Artist Olafur Eliasson brings Little Sun to MIT
Art and social entrepreneurship project engages MIT’s energy community.
MIT students win US Department of Energy Better Buildings Challenge
Winning streak continues for third straight year in nation-wide contest to develop energy-efficient solutions.
MIT researchers describe 'energy game changers' at CERAWeek2014
MIT Energy Initiative Director Robert Armstrong leads panel, among other IHS CERAWeek sessions featuring MIT faculty and researchers.
Driving down fuel usage
MIT spinout XL Hybrids fits gas-guzzlers with electric powertrains, cutting gas consumption.
Warren, Clark join in restarting of Alcator C-Mod tokamak
Lawmakers join scientists in relaunching experiments at MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center.
Can entrenched energy systems undergo rapid changes?
MIT Energy Conference explores recent dramatic developments in the energy landscape, and outlines the need for more.
Olafur Eliasson at MIT for 2014 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT
Award includes artist residency, public events, $100,000 prize and gala
3 Questions: Francis O’Sullivan on the climate impact of ‘leaky methane’
Researchers find that national estimates of methane emissions have been underestimated over the past 20 years.
Materials database proves its mettle with new discoveries
Project provides a systematic way of exploring the vast realm of unfamiliar materials.
How to tap the sun’s energy through heat as well as light
New approach developed at MIT could generate power from sunlight efficiently and on demand.
Disordered materials hold promise for better batteries
MIT researchers find that contrary to conventional wisdom, cathodes made of disordered lithium compounds can perform better than perfectly ordered ones.