CloudTop takes top $100K competition prize
A record 215 teams competed in this year’s business plan competition.
A new look at prolonged radiation exposure
MIT study suggests that at low dose-rate, radiation poses little risk to DNA.
DOE, MITEI announce a women in clean energy program for the U.S.
Announced at the Third Clean Energy Ministerial in London today.
Our gasoline-free future and how to get there
Toyota’s Tom Stricker shares his view with the MIT community.
Taking an innovative approach to battery design
Donald Sadoway’s radical rethinking of electricity storage could revitalize renewable-power technologies.
New method to prevent undersea ice clogs
Surface coatings developed by MIT researchers could inhibit buildup of methane hydrates that can block deep-sea oil and gas wells.
Clean energy could lead to scarce materials
Rising demand for wind turbines and electric vehicles could strain supplies of some rare earth metals.
A new dimension for solar energy
Innovative 3-D designs from an MIT team can more than double the solar power generated from a given area.
Powering the Chinese dragon
China Light and Power’s Peter Littlewood talks with MIT researchers and students about the country’s strengths and the United States’s opportunity to embrace them.
Big innovations for uncertain times
Seventh annual MIT Energy Conference features bold new technologies in the face of an uncertain economy.