A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy
May 22, 2025 · MIT engineers developed a membrane that filters the components of crude oil by their molecular size, an advance that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed …
Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact - MIT News
Jan 17, 2025 · MIT News explores the environmental and sustainability implications of generative AI technologies and applications.
Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storage - MIT News
Apr 10, 2025 · Liquid air energy storage could be the lowest-cost solution for ensuring a reliable power supply on a future grid dominated by carbon-free yet intermittent energy sources, …
Startup turns mining waste into critical metals for the U.S.
Nov 8, 2024 · Phoenix Tailings, co-founded by MIT alumni, is creating new domestic supply chains for the rare earth metals and other critical materials needed for the clean energy transition.
Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon …
Oct 30, 2023 · An efficient new process can convert carbon dioxide into formate, a material that can be used like hydrogen or methanol to power a fuel cell and generate electricity.
New facility to accelerate materials solutions for fusion energy
Jun 9, 2025 · The new Schmidt Laboratory for Materials in Nuclear Technologies (LMNT) at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center accelerates fusion materials testing using cyclotron …
Unlocking the hidden power of boiling — for energy, space, and …
Jan 2, 2025 · Unlocking its secrets could thus enable advances in efficient energy production, electronics cooling, water desalination, medical diagnostics, and more. “Boiling is important for …
Concrete “battery” developed at MIT now packs 10 times the power
Oct 1, 2025 · New concrete and carbon black supercapacitors with optimized electrolytes have 10 times the energy storage of previous designs and can be incorporated into a wide range of …
Tests show high-temperature superconducting magnets are ready …
Mar 4, 2024 · A comprehensive study of high-temperature superconducting magnets built by MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems confirms they meet requirements for an economic, …
Energy | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5 days ago · Secretary of Energy Chris Wright ’85 visits MIT Panel discussions focused on innovation in many forms of energy, then a tour of campus featured student research.