MIT’s Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) has been awarded $1,365,000 in funding from the…
Tag: Energy
Tectonic plates beneath seas are clean energy jackpots, finds French firm
Not just wind farms but even moving geothermal energy generation facilities offshore could help us power…
Korean researchers triple lithium extraction with plasma technology
A significant advancement in lithium extraction has emerged from recent research, which has the potential to…
With just a little electricity, MIT researchers boost common catalytic reactions
A simple technique that uses small amounts of energy could boost the efficiency of some key…
New tandem solar panel achieves world record conversion efficiency, 25%
A pivotal achievement has been reached in the realm of energy transition with the development of…
New MIT.nano equipment to accelerate innovation in “tough tech” sectors
A new set of advanced nanofabrication equipment will make MIT.nano one of the world’s most advanced…
First commercial ‘no burning’ waste-to-energy plant to launch in weeks
In the latest episode of Lexicon, Interesting Engineering's podcast, we speak with Dan Nienhauser, Co-Founder, CEO,…
Faculty, staff, students to evaluate ways to decarbonize MIT’s campus
With a goal to decarbonize the MIT campus by 2050, the Institute must look at “new…
Chinese scientists develop a breakthrough Vanadium flow battery stack
A new type of vanadium flow battery stack has been developed by a team of Chinese…
Cobalt-free batteries could power cars of the future
Many electric vehicles are powered by batteries that contain cobalt — a metal that carries high…