Energy, prosperity, emissions, and innovation: A decarbonization progress report New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. The CTO of Breakthrough Energy assessed global decarbonization and the opportunities and challenges that remain at MITEI’s annual research conference. October 21, 2026 MITEI
New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. How Sudanese scientists are keeping research alive through war October 12, 2026 In the media Nature
New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Trump sharply scales back fuel economy rules for new cars September 28, 2026 In the media New York Times
New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Can the Global South align the world’s carbon markets? September 24, 2026 In the media Eco-Business
Grid-Scale Storage: Smooth Operators New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Matching output to demand is hard with wind and solar power. MIT's Don Sadoway is working on how to store surplus juice until it is needed. December 8, 2014 In the media Business Insider
MIT’s ‘Local Warming’ exhibit previews the energy-saving future of personalized climate control New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Carlo Ratti, director of MIT’s SENSEable City Lab, focuses on saving energy through the use of dynamically controlled highly localized heating December 5, 2014 In the media BetaBoston
A renaissance in metals New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Materials Day Symposium highlights breakthroughs in simulation methods, manufacturing techniques, and improved alloys December 5, 2014 MITEI MIT News
3 Questions: Are we entering a golden age of natural gas trade? New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. MIT research scientist Sergey Paltsev studies just how big the market for liquefied natural gas could get. December 5, 2014 MITEI MIT News
Extreme materials and ubiquitous electronics New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Tomás Palacios explores the application of novel materials in next-generation electronics to save energy and expand possibilities December 5, 2014 MITEI MIT News
George Shultz Gone Solar. Now That's a Sign of Thawing in the U.S. Climate Debate New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Climate: Now or Never December 3, 2014 In the media via Bloomberg
Catalyzing greener products New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Yuriy Román knew that to change the future of catalysis he’d have to cross the boundary between chemical engineering and materials science December 2, 2014 MITEI MIT News
No quit for the "Queen of Carbon" New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Mildred Dresselhaus and her work continue to inspire women in the sciences December 2, 2014 In the media CBS News
What will it take to get skeptics to warm up to climate change? New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. MIT's Christopher Warshaw on how politics shape public perceptions on timing and seriousness of climate change December 1, 2014 In the media CBS News
Turn yourself into a walking CHARGER: Battery harvests energy from body heat - and could one day power up mobile phones New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. MIT engineers create device that converts the heat around it into electricty December 1, 2014 In the media The Daily Mail
Cool Discovery Blasts Summer Heat Into 'the Cold Darkness of the Universe' New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. Technology being developed at Stanford University could slash the need for summertime air conditioning December 1, 2014 In the media Bloomberg
MIT conference celebrates climate change innovators New ? New items have been added or updated in the last 30 days. With keynote lectures by Anthony Leiserowitz and Jeremy Grantham, conference encourages attendees to "move ideas into action" December 1, 2014 MITEI MIT News
