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New surface treatment could improve refrigeration efficiency

Research from Kripa Varanasi and other MIT researchers yields a slippery surface for liquids, which promotes droplet formation to facilitate heat transfer. This surface treatment could lead to efficiency improvements in industrial processes like refrigeration.
May 15, 2019 In the media Science Daily

A critical step to reduce climate change

In an article on effective climate change fighting technologies, Bill Gates mentions a study published by MIT researchers on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).
May 14, 2019 In the media GatesNotes

Norway is rapidly adopting electric vehicles

Apurba Sakti, MITEI research scientist, says that a combination of policies and incentives has accelerated the transition to EVs in Norway.
May 7, 2019 In the media Yale Climate Connections

Cobalt for 500,000 electric cars could be harvested from the oceans

Strings of plastic balls dangled in the ocean could harvest enough cobalt for hundreds of thousands of electric car batteries. The heavy metal is a key battery ingredient, but onshore reserves are running low. So engineers from MIT want to mine it from brine.
May 3, 2019 In the media New Scientist

Mass researchers find a way to produce biofuels 'greener'

Isobutanol has been hailed as a possible green replacement for fossil fuels like gasoline, but producing it has proven difficult and costly. In a paper in Nature Communications, researchers from MIT and WPI show how a novel process may make producing this and other biofuels more economical.
April 18, 2019 In the media Boston Herald

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