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The Energy of the Future: Sonia Seliger

As a part of her MITEI Energy UROP, Sonia analyzed policies and incentives for battery storage in New York State, addressing the policy roadblocks that exist between technology creation and adoption.

September 22, 2026

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What lies beneath: Sensor analytics in the water system

Andrew Whittle engineers smart underground infrastructure for a safer and more efficient future.

March 26, 2014 MITEI

Engineers design ‘living materials’

Hybrid materials combine bacterial cells with nonliving elements that can conduct electricity or emit light.

March 24, 2014 MITEI via MIT News

The solar panels of the future could be grown from bacteria

March 24, 2014 In the media Quartz

MIT Spin-off Poised to Break World Record with High Altitude Wind Turbine

March 21, 2014 In the media Altaeros Energies

Renewable energy: Back the renewables boom

MIT's Jessika Trancik: Low-carbon technologies are getting better and cheaper each year, but continued public-policy support is needed to sustain progress.

March 20, 2014 MITEI via Nature

MIT Students Win U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings Challenge

Winning streak continues for third straight year in contest to develop energy-efficient solutions.

March 20, 2014 MITEI

White House features Climate CoLab

March 20, 2014 In the media Climate CoLab

Bionic Plants Offer Superpowered Photosynthesis

Rebuilding plants into bionic superpowered energy photosynthesizers—we have the nanotechnology

March 18, 2014 In the media Scientific American

In Mississippi, a power plant is designed to shape the future of coal

If it works, the $5-billion Kemper project would remove up to 65% of its potential carbon dioxide emissions. But it's already behind schedule and over budget

March 18, 2014 In the media LA Times