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- Unlocking the hidden power of boiling — for energy, space, and beyond
Unlocking its secrets could thus enable advances in efficient energy production, electronics cooling, water desalination, medical diagnostics, and more “Boiling is important for applications way beyond nuclear,” says Bucci, who earned tenure at MIT in July “Boiling is used in 80 percent of the power plants that produce electricity
- Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storage - MIT News
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, according to a new model from MIT researchers
- Evelyn Wang: A new energy source at MIT - MIT News
As MIT’s first vice president for energy and climate, Evelyn Wang is working to broaden MIT’s research portfolio, scale up existing innovations, seek new breakthroughs, and channel campus community input to drive work forward
- What’s the best way to expand the US electricity grid?
Growing energy demand means the U S will almost certainly have to expand its electricity grid in coming years What’s the best way to do this? A new study by MIT researchers examines legislation introduced in Congress and identifies relative tradeoffs involving reliability, cost, and emissions, depending on the proposed approach
- New facility to accelerate materials solutions for fusion energy
The new Schmidt Laboratory for Materials in Nuclear Technologies (LMNT) at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center accelerates fusion materials testing using cyclotron proton beam irradiation, advancing fusion energy, nuclear power, and clean energy research at MIT
- Ensuring a durable transition - MIT News
At the MIT Energy Initiative’s Annual Research Conference, speakers highlighted the need for collective action in a durable energy transition capable of withstanding obstacles
- MIT Climate and Energy Ventures class spins out entrepreneurs — and . . .
In MIT course 15 366 (Climate and Energy Ventures) student teams select a technology and determine the best path for its commercialization in the energy sector
- Confronting the AI energy conundrum - MIT News
The MIT Energy Initiative #039;s annual research spring symposium explored artificial intelligence as both a problem and solution for the clean energy transition
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