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Yet-Ming Chiang co-authors paper warning we aren't doing enough to reduce emissions

Tuesday, July 3, 2018 - 11:45am

Yet-Ming Chiang co-authored a new paper in Science that offers a stark reminder that there are still huge parts of the global energy system where we simply don’t have affordable ways of halting greenhouse-gas emissions.

How AI is helping us discover materials faster than ever

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 - 11:00am

One way of using AI is to create a “cookbook,” or a collection of recipes for materials.

Aluminum production could get much better for the environment

Friday, May 11, 2018 - 9:30am

You probably don’t think about aluminum very much. But you should. The ubiquitous metal is in airplanes, iPhones, and engine blocks made by General Motors, to name just a few uses. A 12-inch MacBook, for example, consists of over half a pound of aluminum.

Investing in Tech That’s Worth the Wait

Friday, February 23, 2018 - 11:15am

Innovations in fields like energy and transportation often take time—and extra support—to develop. The Engine at MIT is helping them make the leap from the lab to the marketplace.

A new approach to rechargeable batteries

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 - 11:45am

A type of battery first invented nearly five decades ago could catapult to the forefront of energy storage technologies, thanks to a new finding by researchers at MIT.

Can computers help us synthesize new materials?

Thursday, December 28, 2017 - 12:15pm

Last month, three MIT materials scientists and their colleagues published a paper describing a new artificial-intelligence system that can po

New technique allows rapid screening for new types of solar cells

Thursday, December 21, 2017 - 11:15am

The worldwide quest by researchers to find better, more efficient materials for tomorrow’s solar panels is usually slow and painstaking. Researchers typically must produce lab samples — which are often composed of multiple layers of different materials bonded together — for extensive testing.

2017 Fall Wulff Lecture

Monday, November 6, 2017 - 5:00pm

Fantastic Feather: Form and Function

10 years of energy research at MIT

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 2:15pm

Q: What are some of the most significant research impacts the MIT energy community has made over the past decade?

Will metal supplies limit battery expansion?

Thursday, October 12, 2017 - 11:30am

The dramatic rise in production of electric vehicles, coupled with expected growth in the use of grid-connected battery systems for storing electricity from renewable sources, raises a crucial question: Are there enough raw materials to enable significantly increased production of lithium-ion bat

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