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The Energy of the Future: Quinn Early

Quinn Early, a MITEI Energy Scholar and PhD student, developed more robust power prediction models for large wind farms, making these systems more cost-effective and more reliable in a variety of atmospheric conditions.

October 20, 2026 MITEI

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Charge your phone in six minutes with MIT 'egg and yolk' battery

Researchers have created a new type of battery that promises ultra-fast charging

August 14, 2015 In the media IT Pro

MIT's little fusion reactor is a huge step toward a clean energy future

The trick is containing all that super-hot plasma

August 13, 2015 In the media Inverse

Better estimates of worldwide mercury pollution

New findings show Asia produces twice as much mercury emissions as previously thought

August 12, 2015 MITEI MIT News

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How wind and solar will blow up power markets

Ben Paulos cites the MITEI Future of Solar Energy study in an essay on why the main zero-carbon energy sources are not compatible with conventional market design

August 12, 2015 In the media Greentech Media

Heck of a class project

An 'affordable, robust, compact' fusion reactor design, buildable in a decade

August 12, 2015 In the media The New York Times

Programming materials for better designs

Skylar Tibbits creates smart materials that elegantly transform themselves to improve processes and products

August 12, 2015 MITEI MIT News

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A new look at superfluidity

MIT team creates a superfluid in a record-high magnetic field

August 11, 2015 MITEI MIT News

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NSE's Harper, Kenausis, Lowder, Tran win Dept. of Energy support

Graduate and undergraduate funding awarded for nuclear energy studies, research

August 11, 2015 MITEI MIT News

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A small, modular, efficient fusion plant

New design could finally help to bring the long-sought power source closer to reality

August 10, 2015 MITEI MIT News

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Nano-sized 'yolks' should lead to longer-lasting batteries

Scientists at MIT and Tsinghua University have developed a nanoparticle battery electrode whose egg-like design is built to last

August 10, 2015 In the media Engadget

MIT awarded Dept. of Energy grant to create and deploy energy-saving travel information and incentives system

$4 million grant will determine whether travel choices can be influenced by data and rewards to save energy

August 10, 2015 MITEI MIT News

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MIT researchers awarded grants from new Siebel Energy Institute

MITEI's Munther Dahleh and Saurabh Amin are among those honored

August 10, 2015 MITEI MIT News

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