In a surprising finding, light can make water evaporate without heat
A newly identified process could explain a variety of natural phenomena and enable new approaches to desalination.
AI pilot programs look to reduce energy use and emissions on MIT campus
A cross-departmental team is leading efforts to utilize machine learning for increased efficiency in heating and cooling MIT’s buildings.
MIT engineering students take on the heat of Miami
A collaboration between MIT and Miami-Dade County has students working with city planning officials to understand why people wait patiently for a bus — and why they bail.
Powering the future in Mongolia
Through coursework, intercollegiate collaboration, and a site visit, MIT students fuse engineering and anthropology to propose innovative energy solutions.
Asegun Henry wins National Science Foundation’s Alan T. Waterman Award
Mechanical engineering professor receives the NSF’s highest honor for an outstanding early-career scientist or engineer.
Solving a longstanding conundrum in heat transfer
Hailing from a small town in Italy, Matteo Bucci is determined to address some of the unknowns plaguing fundamental science.
Using excess heat to improve electrolyzers and fuel cells
New technology could help generate hydrogen and chemical industry ingredients.
Professor Emeritus Peter Griffith, a pioneer in heat transfer and fluid mechanics, dies at 94
Longtime professor of mechanical engineering influenced nuclear reactor design and shaped thermodynamics education at MIT.
Q&A: Randolph Kirchain on how cool pavements can mitigate climate change
MIT research scientist explores how cool pavements can offer climate change solutions in more than just the summer.
New device detects heat strain in military trainees
In the intensity of basic training, a smartwatch-based system warns recruits when they are at risk of heat injury.
Crossing disciplines, adding fresh eyes to nuclear engineering
PhD student Limiao Zhang sees surprising connections between the behavior of cars and bubbles.
The boiling crisis — and how to avoid it
PhD student Madhumitha Ravichandran identifies the three main factors that trigger the boiling crisis through machine learning models.
Countering climate change with cool pavements
Researchers affiliated with the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub find that paving material selection could mitigate extreme heat and greenhouse gas emissions.
A peculiar state of matter in layers of semiconductors
In a study that could benefit quantum computing, researchers show a superlattice embedded with nanodots may be immune from dissipating energy to the environment.
Infrared cameras and artificial intelligence provide insight into boiling
MIT researchers train a neural network to predict a “boiling crisis,” with potential applications for cooling computer chips and nuclear reactors.