Climate Change A long-awaited battery that would cut electric-vehicle costs may finally be close 24M is reducing manufacturing costs by stripping out extraneous materials—and just got $22 million to begin building its first commercial factory. by James Temple 2018-12-17T04:00:00-05:00
Artificial Intelligence Making AI algorithms crazy fast using chips powered by light Optical chips have been tried before—but the rise of deep learning may offer an opportunity to succeed where others have failed. by Will Knight 2018-11-28T21:37:00-05:00
Artificial Intelligence A robot scientist will dream up new materials to advance computing and fight pollution Kebotix is using AI and robotics to brainstorm—and then test—novel compounds. by Will Knight 2018-11-07T14:00:00-05:00
Climate Change A new way to make steel could cut 5% of CO2 emissions at a stroke Boston Metal has developed technology to electrify steelmaking, and a pending funding round will kick-start a large demonstration project. by James Temple 2018-09-24T07:00:00-04:00
Climate Change How California could affordably reach 100 percent clean electricity Depending on solar and wind without nuclear, carbon capture, or other “firm low-carbon resources” would be extremely expensive, MIT researchers find. by James Temple 2018-09-06T11:00:00-04:00
Climate Change One secret to building affordable nuclear: stick with tried-and-true designs But first we need to convince companies to build nuclear plants at all. by James Temple 2018-09-03T07:00:00-04:00
Alumni connection Meet the president: C.J. Whelan ’92, ’93 Turning strategy planning into Association action. by Nancy Duvergne Smith 2018-06-27T00:00:00-04:00
Alumni connection MIT women unite at unConference MIT women foster change and create connections at campus event. by Julie Barr 2018-06-27T00:00:00-04:00
My view The not-so-dismal science Teasing logic from the glorious mess of human interactions and transactions by Phoebe Cai ’18 2018-06-27T00:00:00-04:00
MIT News feature Fishing for meaning in a sea of data A data-analyzing tool can help researchers zero in on the most interesting questions. by Robin Kazmier, SM ’17 2018-06-27T00:00:00-04:00
