Batteries
Research update: Team observes real-time charging of a lithium-air battery
May 13, 2013
Imaging reveals what happens during charging; could lead to improved batteries for electric cars.
Chiang honored for achievements in energy and environment
November 19, 2012
Wins Innovation Award from The Economist
Medical devices powered by the ear itself
November 7, 2012
For the first time, researchers power an implantable electronic device using an electrical potential — a natural battery — deep in the inner ear.
A novel ultracapacitor
October 9, 2012
Energy when and where you need it.
New technique reveals lithium in action
October 8, 2012
Fundamental reactions behind advanced battery technology, revealed in detail by advanced imaging method, could lead to improved materials.
Taking an innovative approach to battery design
April 23, 2012
Donald Sadoway’s radical rethinking of electricity storage could revitalize renewable-power technologies.
Revealing how a battery material works
February 8, 2012
MIT team uncovers a reason why the hottest new material for rechargeable batteries works so well.
Need a new material? New tool can help
December 20, 2011
Exhaustive reference system and interactive toolkit could revolutionize materials research, potentially enabling new types of manufacturing.
Highly efficient oxygen catalyst found
October 28, 2011
New catalyst, made of inexpensive and abundant materials, could prove useful in rechargeable batteries and hydrogen-fuel production.
A systematic way to find battery materials
August 12, 2011
New understanding of high-performing cathode compound could facilitate rapid evaluation of improved alternatives.
How to choose a catalyst
June 13, 2011
MIT researchers provide a simple principle to predict which materials will perform best in fuel cells and metal air batteries.
Extreme electric racing
June 10, 2011
MIT’s eSuperbike charges up for an eco-friendly edition of the Isle of Man motorcycle race.
New battery design could give electric vehicles a jolt
June 6, 2011
Significant advance in battery architecture could be breakthrough for electric vehicles and grid storage.
Electrifying transportation: Devil is in the details
January 24, 2011
MIT symposium finds electric vehicle technology capabilities are way ahead of policy and infrastructure needs.
Annual Technology Day Report 2010
July 21, 2010
From Technology Day 2010 Against the Grain: The Power of Thinking Differently
Don Sadoway on innovation in energy storage
July 19, 2010
"What I Learned in 3.091 was All I Needed to Know" from Technology Day 2010
A step toward lighter batteries
April 2, 2010
Research shows metal catalysts play important role in improving the efficiency of lithium-oxygen batteries
Reporter’s Notebook: How to spur energy storage innovations
December 17, 2009
Proposed X-Prizes for energy storage could produce key enabling technologies to make renewable energy development more practical
Personalized Energy for One (x 6 Billion)
December 10, 2009
Lecture, with professor Daniel Nocera, presented by the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship
Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?
November 19, 2009
Professor Donald Sadoway’s research in energy storage could help speed the development of renewable energy.
Also labeled: Energy, Entrepreneurship, Faculty, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Materials science, Students
MIT: An engine of energy innovation
October 30, 2009
DOE makes awards for transformative energy technologies
IDEAS Competition team Lebônê Solutions wins Popular Mechanics award
October 29, 2009
A dirt-powered battery developed by Lebônê Solutions Inc., a 2009 MIT IDEAS Competition team, was recently named one of the 10 Most Brilliant Innovations of 2009 by Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Also labeled: Energy, IDEAS competition
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