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]
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]
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.
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]
Originally published on TeslaMondo. “A car that’s driving itself needs to know when the driver is able to take control back.” And so MIT will pay about $1k to Tesla owners who are willing to have their cars equipped with a bunch of cameras that monitor not the road, but the driver. … [continued]
The Director of Tesla’s Autopilot program, Sterling Anderson, spoke at the recent MIT Technology Review EmTech Digital conference in San Francisco on May 24. In the presentation, he made a number of interesting comments. During the event, Anderson revealed that, following the beginning of Autopilot hardware installations back in late 2014, … [continued]
Another nail in the coal coffin: a new steampunk-style “hourglass” flow battery concept could lead to low cost energy storage for wind and solar power.
A calcium-metal-based liquid rechargeable battery was recently demonstrated by MIT professor Donald Sadoway and his team of researchers. The battery is intended for grid-scale storage and a long cycle life. Calcium was blended with magnesium to make it usable, and these two elements are often found together during mining operations, so there could be … [continued]
After 116 days, the Fossil Free MIT sit-in has ended with the announcement of an agreement for a deal on climate action. The longest ever sit-in for fossil fuel divestment concluded this earlier this month when an agreement was reached between student activists from Fossil Free MIT and MIT’s Vice … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has launched a set of 10 new contests, via the Climate CoLab, meant to spur action on climate change. The contests are actively seeking “high-impact proposals on how people, organizations and governments can tackle major climate change … [continued]
