MIT engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from ancient . . . MIT engineers created a carbon-cement supercapacitor that can store large amounts of energy Made of just cement, water, and carbon black, the device could form the basis for inexpensive systems that store intermittently renewable energy, such as solar or wind energy
Ultrasonic device dramatically speeds harvesting of water from the air MIT researchers designed a device that quickly recovers drinking water from an atmospheric water harvesting material The system uses ultrasonic waves to shake the water out of the material, recovering water in minutes
Concrete “battery” developed at MIT now packs 10 times the power 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 architectural forms
A new heat engine with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam . . . Engineers at MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have designed a heat engine with no moving parts Their new demonstrations show that it converts heat to electricity with over 40 percent efficiency — a performance better than that of traditional steam turbines
Fusion | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Study: Fusion energy could play a major role in the global response to climate change Experts in energy systems modeling and fusion technology explore the future role of fusion at various costs and carbon constraints