Energy

a field filled with large mirrors used for concentrated solar power

Aussie scientists hit milestone in concentrated solar power

A breakthrough at a concentrated solar power facility in Australia could help make solar a more reliable source of energy in the future.

Kristin Houser

An aerial view of the JT-60SA, a large nuclear fusion machine inside a building.

Clean Energy

Japan sets new nuclear fusion record

A massive nuclear fusion experiment just hit a major milestone, potentially putting us a little closer to a future of limitless clean energy.

Kristin Houser

Clean Energy

MIT design would harness 40 percent of the sun’s heat to produce clean hydrogen fuel

Engineers hope to produce totally green, carbon-free hydrogen fuel with a new, train-like system of reactors driven by the sun.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office

Clean Energy

These 4 charts show the unstoppable growth of solar

Solar is growing fast enough to displace fossil fuels from the entire global economy before 2050, but infrastructure needs to keep up.

Andrew Blakers

a rendering of a building in a soccer stadium taking up about one-fourth of the pitch

Clean Energy

Westinghouse’s small nuclear reactor could power the future

Westinghouse Electric Company has unveiled a small nuclear reactor based on the same tech as a larger reactor already in operation.

Kristin Houser

Clean Energy

World’s first thermal energy storage “gigafactory” opens

Israel’s Brenmiller Energy has opened what is believed to be the first thermal energy storage gigafactory in the world.

B. David Zarley

Clean Energy

Battery density breakthrough could be enough to power electric planes

CATL, the largest manufacturer of EV batteries in the world, has announced a new super powerful one — but details are light.

B. David Zarley

small containers filled with a cream-colored substance

Food

Lab-grown meat is about to get fatty

Tufts University has unveiled a new technique for producing lab-grown fat that could improve the taste and texture of cultured meat.

Kristin Houser

An ocean fertilization experiment using phytoplankton visualized through an aerial view with a circle drawn on it.

Climate Crisis

Scientists want to dump iron nanoparticles into the oceans to save the planet

Engineered nanoparticles could make ocean fertilization a viable weapon in the battle against climate change.

Kristin Houser

Clean Energy

Shutting down nuclear power could increase air pollution

If nuclear reactors are retired, polluting energy sources that fill the gap could cause more than 5,000 premature deaths.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office

a scientist looking at material in a small jar

Clean Energy

New lithium recycling method is cleaner and cheaper

A cheaper, cleaner lithium recycling method could help ensure we have enough of the valuable metal to power the clean energy future.

Kristin Houser

three squares of textured film on a colorful background

Climate Crisis

Colorful film keeps houses and cars up to 20 F colder than the air

A colorful passive cooling film could help keep homes and cars cool without environmentally destructive air conditioning.

Kristin Houser

a large meatball on a stone serving platter with a strip of sauce on it

Food

Meatball made from woolly mammoth unveiled in the Netherlands

An Australian cultured meat startup has “resurrected” the woolly mammoth in the hope that people will think about eating it.

Kristin Houser

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