Two samples of passive cooling devices were tested on the roof of MIT’s Building 1: On the left, a sample of the new system, combining…
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MIT has contributed to the success of the ignition program at the National Ignition Facilty for more than a decade by providing and using a…
According to new research, as global temperatures rise, the window of opportunity to maximize the use of biomass from plants, wood, and waste as a…
January 10, 2022. Click the image for a wider, high-resolution view. Hot springs and fumaroles dot this misnamed geothermal field that hosts the world’s largest…
Researchers have developed a new kind of battery, made entirely from abundant and inexpensive materials, that could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources…
A floating artificial leaf – which generates clean fuel from sunlight and water – on the River Cam near King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, UK.…
On the one-year anniversary of achieving a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules at LLNL’s National Ignition Facility, the scientific results of this record experiment…
The strong chemical bonds in biomass, or plant matter, can be broken by electricity and water thanks to the researchers’ newly developed chemical method. These…
Bicyclic Carbon Fixation—NREL scientists have designed a pathway for speeding up CO2 fermentation in some species of bacteria. The resulting molecule—acetyl-CoA, with its two unique…
This huge development, in the opinion of the researchers, will eventually help to fully realize the enormous potential of hydrogen fuel cells. The commercialization of…
A fish-safe turbine designed by Natel Energy. Credit: Courtesy of Natel Energy Natel Energy, launched by sibling MITMIT is an acronym for the Massachusetts Institute…
A team of physicists from UNLV’s Nevada Extreme Conditions Lab (NEXCL) used a diamond anvil cell, a research device similar to the one pictured, in…
A new hydrogen fuel cell is not only the world’s most durable[1] to date, but is also more cost-effective, paving the way for a wider…
Considerable performance gains in perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells (such as that pictured here) can be achieved by adding a magnesium fluoride interlayer. Credit: © 2022…
The liquid metal batteries invented by Donald Sadoway consist of three liquid layers of different densities, which naturally separate in the same way as oil…
Society needs more and better batteries to power fleets of electric cars. Thanks to the boom in renewables, these days the limiting factor of the…
What if we could retrofit virtually every coal and gas power plant in the world to use a carbon-free energy source deep below our feet…
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of Manchester, has developed a fast and economical method of converting methane, or natural…
Nuclear fusion facility: JET interior with superimposed plasma. Nuclear fusion energy could be a pivotal sustainable energy source to complement renewables. Credit: UKAEA The old…
An emerging class of solar energy technology, made with perovskite semiconductors, has passed the long-sought milestone of a 30-year lifetime. The Princeton Engineering researchers who…