Solar
Power to the people
October 28, 2010
Entrepreneurs at MIT’s Legatum Center are trying to bring clean-energy solutions to developing countries.
Catching the sun’s heat
October 26, 2010
Storing thermal energy in chemical form has the potential to make it indefinitely storable and transportable.
Solar funnel
September 13, 2010
New antenna made of carbon nanotubes could make photovoltaic cells more efficient by concentrating solar energy.
Solar cell, heal thyself
September 7, 2010
New self-assembling photovoltaic technology can keep repairing itself to avoid any loss in performance.
Silicon can be made to melt in reverse
August 2, 2010
Material that shows melting while cooling might someday lead to applications in solar cells and other devices
Explained: Phonons
July 6, 2010
When trying to control the way heat moves through solids, it is often useful to think of it as a flow of particles.
New water-splitting catalyst found
May 14, 2010
Research by MIT’s Dan Nocera expands the list of potential electrode materials that could be used to store energy.
New solar research center inaugurated
May 4, 2010
Eni-MIT Solar Frontiers Center, funded by Italian oil company, will support research by 21 MIT faculty members
Viruses harnessed to split water
April 12, 2010
MIT team’s biologically based system taps the power of sunlight directly, with the aim of turning water into hydrogen fuel.
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Energy, Environment, Materials science, Alternative energy, Energy storage, Eni
Personalized Energy for One (x 6 Billion)
December 10, 2009
Lecture, with professor Daniel Nocera, presented by the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship
MIT team finishes fifth overall in solar electric vehicle race
November 3, 2009
Places second in the Silicon category — comprising cars that raced with off-the-shelf, terrestrial-grade silicon solar cells
MIT Sloan launches "Clean Energy Ventures"
October 23, 2009
New workshop on building and sustaining clean energy businesses
DOE to establish two Energy Frontier Research Centers at MIT
April 27, 2009
Also labeled: Electrical engineering and electronics, Energy, Environment, Mechanical engineering, Faculty
MIT team unveils new solar car
March 2, 2009
Also labeled: Aeronautical and astronautical engineering, Mechanical engineering
Sleek new MIT solar car heads to the races
February 25, 2009
Finding better materials for solar cells
December 10, 2008
New research could lead to cheaper cells with vast potential
Also labeled: Energy, Materials science
MIT Museum glows with promise of future energy
October 14, 2008
Energy Night brings together campus efforts at innovation
MIT's energy projects on display Oct. 10
October 6, 2008
Museum event showcases the cream of the energy crop
Also labeled: Energy, Environment
Renewable energy regulations may miss the mark, says MIT graduate student
October 1, 2008
Research shows different approach is needed
Also labeled: Energy, Environment, Urban studies and planning, National relations and service, Students
Click and Clack glimpse cars of the future
September 19, 2008
NPR's Magliozzi brothers in 'chock-full' tour of MIT
Sun-tracking device wins student prize
September 19, 2008
Window coatings, wind generators and power unit also win
MITEI awards second round of seed grants
September 18, 2008
Team led by MIT, Caltech wins $20 million grant
August 4, 2008
Funds to support push for solar-fuel power plants
Also labeled: Energy, Awards, honors and fellowships
'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution
July 31, 2008
Scientists mimic essence of plants' energy storage system
Also labeled: Chemistry and chemical engineering, Energy
Fact Sheet: MIT's solar concentrators
July 10, 2008
Also labeled: Electrical engineering and electronics, Energy
MIT opens new 'window' on solar energy
July 10, 2008
Cost effective devices expected on market soon
Also labeled: Electrical engineering and electronics, Energy
Harnessing solar energy like plants do
June 20, 2008
MIT chemists see near-term promise in mimicking photosynthesis
Also labeled: Chemistry and chemical engineering, Energy
MIT prototype solar dish passes first tests
June 18, 2008
Low-cost system could revolutionize global energy production
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