New battery design could give electric vehicles a jolt
Significant advance in battery architecture could be breakthrough for electric vehicles and grid storage.
Teaching algae to make fuel
New process could lead to production of hydrogen using bioengineered microorganisms.
Ian Waitz on the future of engineering education and research
New dean reflects on MIT’s School of Engineering, cites ever-growing role for collaboration and outreach.
Which technologies get better faster?
New analysis helps predict which new systems will be on a fast track to improvements in performance.
When is it worth remanufacturing?
MIT study shows sometimes it saves energy, sometimes it doesn’t — and sometimes it makes things worse.
A study in green building on campus
New Sloan School of Management building benefits from an integrated design process
Institute teams dominate Clean Energy Prize
Institute ideas win $200K top prize and all five finalist prizes, with variety of energy solutions.
MIT team wins Berkeley-Stanford Green Entrepreneurship Competition
Two MIT Leaders for Global Operations students and their MIT colleagues take home prize after pitching U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
Solar power, with a side of hot running water
New system for flat-panel solar power could be combined with hot water systems for greater performance.
New method found for controlling conductivity
Reversible control of electrical and thermal properties could find uses in storage systems.
Report: Storage for spent nuclear fuel more crucial than ever
Japanese nuclear crisis adds to the urgency of dealing with radioactive used fuel, and may raise cost of new plants, MIT study says
Turning windows into powerplants
New technology from MIT could enable a building’s windows to generate power, without blocking the view.