Content by David Chandler
Proton-Conducting Materials Could Enable New Green Energy TechnologiesAnalysis and materials identified by MIT engineers could lead to better energy efficiency
Mon, 08/12/2024 - 12:01
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- As the name suggests, most electronic devices today work through the movement of electrons. But materials that can efficiently conduct protons—the nucleus of the hydrogen atom—could be key to many important technologies for…
A Better Way to Separate GasesA new membrane material could make gas purification more efficient, potentially helping to reduce carbon emissions

Tue, 04/19/2022 - 12:03
Industrial processes for chemical separations, including natural gas purification and the production of oxygen and nitrogen for medical or industrial uses, are collectively responsible for about 15 percent of the world’s energy use. They also…
More Sensitive X-ray Imaging for Medicine and IndustryImprovements in the material that converts X-rays into light could allow a tenfold signal enhancement.
Tue, 03/15/2022 - 12:02
Scintillators are materials that emit light when bombarded with high-energy particles or X-rays. In medical or dental X-ray systems, they convert incoming X-ray radiation into visible light that can then be captured using film or photosensors. They’…
Researchers Find a Better Way to Design Metal AlloysAnalysis using machine learning allows selection of desired properties
Wed, 01/06/2021 - 12:01
Advanced metal alloys are essential in key parts of modern life, from cars to satellites, from construction materials to electronics. But creating new alloys for specific uses, with optimized strength, hardness, corrosion resistance, conductivity,…
Boosting wind farms’ energy output without new equipmentModeling the whole installation rather than individual turbines squeezes out more power

Mon, 08/15/2022 - 10:33
Virtually all wind turbines, which produce more than 5 percent of the world’s electricity, are controlled as if they were individual, free-standing units. In fact, the vast majority are part of larger wind farm installations involving dozens or even…