System provides cooling with no electricity
Passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate away.
David Chandler | MIT News Office | Oct. 30, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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New type of electrolyte could enhance supercapacitor performance
Novel class of “ionic liquids” may store more energy than conventional electrolytes — with less risk of catching fire.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | Aug. 12, 2019 | mit~6 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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Getting more heat out of sunlight
Material developed at MIT can passively capture solar heat for home heating or industrial applications.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | July 1, 2019 | mit~6 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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Ambient plant illumination could light the way for greener buildings
Collaboration between MIT architect and chemical engineer could be at the center of new sustainable infrastructure for buildings.
Becky Ham | MIT News correspondent | May 9, 2019 | mit~9 mins
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Thermodynamic insights could lead to better catalysts
Experiments and analyses show how electrons and protons get together on an electrode surface.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | May 2, 2019 | mit~8 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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Tackling greenhouse gases
Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering are developing technologies that store, capture, convert, and minimize greenhouse gas emissions.
Mary Beth O'Leary | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Jan. 7, 2019 | mit~19 mins
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