passive solar-powered system could prevent freezing on airplanes, wind turbines, powerlines, and other surfaces.