New lithium-oxygen battery greatly improves energy efficiency, longevity
New chemistry could overcome key drawbacks of lithium-air batteries.
Designing climate-friendly concrete, from the nanoscale up
New understanding of concrete’s properties could increase lifetime of the building material, decrease emissions.
Borrowing from pastry chefs, engineers create nanolayered composites
Method to stack hundreds of nanoscale layers could open new vistas in materials science.
Mixing topology and spin
MIT-led team demonstrates paired topology and intrinsic magnetism in compound combining gadolinium, platinum, and bismuth.
MIT scientists find weird quantum effects, even over hundreds of miles
Neutrinos traveling 450 miles have no individual identities, according to MIT analysis.
Study opens new realms of light-matter interaction
Some “forbidden” light emissions are in fact possible, could enable new sensors and light-emitting devices.
Buongiorno, Whyte win Sloan Foundation grant
$1M Sloan Foundation grant supports NSE-led Future of Nuclear Energy Technologies study
Regulating particulate pollution: Novel analysis yields new insights
MIT researchers demonstrate a new approach to designing location-specific emissions-control measures.
MIT announces Solve program activities
Addressing the world’s most pressing issues, second year of program will focus on in-person gatherings, solution proposals.
Leading and transforming the global energy sector to address climate change
2016 C3E symposium convenes international leaders on climate, energy, and diversity.
The promise of fluorescent polymer gels
Color-changing materials could be used to detect structural failure in energy-related equipment.
MIT hosts visit from leading Saudi Arabian minister
Discussion focuses on the country’s long-term future and policy plans.
Mapping coal’s decline and renewables' rise
CoalMap online tool shows what policy regulations and technological advancements can do for the cost-competitiveness of solar and wind energy.
