Skip to main content
Climate
    • What We Know
    • What Can Be Done
    • Climate Primer
    • Podcast
    • Explainers
    • Climate Questions
    • For Educators
    • News
    • Events
    • Resources
  • Search
Search
MIT

Main navigation

    • What We Know
    • What Can Be Done
    • Climate Primer
    • Podcast
    • Explainers
    • Climate Questions
    • For Educators
    • News
    • Events
    • Resources
  • Search
PostNovember 14, 2018

Extending the life of low-cost, compact, lightweight batteries

New design could greatly extend the shelf life of single-use metal-air batteries for electric vehicles, off-grid storage, and other applications.

Read the full article here!

by MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering - DMSE
Topics
Energy
Batteries, Storage & Transmission
Electrification
Cars

Related Posts

PostNovember 2, 2026

Powering up for a pivotal moment

MIT Energy Initiative
At the 2026 Energizing@MIT: MITEI’s Annual Research Conference, MITEI principal research scientist Deepjyoti Deka (left) presented his Seed Innovation Fund project on accelerating energy planning in the era of data centers through generative AI.
PostOctober 28, 2026

3 Questions: Why infrastructure is entering a defining era

MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering
“Designing infrastructure is a highly transdisciplinary, sociotechnical endeavor, involving social, technical, and economic considerations. Understanding how these systems are designed is increasingly important because they are becoming more complex, making decision-making particularly difficult,” says Ali Jadbabaie, JR East Professor and head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
PostOctober 26, 2026

At New York Climate Week 2026, MIT connects with a global network

MIT News
Aaron Krol, managing editor of the MIT Climate Change Engagement Program, led MIT’s Climate Week NYC session “Climate Communication for Impact,” which featured (left to right) Allison Crimmons of Talking Climate, Arielle Tannenbaum of Climate Central, and Mallika Talwar of Yale University.
PostOctober 18, 2026

Giving AI a “crystal clear” view of the materials world

MIT News
MIT researchers created an AI model that can identify optimal crystalline materials for various applications.

MIT Climate Knowledge in Your Inbox

 
 

MIT Groups Log In

Log In

Footer

  • About
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility
  • Contact
MIT Climate Project
MIT
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • YouTube
  • Simplecast
Communicator Award Winner
Communicator Award Winner