Energy

CloudTop takes top $100K competition prizeA record 215 teams competed in this year’s business plan competition.

A new look at prolonged radiation exposureMIT study suggests that at low dose-rate, radiation poses little risk to DNA.

Karnik, Parra win DOE Early Career Research Program awards

Our gasoline-free future and how to get thereToyota’s Tom Stricker shares his view with the MIT community.

Taking an innovative approach to battery designDonald Sadoway’s radical rethinking of electricity storage could revitalize renewable-power technologies.

Research team wins Somiya Award for International Collaboration

New method to prevent undersea ice clogsSurface coatings developed by MIT researchers could inhibit buildup of methane hydrates that can block deep-sea oil and gas wells.

Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2May reduce greenhouse gas emissions

New nuclear science and engineering faculty drive curriculum expansion into computational science and engineering

Clean energy could lead to scarce materialsRising demand for wind turbines and electric vehicles could strain supplies of some rare earth metals.

The heat is onNew study of MIT buildings suggests additional approaches to energy efficiency.

A new dimension for solar energyInnovative 3-D designs from an MIT team can more than double the solar power generated from a given area.

Powering the Chinese dragonChina Light and Power’s Peter Littlewood talks with MIT researchers and students about the country’s strengths and the United States’s opportunity to embrace them.

Big innovations for uncertain timesSeventh annual MIT Energy Conference features bold new technologies in the face of an uncertain economy.

Greenhouse gas can find a home undergroundNew MIT analysis shows there’s enough room to safely store at least a century’s worth of U.S. fossil fuel emissions.

Catching some rays — lots of themNew MIT design for a metamaterial could be far more efficient at capturing sunlight than existing solar cells.

MIT students tackle efficiency barriers at the Better Buildings Case Competition

Preventing contamination in recyclingNew study examines ways to prevent accumulation of impurities in recycling aluminum.

Growing population will increase global climate challengesMIT report shows China and developing nations will come to dominate emissions that promote climate change

Fuel for thoughtEconomist Christopher Knittel uncovers surprising facts about the cars we drive — and about the price of gas.

Sustainable approaches to reducing food waste in India

Mysterious electron acceleration explainedComputer simulation identifies source of aurora-causing high-speed electrons in space

Knight Fellows offer tips on tackling the energy and climate science beatScience journalists discuss the current state of their profession and its future.

Making droplets drop fasterNew nanopatterned surfaces could improve the efficiency of powerplants and desalination systems.

Toying with biological systemsBy swapping microbial genes, Chris Voigt designs cells with novel functions.

Ashley Finan: Developing better policy for energy innovation