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MIT prototype solar dish passes first tests
A team led by MIT students has just completed and successfully tested a prototype of what may be the most cost-efficient solar power system in the world — one they think has the potential to revolutionize energy production in both industrialized and developing countries around the world.
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"MIT will be a catalyst for transforming the energy landscape."
Susan Hockfield, president of MIT
MIT creates new material for fuel cells
Photo courtesy/Avni Argun and Nathan Ashcraft, MIT
MIT engineers have improved the power output of one type of fuel cell by more than 50 percent through technology that could help these environmentally friendly energy storage devices find a much broader market, particularly in portable electronics. The new material key to the work is also considerably less expensive than its conventional industrial counterpart, among other advantages.Full spotlight >
