Here’s how the math breaks down. A typical Massachusetts household pays roughly $170 per month for electricity, much of it to ...

A new “energy-multiplying” solar breakthrough could push efficiency beyond 100% and transform how we capture sunlight.

Spread the loveIn a significant advancement for renewable energy technology, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new solar cell that has achieved a ...

Active Surfaces, a startup based on solar-energy technologies rooted in MIT research, is well on its way to developing what ...

A new solar breakthrough may overcome a long-standing efficiency barrier. Researchers used a “spin-flip” metal complex to capture and multiply energy from sunlight through singlet fission. The result ...

Three students from one of the world’s most prestigious academic institutions were welcomed to one of the state’s smallest communities on Saturday as the people of Plainfield, and the region more ...

As the world's energy needs increase, scientists and researchers continue to look for new avenues to explore. The focus on clean energy alternatives is regularly centered on solar, wind, and ...

A new study out of MIT has created an autonomously functioning robot that can act like a lab technician to test materials, in particular for the properties needed to make solar cells. It can collect ...