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PostOctober 1, 2025

Concrete “battery” developed at MIT now packs 10 times the power

An electron-conducting carbon concrete (ec³)-based arch structure integrates supercapacitor electrodes for dual functionality. The prototype demonstrates both structural load bearing and the ability to power an LED, with the light’s intensity varying under applied load, highlighting the potential for real-time structural health monitoring via the supercapacitor.

PostSeptember 29, 2025

A beacon of light

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Marcelo Coelho (left) and the Geolectric Lantern

PostSeptember 4, 2025

A greener way to 3D print stronger stuff

A new software and hardware toolkit called SustainaPrint can help users strategically combine strong and weak filaments to achieve the best of both worlds. Instead of printing an entire object with high-performance plastic, the system analyzes a model, predicts where the object is most likely to experience stress, and reinforces those zones with stronger material.

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.

PostAugust 5, 2025

AI helps chemists develop tougher plastics

A colorful up-close rendering of a polymer material.

PostJuly 28, 2025

Why animals are a critical part of forest carbon absorption

A great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) eats a fig in Royal Manas National Park, Bhutan. Hornbills are key long-distance seed dispersers in Asian tropical forests, but forest degradation, hunting, and wildlife trade threaten the ecological roles they play.

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.

PostJuly 1, 2025

VAMO proposes an alternative to architectural permanence

VAMO (Vegetal, Animal, Mineral, Other), is an ultra-lightweight, biodegradable, and transportable canopy designed to circle around a brick column in the Corderie of the Venice Arsenale — a historic space originally used to manufacture ropes for the city’s naval fleet.

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."

PostJune 19, 2025

When Earth iced over, early life may have sheltered in meltwater ponds

Researchers Ian Hawes of the University of Waikato and Marc Schallenberg of the University of Otago measure the physicochemical conditions of a meltwater pond.

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