SOM unveils designs for first-ever human settlement on the moon
Just a few months ahead of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)...
MIT develops a sustainable, mass timber-building prototype modeled after the longhouse
As sustainability measures become increasingly important in new construction, architects around the world are turning...
Role-playing video game sparks climate action in players worldwide
Research published last week in the journal PLoS One examined the effects of World Climate Simulation, a role-playing...
MIT study shows that China’s climate policy could “more than pay for itself”
Is China turning the tide on pollution? The country stands to benefit not just environmentally, but financially...
MIT just discovered a way to mass-produce graphene in long rolls
Scientists used to make graphene-based membranes in small batches in a laboratory. But a new breakthrough at MIT...
MIT’s mind-reading AlterEgo headset can hear what you’re thinking
Have you ever wished you could simply think a command and your computer would respond? That's the future envisioned...
MIT claims that clean, limitless nuclear fusion energy is just 15 years away
You've probably heard about the promise of nuclear fusion before... many times. But when MIT is involved, it's...
MIT’s thermal resonator generates power “out of what seems like nothing”
A brand new power-generating system from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers creates energy...
Researchers discover a new family of viruses swimming in the ocean
Scientists at MIT and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York have identified a new family of ocean-dwelling...
New ‘thermal battery’ soaks up heat energy like a sponge
Scientists at University of Massachusetts Amherst have created a new unconventional material that is highly effective...
MIT engineers just unveiled living, glowing plants
Glowing plants might sound like the stuff of science fiction - but a team of MIT researchers just grew a crop of...
Scientists glimpse most distant supermassive black hole in the known universe
A team of scientists has discovered the known universe's most distant supermassive black hole. The black hole is...
MIT’s winning solar-powered dome tree habitats for Mars mimic earthly forests
If humans start constructing cities on Mars, we have an opportunity to build sustainably from the start. A Massachusetts...
MIT’s new thermal battery releases heat on demand — with light
Heat is often plentiful during the daytime for people in developing countries - but at night, when they're cooking...
‘We were blown away’ – researchers eliminate obstacle to fusion energy
Fusion powers the sun, and if we could harness it here on Earth, we could obtain unlimited clean energy. Scientists...
MIT and Lamborghini designed an electric supercar – and it’s incredible
Looking for the car of your dreams? We’ve found it. Lamborghini recently partnered with MIT to produce a futuristic,...
Greenbuild: The world’s biggest green building expo kicks off TODAY in Boston
The world's biggest conference dedicated to green building just kicked off in Boston - and you won't want to miss...
MIT students find a way to make stronger concrete with plastic bottles
Americans consume 8.6 billion water bottles — every year. Of those, only 1 of 5 is recycled. Fortunately, a handful...
Magnetic particles may be the future of data storage
Recently discovered magnetic behavior may have enormous potential to power the next generation of data storage...
MIT battery that inhales and exhales air can store power for months
Could this air-breathing battery help solve energy storage woes? 10 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)...
MIT engineers devise algorithm to identify warning signs of extreme weather events
Extreme events - like a rogue wave, hurricane, or sudden extinction - often seem to strike with few hints beforehand....
MIT researchers explore ancient firebrick technology to store energy
Firebricks - or bricks made with clay able to endure temperatures of 1,600 degrees Celsius - have been around for...
New metal 3D printer is 100x faster, 10x cheaper than existing laser technologies
3D-metal printing could very easily become the go-to method for manufacturing around the world. Desktop Metal just...
MIT researchers pioneer affordable way to turn waste heat into power
Steel and glass manufacturing generates large amounts of waste heat that's not easy to capture - devices that do...
Yves Béhar’s shapeshifting Ori furniture transforms your home at the touch of a button
MIT Media Lab and design genius Yves Béhar are making tiny apartments more livable in a big way. One year after...
MIT scientists “growing” furniture in vats of goo, Westworld style
Remember those 3D-printed humanoid figures that emerge from white, viscous ooze in HBO's Westworld? MIT is doing...
New MIT water purification method eliminates even trace chemical waste and pesticides
Ridding water of tiny concentrations of pollutants isn't easy. Typically, a lot of energy or chemicals are required...
MIT unveils new solar 3D printer that can build houses on other planets
Some people dismissed 3D-printing in its early days as a novelty, but these days the technology is coming into...
Researchers develop solar-powered device to harvest water in the desert
A solar-powered device could make water worries a thing of the past. Nine scientists from the Massachusetts Institute...
MIT researchers invent an ingestible battery powered by stomach acid
MIT researchers have developed a new safe-to-swallow battery powered by stomach acid. The technology could significantly...