New filter captures and recycles aluminum from manufacturing waste

MIT engineers designed a nanofiltration process that could make aluminum production more efficient while reducing hazardous waste.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Jan. 7, 2025 ~8 min

Miracle, or marginal gain?

Industrial policy is said to have sparked huge growth in East Asia. Two MIT economists say the numbers tell a more complex story.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Dec. 18, 2024 ~8 min


MIT engineers make converting CO2 into useful products more practical

A new electrode design boosts the efficiency of electrochemical reactions that turn carbon dioxide into ethylene and other products.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Nov. 13, 2024 ~8 min

How wasted heat from our bodies could generate green energy

Imagine going on a run and using your body heat to power your fitness tracker.

Muhammad Muddasar, PhD candidate, School of Engineering, University of Limerick • conversation
Nov. 5, 2024 ~6 min

MIT team takes a major step toward fully 3D-printed active electronics

By fabricating semiconductor-free logic gates, which can be used to perform computation, researchers hope to streamline the manufacture of electronics.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Oct. 15, 2024 ~8 min

New 3D printing technique creates unique objects quickly and with less waste

By using a 3D printer like an iron, researchers can precisely control the color, shade, and texture of fabricated objects, using only one material.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Oct. 10, 2024 ~7 min

Artificial intelligence meets “blisk” in new DARPA-funded collaboration

Collaborative multi-university team will pursue new AI-enhanced design tools and high-throughput testing methods for next-generation turbomachinery.

Janine Liberty | Anne Wilson | Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
Oct. 8, 2024 ~4 min

Bubble findings could unlock better electrode and electrolyzer designs

A new study of bubbles on electrode surfaces could help improve the efficiency of electrochemical processes that produce fuels, chemicals, and materials.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Oct. 8, 2024 ~7 min


Accelerating particle size distribution estimation

MIT researchers speed up a novel AI-based estimator for medication manufacturing by 60 times.

Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
Sept. 23, 2024 ~4 min

Making fuels from plastics in Newaygo, Michigan, would be controversial – here’s why

A proposed chemical recycling plant in western Michigan may provide a handful of jobs but little environmental benefit.

Yutan Getzler, Pamela G. Hollie Professor of Chemistry, Kenyon College • conversation
Sept. 11, 2024 ~10 min

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