The Hiriko EV: A Cure For Bad Parkers?

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Bad parkers the world over, say hello to your new best friend, the Hiriko, a foldable electric micro-car ready to hit the streets in Europe. Read more →

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MIT: Sunflower Inspires More Efficient Solar Layout

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Researchers from MIT and Germany say that mimicking the sunflower in laying out concentrating solar power plants will boost their efficiency. Read more →

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Solar Design From MIT Does Double Duty

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MIT researchers are progressing on a hybrid solar-thermoelectric system though could produce heat and electricity simultaneously. Read more →

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Is Wind A Winner? MIT Weighs In

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In a new series, MIT's Energy Initiative is reassessing which zero-carbon energy technologies have the greatest potential to reduce global carbon emissions. Read more →

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Student Clean-Energy Competition Sites Set

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The U.S. Department of Energy announces the six regional hosting sites for the National University Clean Energy Business Challenge. Read more →

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MIT Artificial Solar Leaf Comes to Life!

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Researchers at MIT, led by Professor Daniel Nocera, have successfully used the artificial leaf to split water into oxygen and hydrogen for later use. Read more →

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Wireless Sensors Powered By Good Vibrations

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MIT scientists find a way to power wireless sensors perhaps forever by harvesting vibrations from the things the devices monitor, like pipelines and bridges. Read more →

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Could Smart Meters Harm The Smart Grid?

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A pair of studies from MIT suggest that the adoption of smart meters could potentially hurt the smart grid when electricity demand peaks. Read more →

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E-Waste Journeys Visualized In MIT Art

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A team of MIT researchers have produced a series of compelling visualizations of the lengths traveled by discarded and repurposed electronics. Read more →

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Energy Storage Breakthrough: Yep, At MIT

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Building on earlier work, those wizards at MIT say they're even closer to storing several times more energy per pound than current lithium-ion batteries. Read more →

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