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MIT student inventor Miles C. Barr receives Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

While you’re up, print me a solar cellNew MIT-developed materials make it possible to produce photovoltaic cells on paper or fabric, nearly as simply as printing a document.

Solar power goes viralMIT researchers use genetically modified virus to produce structures that improve solar-cell efficiency by nearly one-third.

Graphene electrodes for organic solar cellsResearchers identify technique that could make a new kind of solar photovoltaic panel practical.

Doğutan, Nocera win award for microwave researchPostdoc, advisor recognized for significant contributions to renewable energy research

Putting carbon dioxide to good useMIT biological engineers have found a way to convert carbon-dioxide emissions to useful building materials, using genetically altered yeast.

Solar cell, heal thyselfNew self-assembling photovoltaic technology can keep repairing itself to avoid any loss in performance.

New solar research center inauguratedEni-MIT Solar Frontiers Center, funded by Italian oil company, will support research by 21 MIT faculty members

Viruses harnessed to split waterMIT team’s biologically based system taps the power of sunlight directly, with the aim of turning water into hydrogen fuel.

Natural gas to become number-one energy source for this century, says oil and gas expert