Relying on evaporation and radiation — but not electricity — the MIT passive cooling system…
Browsing: Energy
Energy is a fundamental concept in science, representing the capacity to do work or produce change. It exists in many forms—including kinetic, potential, thermal, chemical, and nuclear—and powers everything from the tiniest atomic interactions to the largest cosmic events. In physics and engineering, energy is conserved and transformed, while in fields like biology and environmental science, it’s essential for sustaining life and driving ecological systems. This page features the latest research on how energy is generated, transferred, stored, and harnessed—spanning innovations in renewable energy, cutting-edge materials, and the physics that underlie it all.
MIT students are part of the large team that achieved fusion ignition for the first…
Climate change is putting the availability of biomass fuels and technologies – a vital alternative…
Hot springs and fumaroles dot this misnamed geothermal field that hosts the world’s largest complex…
An aluminum-sulfur battery, made from inexpensive, abundant materials, could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable…
Floating artificial leaves developed by Cambridge researchers use sunlight and water to generate clean fuels,…
LLNL’s National Ignition Facility achieved a significant milestone in fusion research in August 2021, with…
These chemical tools can access plant-based renewable energy, which might reduce our reliance on fossil…
Scientists Mapped Out a “Bicyclic Carbon Fixation” Pathway for Speeding Up Gas Fermentation in Specialized…
The commercialization of eco-friendly fuel has been stalled for decades by the high cost of…
Natel Energy, launched by sibling MIT alumni, is deploying hydropower systems with fish-safe turbines and…
Breakthrough in Room-Temperature Superconductivity Less than two years ago the science world was shocked by…
HKUST developed a durable hydrogen fuel cell with 80% less platinum, maintaining high efficiency after…
An extra metal fluoride layer enables charge separation and boosts performance in perovskite–silicon tandem solar…
Researchers have developed a potential alternative jet fuel from bacteria-produced carbon molecules, offering a sustainable…
This family of crystalline compounds is at the forefront of research pursuing alternatives to silicon.…
Scientists Propose Converting Tall Buildings Into Batteries In order to ensure that the supply and…
MIT professor Donald Sadoway’s work could enable long-term storage of renewable energy. For his work…