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Developing New Technologies to Prevent Massive Loss of Energy in Windows

News - 7 Jan 2020

In the quest to make buildings more energy efficient, windows present a particularly difficult problem. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, heat that either escapes or enters windows accounts...

Scientists Discover Potential Means to Lower Building CO2 Emissions

News - 16 Aug 2019

In the United States, use of energy in buildings — from cooling and heating a house to keeping the lights on at workplace—leads to more than one-third of all carbon dioxide (CO2)...

MIT Energy Conference Focuses on Future Changes to the Electric Grid

News - 10 Apr 2019

The 14th annual student-run MIT Energy Conference, the nation's largest such event, reflected an increasing maturity in the low-carbon and zero-carbon energy field. A global push toward...

Researchers Observe Climate Control Features in Termite Nests

News - 25 Mar 2019

Numerous species of termite, whose societies are founded on hierarchies of kings, queens, soldiers, and workers live in tall nests that are ventilated by an intricate system of tunnels. The...

Developing New Technologies to Tackle Greenhouse Gas Emissions

News - 8 Jan 2019

Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering are developing technologies that store, capture, convert, and minimize greenhouse gas emissions. The images are ubiquitous: A coastal town...

MIT Continues Progress Toward Goal of Reducing Campus Greenhouse Gas Emissions

News - 28 Nov 2018

Despite a challenging year marked by a colder-than-usual winter and the construction of major new campus buildings, MIT has continued its progress toward its declared goal of reducing campus...

First 3D-printed Turbine-Blade Mold Fetches Sandia Technology Focus Award

News - 15 Nov 2018

Sandia National Laboratories has designed the first wind turbine blades made from a 3D-printed mold, which could significantly reduce the time and cost of developing innovative wind energy technology....

Students Win Grand Prize at MIT's Energy Innovation Competition

News - 18 Apr 2018

As renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar power, become increasingly attractive power sources for the grid, industry is looking for better energy-storage systems that can make these...

Chemical Cluster Could Revolutionize Storage of Energy for Electrical Grids

News - 19 Feb 2018

To power whole communities with clean energy, such as wind and solar power, a reliable backup storage unit is required to provide energy for times when the wind is not blowing and the sun is not...

Highly Transparent Solar Cells Enhance the Future for New Solar Applications

News - 24 Oct 2017

See-through solar materials capable of being applied to windows represent an immense source of untapped energy and could harvest as much power as bulkier, bigger rooftop solar units. This was reported...