Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminum-sulfur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources.
By modeling the conditions of an entire wind farm rather than individual turbines, engineers can squeeze more power out of existing installations.
Researchers have found a material that can perform much better than silicon. The next step is finding practical and economic ways to make it.
Researchers have developed a biodegradable system based on silk to replace microplastics added to agricultural products, paints, and cosmetics.
Systems used in many industries could save energy through these new surface treatments.
MIT engineers expand the capabilities of these ultrasensitive nanoscale detectors, with potential uses for quantum computing and biological sensing.
A study shows that yeast, an abundant waste product from breweries, can filter out even trace amounts of lead.