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Energy, prosperity, emissions, and innovation: A decarbonization progress report

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

A lifelong relationship with the Institute

Newly tenured Evelyn Wang — whose parents met at MIT — studies heat transfer in materials

September 5, 2014 MITEI MIT News

Ride-sharing could cut cabs' road time by 30 percent

A new analytic framework enables analysis of GPS data on 150 million cab rides in New York City

September 1, 2014 MITEI MIT News

If 2 New Yorkers Shared a Cab...

Studies done by MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning show ride-sharing could cut cab traffic, fares, and emissions

September 1, 2014 In the media The New York Times

Michael Short's Institute Odyssey: From Freshman to Professor

August 29, 2014 MITEI via MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

Progress on a powerful new way to generate electricity

A powerful new way to generate electricity could eventually make electric cars and electronic gadgets run longer.

August 28, 2014 MITEI via MIT Tech Review

This software from MIT whiz kids is designed to electrify India

With a quarter of India's population still in the dark, Gridform could help rural electrification projects happen smarter and faster

August 27, 2014 In the media Fast Company

New Children's Book Series Sheds "Light" on Earth's Energy System

Newest book in the series co-authored by MIT Professor Penny Chisholm due out this fall

August 25, 2014 MITEI

Re-Inventing the Grid

MIT's John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry Donald Sadoway and partner David Bradwell are building a novel liquid metal battery for grid-level storage with their revolutionary Cambridge-based startup Ambri.

August 25, 2014 MITEI via MIT ILP