SMART Innovation Center awarded five-year NRF grant for new deep tech ventures

By providing researchers with financial and strategic support from the early stages, the Innovation Center hopes to bring new and disruptive technologies to market.

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology • mit
Sept. 13, 2022 ~8 min

Designing zeolites, porous materials made to trap molecules

MIT engineers are controlling pore openings for maximum molecule capture.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Aug. 24, 2022 ~16 min


A new concept for low-cost batteries

Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminum-sulfur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 24, 2022 ~9 min

Stranded assets could exact steep costs on fossil energy producers and investors

A new study estimates potential losses by 2050 amid low-carbon energy transition.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
Aug. 19, 2022 ~3 min

A global resource for better transportation systems

The MIT Mobility Initiative welcomes five inaugural industry members to advance safe, clean, and inclusive mobility.

School of Engineering | School of Architecture and Planning • mit
July 27, 2022 ~6 min

Q&A: Warehouse robots that feel by sight

Neuroscience professor and Science Hub investigator Ted Adelson explains how simulating the sense of touch with a camera can make robots smarter.

Kim Martineau | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
July 26, 2022 ~6 min

Silk offers an alternative to some microplastics

Researchers have developed a biodegradable system based on silk to replace microplastics added to agricultural products, paints, and cosmetics.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
July 20, 2022 ~9 min

MIT research informs design of new coordination service for family caregivers

Program supports family caregivers with dedicated service coordinators based on learning from MIT's AgeLab.

Adam Felts | MIT AgeLab • mit
July 12, 2022 ~6 min


Getting the carbon out of India’s heavy industries

Study highlights pathways to cut emissions and lower climate and health risks.

Mark Dwortzan | MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change • mit
July 5, 2022 ~5 min

Making hydrogen power a reality

Hydrogen fuel has long been seen as a potentially key component of a carbon-neutral future. At the 2022 MIT Energy Initiative Spring Symposium, industry experts describe efforts to produce it at scale.

Calvin Hennick | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
June 27, 2022 ~10 min

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