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Toward all-solid lithium batteries

Researchers investigate mechanics of lithium sulfides, which show promise as solid electrolytes.
February 2, 2017 MITEI MIT News

Zeroing in on the chemistry of the air

Jesse Kroll examines how pollutants change chemically as they waft around the globe.
February 1, 2017 MITEI MIT News

Smart city fixtures

Startup brings solar-powered, phone-charging park benches and digital signs to cities worldwide.
January 27, 2017 MITEI MIT News

3 Questions: Apurba Sakti on improving energy storage modeling

Research conducted by Sakti and his fellow team members aims to more accurately determine the value of battery technology for power grid applications
January 25, 2017 MITEI MITEI Office of Communications

Brandon Sorbom: Designing a fusion future

PhD candidate explores a faster, high-magnetic-field pathway to fusion energy.
January 24, 2017 MITEI MIT News

Mapping out a low-carbon future

Energy scenarios provide useful decision-support tools for policymakers and investors.
January 20, 2017 MITEI MIT News

Kripa Varanasi: Innovating at interfaces

MIT engineer’s research on surfaces is improving everything from power plants to ketchup bottles.
January 19, 2017 MITEI MIT News

There’s a revolution happening in electricity. Utilities need to keep up.

Vox reporter David Roberts interviews MITEI's Jesse Jenkins and Director Robert Armstrong on the changes taking place in today's electricity system and the solutions offered in the Utility of the Future report.
January 19, 2017 In the media Vox

Laws must not block progress

During a trip to Rome to renew MIT’s partnership with Eni aimed at accelerating clean energy technologies, President L. Rafael Reif spoke with Alessia Rastelli of Corriere della Sera about MIT’s Climate Action Plan, the Campaign for a Better World and bringing world-changing ideas to the marketplace. Reif explains that MIT researchers want to “have an impact on a global scale.”
January 18, 2017 In the media Corriere della Sera

A step toward renewable diesel

Chemical engineers program yeast to convert plant sugars into oils.
January 17, 2017 MITEI MIT News

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