Evan Leppink: Seeking a way to better stabilize the fusion environment

In a residency supported by the Department of Energy, the MIT PhD candidate will explore the high-field side of the DIII-D tokamak.

Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
June 15, 2022 ~5 min

Engineers enlist AI to help scale up advanced solar cell manufacturing

Perovskite materials would be superior to silicon in PV cells, but manufacturing such cells at scale is a huge hurdle. Machine learning can help.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
April 13, 2022 ~9 min


New maps show airplane contrails over the U.S. dropped steeply in 2020

The computer-vision technique behind these maps could help avoid contrail production, reducing aviation’s climate impact.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 7, 2022 ~7 min

Overcoming a bottleneck in carbon dioxide conversion

Study reveals why some attempts to convert the greenhouse gas into fuel have failed, and offers possible solutions.

David Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 11, 2022 ~7 min

A controllable membrane to pull carbon dioxide out of exhaust streams

Electrically switchable system could continuously separate gases without the need for moving parts or wasted space.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 16, 2020 ~5 min

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 • mit
Nov. 19, 2019 ~10 min

Removing carbon dioxide from power plant exhaust

MIT researchers are developing a battery that could both capture carbon dioxide in power plant exhaust and convert it to a solid ready for safe disposal.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
July 29, 2019 ~15 min

3Q: Winning together in negotiation | MIT News

Bruno Verdini, executive director of the MIT-Harvard Mexico Negotiation Program, discusses his award-winning research on negotiating for mutual gains.

Francesca McCaffrey | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
June 21, 2018 ~6 min


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