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MIT and UC Berkeley launch energy-efficiency research project

MIT and UC Berkeley launch energy-efficiency research project

The E2e Project aims to give decision-makers real-world evidence on the most cost-effective ways to reduce energy and emissions.

June 18, 2013Read more
Making alternative fuels cheaper

Making alternative fuels cheaper

Chemical engineers’ new synthesis could make biofuel more appealing for mass production.

June 17, 2013Read more
Holding the salt

Holding the salt

MIT graduate student David Cohen-Tanugi works to improve water filtration, desalination.

June 17, 2013Read more
Aligning Energy Technologies and Climate Change Goals

Aligning Energy Technologies and Climate Change Goals

Using a new approach, MIT researchers evaluate energy technologies against climate goals and find that while the U.S. will need to transition the majority of its energy to carbon-free technologies by mid-century, past technology improvement rates paint an optimistic picture.

June 6, 2013Read more
Angela Belcher wins $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

Angela Belcher wins $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize

MIT professor honored for her innovations that take cues, and materials, from nature to tackle key societal issues.

June 5, 2013Read more
Building façades that move, textiles that illuminate

Building façades that move, textiles that illuminate

A pathway to flexible, resilient architecture

June 4, 2013Read more
Shaena Berlin: Linking Energy and Environmental Challenges

Shaena Berlin: Linking Energy and Environmental Challenges

A 2013 graduate of the MIT Energy Studies Minor program

June 3, 2013Read more