New approach suggests path to emissions-free cement
MIT researchers find a way to eliminate carbon emissions from cement production — a major global source of greenhouse gases.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | Sept. 16, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: cement research school-of-engineering materials-science-and-engineering dmse civil-and-environmental-engineering energy emissions sustainability cities concrete climate-change greenhouse-gases manufacturing
Curvy solar cells may be one step closer to reality
Solar cells that can be used on a curved surface like the body of a car may be one step closer to reality thanks to a new discovery about conductivity.
Peter Thorley-Warwick | Sept. 11, 2019 | futurity~4 mins
Tags: earth-and-environment materials-science nanotechnology renewable-energy
Farming under solar panels saves water and creates energy
Growing crops under the shade of solar panels, also called agrivoltaics, could boost food production, use less water, and make solar panels more efficient.
U. Arizona | Sept. 6, 2019 | futurity~8 mins
Tags: earth-and-environment agriculture electricity food renewable-energy water
Exotic physics phenomenon is observed for first time
Observation of the non-Abelian Aharonov-Bohm Effect, predicted decades ago, may offer step toward fault-tolerant quantum computers.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | Sept. 5, 2019 | mit~6 mins
Tags: research school-of-science physics light energy quantum-computing research-laboratory-of-electronics
Microwave-size harvester gets water from desert air
A new water harvester can get pure drinking water from the air, even in some of the driest desert environments on the planet.
Robert Sanders-UC Berkeley | Sept. 4, 2019 | futurity~8 mins
Tags: featured science-and-technology batteries metals renewable-energy water
What’s the best way to cut vehicle greenhouse-gas emissions?
Study finds that in some locations, lightweight gas-powered cars could have a bigger emissions-reducing impact than electric ones.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | Aug. 26, 2019 | mit~7 mins
Tags: emissions research climate-change efficiency energy industry sustainability transportation materials-science-and-engineering automobiles school-of-engineering
Artificial intelligence could help data centers run far more efficiently
MIT system “learns” how to optimally allocate workloads across thousands of servers to cut costs, save energy.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Aug. 21, 2019 | mit~9 mins
Tags: research computer-science-and-technology algorithms artificial-intelligence machine-learning internet networks data energy computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs school-of-engineering
Watching electrons using extreme ultraviolet light
MIT researchers have developed a new technique to reveal the uncharted dynamics of electrons in materials.
Materials Research Laboratory | Aug. 19, 2019 | mit~8 mins
Tags: materials-research-laboratory physics school-of-science research department-of-energy-doe materials-science-and-engineering
Using Wall Street secrets to reduce the cost of cloud infrastructure
“Risk-aware” traffic engineering could help service providers such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Google better utilize network infrastructure.
Rob Matheson | MIT News Office | Aug. 18, 2019 | mit~8 mins
Tags: research computer-science-and-technology algorithms energy data internet networks finance computer-science-and-artificial-intelligence-laboratory-csail electrical-engineering-computer-science-eecs school-of-engineering
Shift to renewable electricity a win-win at statewide level
MIT research finds health savings from cleaner air exceed policy costs.
Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change | Aug. 14, 2019 | mit~5 mins
Tags: joint-program-on-the-science-and-policy-of-global-change eaps idss school-of-science school-of-engineering mit-energy-initiative climate-change economics emissions environment global-warming greenhouse-gases health pollution research sustainability policy government
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