Energy

MIT and UC Berkeley launch energy-efficiency research project

June 18, 2013

The E2e Project aims to give decision-makers real-world evidence on the most cost-effective ways to reduce energy and emissions.

Also labeled: Collaboration, Department of Energy (DoE), Economics, Efficiency, Emissions, Energy efficiency, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Policy, Politics, Research

Making alternative fuels cheaper

June 17, 2013

Chemical engineers’ new synthesis could make biofuel more appealing for mass production.

Also labeled: Alternative energy, Biofuels, Chemistry and chemical engineering, Environment and energy, Research, Gamma-valerolactone

Creating a low-carbon, non-nuclear economy: The case of Taiwan

June 14, 2013

Can Taiwan create a low-carbon economy without nuclear energy? One MIT researcher finds out.

Also labeled: Carbon Emissions, Climate, Climate change, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Nuclear power and reactors

Eni-MIT Energy Society launched

June 13, 2013

Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Eni, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Solar

Angela Belcher wins $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

June 4, 2013

MIT professor honored for her innovations that take cues, and materials, from nature to tackle key societal issues.

Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Biological engineering, Faculty, Lemelson-MIT, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Invention, Biofuels, Koch Institute, Materials science, Nature, Solar

Tracking bubbles for improved nuclear safety

June 4, 2013

Nuclear science and engineering grad student Rosemary Sugrue explores thermal hydraulics in nuclear reactors

Also labeled: Graduate, postdoctoral, Nuclear science and engineering, Research, Students, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), Science writing, Women in engineering

The solar duel: China vs. the United States

May 30, 2013

MIT researchers warn of the risks a trade war could create for the solar industry.

Also labeled: MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Solar, Alternative energy, China, Economics, Foreign policy, Policy, Political science, Politics, Trade

Helping advance computational capabilities, expand student research options

May 30, 2013

Associate Professor Benoit Forget looks to the past for clues to push refinement of nuclear reactors

Also labeled: Computation, Department of Energy (DoE), Faculty, Nuclear science and engineering, Research, Students

Diving into nuclear policy

May 29, 2013

Whether he’s in a Navy submarine or in Washington, you’ll find MIT senior Cameron McCord at the intersection of nuclear engineering, policy and service.

Also labeled: Global, Nuclear power and reactors, Nuclear science and engineering, Public service, Research, Student life, Students, Undergraduate, Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (DAPER), Fraternities, Sororities, and Independent Living Groups (FSILGs), Navy, Physics, Profile, ROTC, Russia, Security studies and military, Sports, Fukushima, Skolkovo, Skoltech

Solving a semiconductor riddle

May 24, 2013

New observations of material disprove leading theory about LED brightness, opening new avenues for research.

Also labeled: LED, Light, Materials science, Nanoscience and nanotechnology

Balance is key to making quantum-dot solar cells work

May 24, 2013

MIT team finds that the ratio of component atoms is vital to performance.

Also labeled: Materials Science and Engineering, Photovoltaics, Research, Solar, Quantum dots

NSE grad student wins Heller Entrepreneurship Grant

May 21, 2013

Sam Shaner recognized for contributing to spirit of entrepreneurship at the Institute

Also labeled: Awards, honors and fellowships, Entrepreneurship, Graduate, postdoctoral, Leadership, Nuclear science and engineering, Students, Undergraduate, Chemistry and chemical engineering

Robert C. Armstrong named director of MIT Energy Initiative

May 16, 2013

Outgoing director Ernest Moniz confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Energy.

Also labeled: Chemistry and chemical engineering, Department of Energy (DoE), Faculty, Government, Industry, MIT Administration, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), President L. Rafael Reif, Research, Commercialization

Secret of efficient photosynthesis is decoded

May 14, 2013

MIT researchers find that the key to purple bacteria’s light-harvesting prowess lies in highly symmetrical molecules.

Also labeled: Chemistry and chemical engineering, Photosynthesis, Physics, Solar

One order of steel; hold the greenhouse gases

May 8, 2013

Steelmaking, a major emitter of climate-altering gases, could be transformed by a new process developed at MIT.

Also labeled: Climate change, Faculty, Greenhouse gases, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Manufacturing, Materials Science and Engineering, Students, Materials Chemistry

Funding clean-energy solutions

May 7, 2013

MIT’s Clean Energy Prize awards more than $300,000 to support green startups and technologies.

Also labeled: Alternative energy, Contests and academic competitions, Department of Energy (DoE), Environment and energy, Special events and guest speakers, Students, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Startups

MSMS student taps MIT Sloan to power energy research

May 7, 2013

As a student in the Master of Science in Management Studies program, Vikalp Sabhlok examines ways to improve energy distribution systems in developing countries.