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Meet the MIT professor with eight climate startups and $2.5 billion in funding

Yet-Ming Chiang (Materials Science and Engineering) has used his materials science research to build companies that aim to mitigate climate change through batteries, low-emissions cement, and other critical materials.
September 25, 2024 In the media Forbes

Affordable high-tech windows for comfort and energy savings

MIT startup AeroShield has opened a new facility for manufacturing highly insulating windows that will reduce building energy use and cut carbon emissions.
September 16, 2024 MITEI

Tiny batteries for tiny robots that could deliver drugs inside our bodies

MIT engineers—led by Michael Strano (Chemical Engineering)—have designed a tiny zinc-air battery capable of deploying cell-sized autonomous robots for drug delivery within the body. Their findings may also have applications in the energy industry, aiding in the location of gas pipeline leaks.
September 13, 2024 In the media Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast

2024 Grist 50 list: 50 climate leaders to watch

Asegun Henry (Mechanical Engineering) has been named as a 2024 Grist honoree for his invention of the “sun in a box,” a cost-effective system for storing renewable energy.
September 13, 2024 In the media Grist

How a gas company and environmentalists united on a first-of-its-kind geothermal project

The first U.S. trial of heat pump technology being provided to an entire neighborhood by a major utility is being conducted by Eversource in Framingham, MA. Weighing in on the trial, MITEI Senior Research Scientist Sergey Paltsev says, “If we are really serious about decarbonization, we need to study all the possible options.”
September 5, 2024 In the media Christian Science Monitor

A new breakthrough in fusion reactors could solve a major problem scientists have faced

A new MITEI-funded study is advancing technologies required for fusion energy. Led by Ju Li (Nuclear Science and Engineering), MIT engineers have found a way to make structural materials last longer under the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor.
September 5, 2024 In the media Popular Mechanics

Hydrogen’s unique role in a zero-carbon energy system

MITEI Founding Director Ernest Moniz discusses hydrogen’s importance in decarbonizing industry and creating a pathway to a zero-carbon energy system. In particular, geological hydrogen could be a game-changing energy source.
September 5, 2024 In the media Brookings Institution

Many climate policies struggle to cut emissions, study finds

Jessika Trancik (Institute for Data, Systems, and Society) describes two ways a climate policy can be effective: by reducing emissions and by creating pathways for technological advancement. "Many of the technological tools that are needed to address climate change are now available," states Trancik, "and ready to be adopted at scale because of a host of different types of policies that came before."
August 29, 2024 In the media New York Times

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