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MIT scientists have tackled key obstacles to bringing 2D magnetic materials into practical use, setting the stage for the next generation of energy-efficient computers.

PhD student Lavender Tessmer applies computation to create textiles that behave in novel ways.

Amplified Industries, founded by Sebastien Mannai SM ’14, PhD ’18, helps oil field operators eliminate spills and stop methane leaks.

Professor Rafael Jaramillo relishes the challenge of developing new, environmentally beneficial semiconductor materials.

Global warming potential of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is more than 24,000 times that of carbon dioxide.

A catalyst tethered by DNA boosts the efficiency of the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to CO, a building block for many chemical compounds.

Professor of applied economics Catherine Wolfram balances global energy demands and the pressing need for decarbonization.

The sustainable and cost-saving structure could dissipate more than 95 percent of incoming wave energy using a small fraction of the material normally needed.

The new approach “nudges” existing climate simulations closer to future reality.