News

Featured story

The Energy of the Future: Jad Abou Ali

Energy of the Future
Growing up in Lebanon and experiencing power crises firsthand, Jad saw how critical battery energy storage is to the viability of solar-powered electricity. As a part of his MITEI Energy UROP, Jad tested recycling and rejuvenation methods for lithium-ion batteries, advancing the development of less wasteful, more efficient energy storage systems.
September 22, 2026
Thumbnail for the Jad Abou Ali Energy of the Future video

Featured in the media

See all in the media

Filter by

Date

Running on waste heat

Gang Chen's thermoelectric devices turn waste heat into electricity for vehicles and other machines
August 8, 2014 MITEI MIT News

System Converts Solar Efficiently to Steam

A graphite disk resting on carbon foam collects sunlight to heat water directly to steam with 85 percent efficiency
August 4, 2014 In the media Scientific American

Picking up Steam

A carbon-based material gives solar steam-power a boost
August 2, 2014 In the media The Economist

U.S. C3E Ambassadors Meet for 3rd Annual Retreat

Ambassadors reviewed nominations for this year’s C3E Awards, an annual awards program supported by the MIT Energy Initiative.
July 30, 2014 MITEI via Energy.gov

Regulations only a first step in cutting emissions

MIT study finds that sectoral regulations will not cut emissions enough to substantially limit climate change, but are a good step toward phasing in a price on carbon.
July 29, 2014 MITEI via MIT News Office

Refrigerator magnets

New theory predicts magnets may act as wireless cooling agents.
July 29, 2014 MITEI via MIT News Office

Corralling Carbon Before It Belches From Stack

MIT Researcher Howard Herzog speaks with the New York Times on the prospects of CCS
July 22, 2014 In the media The New York Times

Steam from the sun

New spongelike structure converts solar energy into steam
July 21, 2014 MITEI MIT News

unfiltered: all results