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PostOctober 15, 2025

MIT engineers solve the sticky-cell problem in bioreactors and other indust...

To test their setup, researchers allowed algae cells to stick to the surface of the photobioreactor. When they applied a voltage, the bubbles separated the cells from the surfaces without harming them.

PostAugust 28, 2025

New self-assembling material could be the key to recyclable EV batteries

A depiction of batteries made with MIT researchers’ new electrolyte material, which is made from a class of molecules that self-assemble in water, named aramid amphiphiles (AAs), whose chemical structures and stability mimic Kevlar.

PostJuly 18, 2025

Model predicts long-term effects of nuclear waste on underground disposal s...

A new study, co-authored by MIT researchers, aims to improve confidence among policymakers and the public in the long-term safety of underground nuclear waste disposal.

PostJune 27, 2025

Nth Cycle is bringing critical metals refining to the U.S.

A rendering of Nth Cycle's modular refining system called "The Oyster."

PodcastMay 29, 2025

E6: Dealing with dead batteries

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PostDecember 13, 2024

In a unique research collaboration, students make the case for less e-waste...

Left to right: Anastasia Duncan, Chris Rabe, and Jasmin Liu stand at the loading dock of MIT's Stata Center, where students and faculty go "crufting." Rabe facilitated an interdisciplinary working group of undergraduate and graduate students known as SERC Scholars to co-author a case study on the electronic hardware waste life cycle and climate justice.

PostDecember 4, 2024

A new catalyst can turn methane into something useful

MIT chemical engineers designed a two-part catalyst that can convert methane gas to useful products. The catalyst consists of iron-modified aluminum silicate plus an enzyme called alcohol oxidase (enzyme not pictured).

PostNovember 8, 2024

Startup turns mining waste into critical metals for the U.S.

"Being able to make your own materials domestically means that you're not at the behest of a foreign monopoly," says co-founder Tomás Villalón ’14, pictured.

PostNovember 1, 2024

As a closed Utah uranium mill seeks state approval to reopen, taxpayers are...

PostOctober 8, 2024

Utah has the last conventional uranium mill in the country. What does it do...

Utah has the last conventional uranium mill in the country. What does it do?

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