Revealing how a battery material works
MIT team uncovers a reason why the hottest new material for rechargeable batteries works so well.
Need a new material? New tool can help
Exhaustive reference system and interactive toolkit could revolutionize materials research, potentially enabling new types of manufacturing.
Highly efficient oxygen catalyst found
New catalyst, made of inexpensive and abundant materials, could prove useful in rechargeable batteries and hydrogen-fuel production.
A systematic way to find battery materials
New understanding of high-performing cathode compound could facilitate rapid evaluation of improved alternatives.
How to choose a catalyst
MIT researchers provide a simple principle to predict which materials will perform best in fuel cells and metal air batteries.
Extreme electric racing
MIT’s eSuperbike charges up for an eco-friendly edition of the Isle of Man motorcycle race.
New battery design could give electric vehicles a jolt
Significant advance in battery architecture could be breakthrough for electric vehicles and grid storage.
Electrifying transportation: Devil is in the details
MIT symposium finds electric vehicle technology capabilities are way ahead of policy and infrastructure needs.
Annual Technology Day Report 2010
From Technology Day 2010 Against the Grain: The Power of Thinking Differently
Don Sadoway on innovation in energy storage
"What I Learned in 3.091 was All I Needed to Know" from Technology Day 2010
A step toward lighter batteries
Research shows metal catalysts play important role in improving the efficiency of lithium-oxygen batteries
Reporter’s Notebook: How to spur energy storage innovations
Proposed X-Prizes for energy storage could produce key enabling technologies to make renewable energy development more practical
Personalized Energy for One (x 6 Billion)
Lecture, with professor Daniel Nocera, presented by the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship
Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?
Professor Donald Sadoway’s research in energy storage could help speed the development of renewable energy.
