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PostJune 11, 2025

$MIT engineers developed a membrane, pictured, that filters the components of crude oil by their molecular size, an advance that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed for crude oil fractionation.$

PostMay 20, 2025

How to solve a bottleneck for CO2 capture and conversion

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MIT researchers added nanoscale filtering membranes to a carbon-capture system, separating the ions that carry out the capture and release steps, and enabling both steps to proceed more efficiently.

PostMay 16, 2025

A day in the life of MIT MBA student David Brown

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MIT Sloan MBA student David Brown, the co-founder of Helix Carbon, walks through Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

PostMay 6, 2025

How can India decarbonize its coal-dependent electric power system?

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India has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions, a difficult task as the country’s electric power system relies on many coal-burning power plants. While some of the plants are fuel-efficient (right), many more are not (left). MITEI researchers have explored and clarified India’s decarbonization options and have posted their methods and results for use by other countries in the midst of similar energy transitions.

PostApril 30, 2025

The MIT-Portugal Program enters Phase 4

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Participants of the MIT-Portugal Program Annual Conference 2024

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Decarbonizing steel is as tough as steel

Recovering from the past and transitioning to a better energy future

Study helps pinpoint areas where microplastics will accumulate

Study shows making hydrogen with soda cans and seawater is scalable and sus...

New fuel cell could enable electric aviation

A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy

How to solve a bottleneck for CO2 capture and conversion

A day in the life of MIT MBA student David Brown

How can India decarbonize its coal-dependent electric power system?

The MIT-Portugal Program enters Phase 4

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