MIT Prize Winner Uses Innovation To Save Lives
In recognition of his sustainable inventions designed to alleviate suffering in the developing world, Berkeley's Ashok Gadgil has won the 2012 Lemelson-MIT Award. Read more →
MIT Miracle Glass Keeps Itself Clean
MIT researchers have created a glass whose rough finish – at least at the microscopic level – helps keep it clean, glare-free and fog-resistant. Read more →
Women In Cleantech: DOE, MIT Have A Plan
The U.S. Department of Energy and the MIT Energy Initiative announce a three-pronged effort to get women working in and taking on leadership roles in cleantech. Read more →
Rare Metal Supply Endangers Clean Energy Future?
Researchers at MIT say they have uncovered a potential hazard to the future of clean energy technologies: the supply of rare metals. Read more →
by Paul Willis
MIT 3D Solar Panels The Clean Energy Game Changer?
MIT researchers have developed 3-D solar designs they believe can more than double the solar power generated from a given area, compared to that of traditional solar layouts. Read more →
At MIT Energy Conference, Innovators Talk Renewables
Yale Environment 360 reports on a recent MIT energy conference which brought together innovators in the green technology space to ponder clean energy questions. Read more →
Copenhagen Wheel Ups Cycling Power, Spins Info
The Copenhagen Wheel is more than an electric bicycle concept—it’s also a smart sensing device that provides real time feedback to riders. Read more →
MIT Slows Light To Absorb And Generate Energy
Reducing the speed of light using nanotech could lead to new ways to generate electricity, MIT researchers say. Read more →
Greenbean Makes Recycling A Doubly Good Deed
Thanks to Greenbean's reverse vending machine initiative, it's never been easier or more fun to recycle unwanted containers into cash or charitable donations. Read more →
Ubiquitous Energy: A Solar Game-Changer?
Miles Barr, who recently completed his Ph.D. at MIT, won the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for a new approach to solar cells that could make generation ubiquitous. Read more →
