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Secret of efficient photosynthesis is decoded

Secret of efficient photosynthesis is decoded

MIT researchers find that the key to purple bacteria’s light-harvesting prowess lies in highly symmetrical molecules.

May 16, 2013Read more
Robert C. Armstrong named director of MIT Energy Initiative

Robert C. Armstrong named director of MIT Energy Initiative

Outgoing director Ernest Moniz confirmed U.S. Secretary of Energy.

May 16, 2013Read more
Chris Welch: Bringing Ocean Engineering to the Real World

Chris Welch: Bringing Ocean Engineering to the Real World

A 2013 graduate of the MIT Energy Studies Minor program

May 14, 2013Read more
I Minored in Energy at MIT: 4 Student Stories

I Minored in Energy at MIT: 4 Student Stories

MIT Energy Studies Minor program

May 14, 2013Read more
One order of steel; hold the greenhouse gases

One order of steel; hold the greenhouse gases

Steelmaking, a major emitter of climate-altering gases, could be transformed by a new process developed at MIT.

May 10, 2013Read more
Funding clean-energy solutions

Funding clean-energy solutions

MIT’s Clean Energy Prize awards more than $300,000 to support green startups and technologies.

May 8, 2013Read more
Cleaner energy, warmer climate?

Cleaner energy, warmer climate?

MIT researchers explore the possible consequences of expanding biofuels.

May 7, 2013Read more