Energy
“If one advance could transform America's prospects, it would be ready access, at scale, to a range of affordable, renewable, low-carbon energy technologies. Only one path will lead to such transformative technologies: research.” - Susan Hockfield
The MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) has announced its latest round of seed grants to support early-stage innovative energy projects. A total of more than $1.6 million was awarded to 11 projects, each...
The MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) has announced its latest round of seed grants to support early-stage innovative energy projects. A total of more than $1.6 million was awarded to 11 projects,...
“The ephemeral light from Berlin traveled with me on the plane and came to Boston,” announced the artist Olafur Eliasson in his recent sold-out lecture at MIT, a sunflower-shaped solar lamp in...
“The ephemeral light from Berlin traveled with me on the plane and came to Boston,” announced the artist Olafur Eliasson in his recent sold-out lecture at MIT, a sunflower-shaped solar lamp in...
A team of eight MIT undergraduate and graduate students won two awards in this year’s U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Better Buildings Case Competition, out of more than 150 students from across...
Each year, IHS CERAWeek (March 3-7) brings together an international group of industry, policy, technology, and financial leaders for one of the world’s preeminent energy conferences. The MIT...
Each year, IHS CERAWeek (March 3-7) brings together an international group of industry, policy, technology, and financial leaders for one of the world’s preeminent energy conferences. The MIT Energy...
What do MIT freshmen Pavlina Karafillis and Rasheed Auguste like about their work in the Short Lab?
“There’s no answer key — you have to figure things out on your own,” Karafillis says....
“There’s no answer key — you have to figure things out on your own,” Karafillis says....
What do MIT freshmen Pavlina Karafillis and Rasheed Auguste like about their work in the Short Lab?
“There’s no answer key — you have to figure things out on your own,” Karafillis...
Despite their potential to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and fuel consumption, electric and hybrid cars and trucks struggled for years to find a solid customer base. Much of the reason came...
Despite their potential to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and fuel consumption, electric and hybrid cars and trucks struggled for years to find a solid customer base. Much of the reason...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) visited MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) yesterday for the official restart of the Alcator C-Mod tokamak. The...
The world’s energy infrastructure — with its massive generating plants, mines, refineries, electric grids, and gas stations — is often likened to an aircraft carrier: Trying to change its...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) visited MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) yesterday for the official restart of the Alcator C-Mod tokamak. The...
The world’s energy infrastructure — with its massive generating plants, mines, refineries, electric grids, and gas stations — is often likened to an aircraft carrier: Trying to change its direction...
The Council for the Arts at MIT is pleased to announce that Olafur Eliasson, recipient of the 2014 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT, will be at MIT March 12-14 to accept the prestigious...
The Council for the Arts at MIT is pleased to announce that Olafur Eliasson, recipient of the 2014 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT, will be at MIT March 12-14 to accept the prestigious...
Natural gas has been touted as a “bridge fuel” to a less carbon-intensive future, as it generates far less carbon dioxide than energy produced by burning coal. But the natural gas production,...
Natural gas has been touted as a “bridge fuel” to a less carbon-intensive future, as it generates far less carbon dioxide than energy produced by burning coal. But the natural gas production,...
Minh Dinh has always loved learning, but that love got a big boost when he was attending high school in Hue City, Vietnam, and a university enrichment program introduced him to nuclear physics. “I...
Minh Dinh has always loved learning, but that love got a big boost when he was attending high school in Hue City, Vietnam, and a university enrichment program introduced him to nuclear physics. “I...
Trying to find new materials, to improve the performance of anything from microchips to car bodies, has always been a process of trial and error. MIT materials scientist Gerbrand Ceder likens it to...
Trying to find new materials, to improve the performance of anything from microchips to car bodies, has always been a process of trial and error. MIT materials scientist Gerbrand Ceder likens it to...
Students, staff, and researchers at MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) learned this week that the 2014 U.S. budget, passed by Congress and signed into law last week by President Barack...
Students, staff, and researchers at MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) learned this week that the 2014 U.S. budget, passed by Congress and signed into law last week by President Barack...