Electrochemistry, from batteries to brains
Professor Bilge Yildiz finds patterns in the behavior of ions across applications.
Researchers find a way to extend life and improve performance of fuel cell electrodes
Surface treatment greatly reduces degradation of catalyst material.
MIT Energy Initiative awards nine seed fund grants for early-stage energy research
Winning teams will use grants to advance research in areas including fuel cells, solar-powered desalination, and impacts of electric vehicle charging on the power grid.
Hybrid system could cut coal-plant emissions in half
Combining gasification with fuel-cell technology could boost efficiency of coal-powered plants.
Fostering U.S.-Russia energy innovation
Skoltech Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage brings together researchers from MIT and two Russian institutes to develop advanced batteries and fuel cells.
Materials Processing Center marks 35 years
Service to faculty, collaboration with industry are hallmarks of campus-based Materials Processing Center at MIT.
Microbes chow down on latest fuel-cell tech
Cullen Buie manipulates micro-scale phenomena to optimize energy conversion devices.
Altering the energy landscape
Yan Chen’s work on fuel cell catalysts could help integrate new power solutions.
How electrodes charge and discharge
New MIT analysis probes charge transfer in porous battery electrodes for the first time.
Strain can alter materials’ properties
New field of "strain engineering" could open up areas of materials research with many potential applications.
New rechargeable flow battery enables cheaper, large-scale energy storage
Design may support widespread use of solar and wind energy.
Tuning metal-oxygen bond strength
Controlling spin state through strain could lead to better cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells
Unleashing oxygen
‘Superlattice’ structure could give a huge boost to oxygen reaction in fuel cells, increasing their power potential.