3 Questions: Daniel Cohn on the benefits of high-efficiency, flexible-fuel engines for heavy-duty trucking

MIT researchers propose a gasoline-ethanol engine that is cleaner and more cost-effective than existing diesel engine technologies to help meet vehicle emission reduction goals.

MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Sept. 15, 2021 ~10 min

MIT-designed project achieves major advance toward fusion energy

New superconducting magnet breaks magnetic field strength records, paving the way for practical, commercial, carbon-free power.

David Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 8, 2021 ~12 min


Making the case for hydrogen in a zero-carbon economy

Analyzing California’s power system, MITEI researchers show that hydrogen-generated electricity is a cost-competitive candidate for backing up wind and solar.

Leda Zimmerman | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Aug. 31, 2021 ~9 min

Electrifying cars and light trucks to meet Paris climate goals

Study gauges the pace of shifting to battery power.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Aug. 10, 2021 ~5 min

Using graphene foam to filter toxins from drinking water

MIT-led research team fashions graphene foam into device that can extract uranium and other heavy metals from tap water.

Leda Zimmerman | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Aug. 4, 2021 ~8 min

Reducing emissions by decarbonizing industry

A new study describes why, in the sector where emissions are hardest to cut, carbon capture could be the sharpest knife.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
July 21, 2021 ~5 min

Infrared cameras and artificial intelligence provide insight into boiling

MIT researchers train a neural network to predict a “boiling crisis,” with potential applications for cooling computer chips and nuclear reactors.

Matthew Hutson | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
July 7, 2021 ~6 min

Tiny particles power chemical reactions

A new material made from carbon nanotubes can generate electricity by scavenging energy from its environment.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
June 7, 2021 ~6 min


Can US states afford to meet net-zero emissions targets by 2050?

In the Northeast, Canadian hydropower could make it so.

Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
May 3, 2021 ~4 min

On course to create a fusion power plant

How an MIT engineering course became an incubator for fusion design innovations.

Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
April 29, 2021 ~8 min

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