Hot new solar cell
System converts solar heat into usable light, increasing device’s overall efficiency.
MIT Energy Initiative and AVANGRID to study the future of the electricity industry
A new collaboration could inform New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision initiative by simulating the impact of distributed resources on the power system.
Solar cells as light as a soap bubble
Ultrathin, flexible photovoltaic cells from MIT research could find many new uses.
MIT researchers create citywide building energy model for Boston
Detailed model can help planners meet climate goals, increase resilience.
Concentrating dawn-to-dusk solar energy
MOSAIC award spurs MIT research into concentrator solar cells that can run in shade and full sun with power control and wavelength separation.
Preparing for large-scale solar deployment
Researchers are examining measures to ensure a reliable future power system.
Study assesses solar photovoltaic technologies
MIT researchers recommend rapidly scaling up current silicon-based systems while continuing to work on other technologies.
Solar excitement
Modeling electron excitation in organic photovoltaic material could change the future of solar energy.
Probing graphene physics
MIT postdoc Javier Sanchez-Yamagishi charts quantum signatures of electronic transport in graphene.
New kind of “tandem” solar cell developed
Researchers combine two types of photovoltaic material to make a cell that harnesses more sunlight.
Materials Processing Center marks 35 years
Service to faculty, collaboration with industry are hallmarks of campus-based Materials Processing Center at MIT.
Faculty highlight: Vladimir Bulovic
MIT's associate dean for innovation is inventing at the nanoscale.
Tonio Buonassisi seeks to make solar cells competitive
Mechanical engineering professor pursues a vision of a cleaner, more energy-efficient world.
How to make a “perfect” solar absorber
New system aims to harness the full spectrum of available solar radiation.
Strain can alter materials’ properties
New field of "strain engineering" could open up areas of materials research with many potential applications.