Zeroing in on decarbonization
Wielding complex algorithms, nuclear science and engineering doctoral candidate Nestor Sepulveda spins out scenarios for combating climate change.
Leda Zimmerman | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering | Jan. 15, 2020 | mit~8 mins
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Pathways to a low-carbon future
A new study looks at how the global energy mix could change over the next 20 years.
Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change | Jan. 9, 2020 | mit~5 mins
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The uncertain role of natural gas in the transition to clean energy
MIT study finds that challenges in measuring and mitigating leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, prove pivotal.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | Dec. 16, 2019 | mit~9 mins
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MIT Energy Initiative report charts pathways for sustainable personal transportation
Technological innovations, policies, and behavioral changes will all be needed to reach Paris climate agreement targets.
Kathryn Luu | MIT Energy Initiative | Nov. 19, 2019 | mit~10 mins
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Lowering emissions without breaking the bank
New research provides a look at how India could meet its climate targets while maintaining economic growth
Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change | July 31, 2019 | mit~5 mins
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Pathways to a low-carbon China
Study projects a key role for carbon capture and storage.
Mark Dwortzan | Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change | July 8, 2019 | mit~5 mins
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Experiments show dramatic increase in solar cell output
Method for collecting two electrons from each photon could break through theoretical solar-cell efficiency limit.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | July 3, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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How to speed up the discovery of new solar cell materials
Streamlined system for creating and analyzing perovskite compounds may cut development time from 20 years to two.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | June 5, 2019 | mit~6 mins
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3Q: Yet-Ming Chiang on reopening the case of cold fusion
The materials science and engineering professor is part of a multi-institution effort to investigate the possibility of cold fusion in a scientifically rigorous way.
Rachel Kemper | Department of Materials Science and Engineering | May 27, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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Breakthrough in boiling
High-fidelity simulations by MIT nuclear researchers point the way to optimizing heat transfer in current and next-generation reactors.
Leda Zimmerman | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering | April 22, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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