New applications for ultracapacitors | MIT News

Startup’s energy-storage devices find uses in drilling operations, aerospace applications, electric vehicles.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 7, 2016 ~9 min

New method developed for producing some metals | MIT News

Using electricity rather than heat can reduce both energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 24, 2016 ~7 min


Reducing emissions, improving technology: A mutually reinforcing cycle | MIT News

An MIT study on the connection between technology development and emissions-reduction policies informs Paris climate negotiations.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Aug. 8, 2016 ~16 min

Research by MIT undergrad helps crack chemical mystery | MIT News

Study finds enzyme “cannibalizes” itself to perform an essential reaction.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 8, 2016 ~9 min

John Fernández: Growing grassroots for sustainability on campus and abroad | MIT News

Environmental Solutions Initiative’s new director discusses sustainable development, student engagement, and making Baker House his home.

Francesca McCaffrey | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Aug. 2, 2016 ~9 min

Designing climate-friendly concrete, from the nanoscale up | MIT News

New understanding of concrete’s properties could increase lifetime of the building material, decrease emissions.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
July 21, 2016 ~15 min

Buongiorno, Whyte win Sloan Foundation grant | MIT News

$1M Sloan Foundation grant supports NSE-led Future of Nuclear Energy Technologies study

Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
July 13, 2016 ~4 min

Regulating particulate pollution: Novel analysis yields new insights | MIT News

MIT researchers demonstrate a new approach to designing location-specific emissions-control measures.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
July 11, 2016 ~14 min


The promise of fluorescent polymer gels | MIT News

Color-changing materials could be used to detect structural failure in energy-related equipment.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
July 1, 2016 ~13 min

Mapping coal’s decline and renewables' rise | MIT News

CoalMap online tool shows what policy regulations and technological advancements can do for the cost-competitiveness of solar and wind energy.

Francesca McCaffrey | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
June 22, 2016 ~6 min

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