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JANUARY 15, 2023

Realizing that less attention has been paid to the potential footprint of autonomous vehicles, the MIT researchers built a statistical model to study the problem. computer power of 0.84 kilowatts of power for computing. These vehicles could actually be using a ton of computer power. Sudhakar et al.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2018

MIT researchers have demonstrated that an aircraft with a 5-meter wingspan can sustain steady-level flight using ionic-wind propulsion. Most have been powered by fossil-fuel combustion. The MIT team’s final design resembles a large, lightweight glider. c, Architecture of the high-voltage power converter (HVPC).

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AUGUST 23, 2021

Researchers at the MIT Energy Initiative have investigated the grid impacts of scaled up highway fast-charging (HFC) infrastructure by using an operations model of the 2033 Texas power grid with uniquely high spatial and temporal resolution.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Now, MIT engineers are proposing using an ammonia-based selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system that could result in an approximately 95% reduction in NO x emissions in exchange for a ~0.5% —Steven Barrett, professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT and corresponding author. increase in block fuel burn.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

As investment in hydrogen-powered flight expands , airports and air carriers today are realizing that it’s not enough to retrofit or design new planes for hydrogen power. John Hansman , an aeronautics and astronautics professor at MIT and director of the university’s International Center for Air Transportation. asks Professor R.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Photo: Kyoto University An MIT-led team revealed a “guidebook” for how to tune surface properties of perovskites, a silicon alternative – here’s why that’s huge for solar. Enter the new breakthrough paper from a team of researchers led by MIT, in collaboration with scientists from around the globe.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Back in 2005, before smartphones were generally available, MIT Professor Hari Balakrishnan was so fed up with commuting delays in Boston that he built a mobile system to monitor road conditions. Powers , a seasoned sales executive who became Balakrishnan’s business partner. We showed that it could work at scale. “I

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 19, 2023

Thorough planning of EV charging station placement, specifically with a greater emphasis on workplace charging, could cut the need for more power plants, according to a new MIT study.

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APRIL 9, 2019

In a paper being presented at WCX SAE World Congress Experience in Detroit this week, a team from MIT is proposing the use of a flex-fuel gasoline-alcohol engine approach for a series-hybrid powertrain for long-haul Class 8 trucks. The research was supported by the MIT Arthur Samberg Energy Innovation Fund. —Daniel Cohn.

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MARCH 20, 2023

A new study by MIT researchers examines these risks and how they amplify or mitigate each other. Large-scale deployment of battery electric vehicle (BEV) and photovoltaic (PV) electricity technologies could raise electricity costs by increasing peak evening electricity demand and causing overgeneration of electricity during midday.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

a developer of emission-free, energy-dense ammonia power solutions ( earlier post ), signed a letter of intent and a lease with Sustainable Energy Catapult Center in Norway to initiate testing operations for Amogy’s 200kW ammonia-to-power platform at the recently-launched testing facility for new and sustainable energy solutions in Stord, Norway.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Because of its recalcitrance, lignin is typically burned for heat and power or used only in low-value applications. Other parts of plants are used for biofuels, but lignin has been largely overlooked because of the difficulties in breaking it down chemically and converting it into useful products.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Annual average concentrations of fine particulates from US sources of combustion emissions from (a) electric power generation; (b) industry; (c) commercial and residential sources; (d) road transportation; (e) marine transportation; (f) rail transportation; (g) sum of all combustion sources; (h) all sources. Source: MIT. related and ?2,000

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MARCH 26, 2019

Researchers at MIT and in China are proposing a new class of dense intercalation-conversion hybrid cathodes by combining intercalation-type Mo 6 S 8 with conversion-type sulfur (HMSC) to realize a Li–S full cell. This is comparable to some commercial batteries, indicating that the new device does match its predicted characteristics.

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MAY 22, 2022

Newly released polling shows strong local support for extending the operations of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, California’s largest source of carbon free energy generation. Gavin Newsom recently announced his intent to explore options to continue operations at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.

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MARCH 26, 2021

DERQ , an MIT-spin-off with an award-winning platform powered by patented AI and predictive analytics, is partnering with Control Technologies Group (CT Group), one of the US’ largest distributors of traffic signal control and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) equipment, for a multi-year distribution agreement.

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MAY 22, 2014

Researchers at MIT and Stanford University have developed new battery technology for the conversion of low-temperature waste heat into electricity in cases where temperature differences are less than 100 degrees Celsius. The new battery technology would take advantage of that temperature gradient at the industrial scale.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

A new metal mesh membrane developed by researchers at MIT could advance the use of the Na–NiCl 2 displacement battery, which has eluded widespread adoption owing to the fragility of the ?"-Al through the MIT Energy Initiative. Al 2 O 3 membrane. —David Sadoway. The work was supported by the French oil company Total S.A.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Researchers at MIT have determined that growth in aviation causes twice as much damage to air quality as to the climate. —lead researcher Dr Sebastian Eastham, from the Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment in MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

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APRIL 25, 2013

Researchers at MIT are proposing using a variation on pumped hydroelectric systems for storage of electricity produced by offshore wind farms. Later, when power is needed, water would be allowed to flow back into the sphere through a turbine attached to a generator, and the resulting electricity sent back to shore. Earlier post.).

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JULY 25, 2013

A team of researchers at MIT is developing and testing a new silicon carbide (SiC) cladding material for nuclear fuel rods that could reduce the risk of hydrogen production by roughly a thousandfold compared to the common zircaloy cladding. SiC is “ very promising, but not at the moment ready for adoption ” by the nuclear industry, he adds.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Power 2021 Mobility Confidence Index (MCI) Study, consumers possess inaccurate knowledge of fully automated self-driving vehicles. Power, MIT Advanced Vehicle Technology Consortium (MIT AVT) and Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE). These results demonstrate the power of knowledge.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stanford University and the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) have discovered that combining comprehensive experimental data and artificial intelligence provide the key for accurately predicting the useful life of lithium-ion batteries before their capacities started to wane.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

MIT researchers have developed a new system that could potentially be used for converting power plant emissions of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, and thence into useful fuels for cars, trucks, and planes, as well as into chemical feedstocks for a wide variety of products. Resources.

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JUNE 4, 2013

MIT professor Angela Belcher has been named the recipient of this year’s $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize, which honors an outstanding inventor dedicated to improving the world through technological invention. One of her recent inventions is a lithium-ion battery powered by engineered viruses. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 11, 2014

Three MIT-led research teams have won awards from the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Programs ( NEUP ) initiative to support research and development on the next generation of nuclear technologies. Fluoride-salt High-Temperature Reactor.

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JUNE 10, 2023

Their electric motors generate hundreds of kilowatts of power. Aviation’s huge carbon footprint could shrink significantly with electrification. To date, however, only small all-electric planes have gotten off the ground. To electrify larger, heavier jets, such as commercial airliners, megawatt-scale motors are required.

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JULY 24, 2022

Now, a team of researchers at MIT, the University of Houston, and other institutions have shown that cubic boron arsenide overcomes these two limitations of silicon as a semiconductor material. MIT researchers say cubic boron arsenide is the best semiconductor material ever found, and maybe the best possible one.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

Researchers at MIT and the Ford Motor Company have found that depending on the location, lightweight conventional vehicles could have a lower lifecycle greenhouse gas impact than electric vehicles, at least in the near term. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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MARCH 20, 2023

A recent MIT study concludes that coordinated BEV charging is a potential tool for mitigating the "duck curve" and the need for other storage. What can be done to minimize EV's impact on the grid?

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Automobili Lamborghini, a member of the Volkswagen Group, unveiled its new design concept for a future Lamborghini electric super sports car: the “Lamborghini of the Terzo Millennio”, developed in collaboration with two MIT laboratories. Two MIT labs—the Dinca Research Lab, led by Prof. The collaboration with Prof.

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

ExxonMobil said extended its support of the MIT Energy Initiative’s (MITEI) low-carbon energy research and education mission by renewing its status as a founding member for another five years. ExxonMobil first signed on as a member of the initiative in 2014. Join MITEI’s Mobility Systems Center, its newest Low-Carbon Energy Center.

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DECEMBER 2, 2011

Researchers at MIT have found a way to use thermophotovoltaic devices—solid-state devices that use the sun’s heat, usually concentrated with mirrors, to generate electricity directly—without mirrors to concentrate sunlight, potentially making the system much simpler and less expensive. similar to the greenhouse effect).

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JULY 26, 2021

Venti’s proprietary algorithms create powerful processing and fast reaction times, delivering practical advantages: Handling 30 – 40% change in the environment (compared to 5% for other leading industry players). a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, as well as Xinxin Du, Ph.D.,

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JANUARY 21, 2018

MIT researchers have discovered a way to increase the efficiency of thermoelectric materials threefold by using “topological” materials, which have unique electronic properties. The larger the temperature difference, the more electric current is produced, and the more power is generated.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Researchers at MIT and their colleagues are proposing a new design for electrodes that, based on the long-sought goal of using pure lithium metal as the anode, could lead to longer-lived batteries with higher energy densities. The new cathode does not rely only on the capacity contribution from these transition-metals in battery cycling.

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JULY 7, 2011

Liquid Metal Battery Corporation (LMBC), a Cambridge, Massachusetts company founded in 2010 to develop new forms of electric storage batteries that work in large, grid-scale applications, has secured the rights to key patent technology from MIT. Patents for all liquid metal battery inventions were licensed from MIT.

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