High School Girls Develop Solar-Powered Tent For The Homeless
A team of female high school engineering students at San Fernando High School have collaborated on the design of a solar powered tent to provide shelter for the homeless.
MIT
MIT: Emissions Trading For Transport = EU’s Cheapest Means Of Reducing Transport Emissions
Rather than adopting an approach similar to the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standard in the United States, the European Union could achieve similar carbon dioxide emissions reductions simply by extending the existing emissions trading system to encompass transportation (in addition to the electricity generation and energy-intensive industries it currently covers), according to a new study from MIT and its research partners.
“MADCAT” Morphing Flapless Aircraft Wings To Be Built By Tiny Robots
The transportation sector has been scrambling to decarbonize air travel and the latest twist is, well, a twist. A NASA-backed team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has come up with a flexible aircraft wing that could cut fuel consumption by reducing weight and improving aerodynamics.
Energy Storage With “Sponge Bob” Carbon-Free Supercapacitor
MIT researchers win their energy storage bet: a material known for poor conductivity can be successfully deployed to replace carbon in supercapacitors.
MIT & AMS Partnering On Fleet Of Autonomous Boats For Amsterdam’s Canals
Amsterdam will soon be home to a fleet of autonomous canal boats, if a new collaboration between MIT and the Netherlands’ Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS) goes well. The flagship project of the collaboration between the two organizations (ROBOAT as it’s been dubbed), the autonomous canal boat fleet project … [continued]
SolidEnergy Systems Promising To Double Battery Life Of Lithium-Ion Batteries With New Lithium-Metal Technology
The MIT spinoff company SolidEnergy Systems is claiming that it can double the battery life of regular lithium-ion batteries and reduce battery sizes though the use of its new lithium-metal technology. More specifically, the company is claiming that its battery technology allows for energy densities of 400 Wh/kg. The technology … [continued]
“LiDAR-On-A-Chip” — Fun & Potentially Powerful Project Of MIT Researchers
A potentially far cheaper form of LIDAR — dubbed “LiDAR-on-a-chip” — is being developed by researchers at MIT’s Photonic Microsystems Group, according to recent reports. The system under development possesses no moving parts, is quite small (smaller than a dime), and can reportedly be mass produced relatively cheaply, according to … [continued]
Stamp-Sized Sensor Can Accurately Identify Electric Consumption Of Every Device In Your Home
Reducing or eliminating unnecessary electricity consumption is an effective method of not only decreasing home energy costs, but also decreasing energy waste in the electricity sector, and the rising consumer interest in smart thermostats and other energy management devices and software seems to indicate that this low-hanging energy fruit is … [continued]
Your New EV Will Go Farther, Charge Faster With New “Glass” Battery
Energy storage technology is a hot item these days, and the latest news from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology just made things a little hotter.
Study: Even At Current Prices, Energy Storage Makes Economic Sense For Many Renewables Projects
Even at current market prices, various different energy storage options make economic sense for renewable energy projects in some locations, according to new research from MIT. The energy storage options profiled by the study included: battery systems, pumped hydroelectric storage, and compressed air energy storage, amongst others. While these options … [continued]
