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A simple formula could guide the design of faster-charging, longer-lasting batteries

MIT researchers developed a model that explains lithium intercalation rates in lithium-ion batteries.

October 2, 2025

MIT-affiliated physicists win McMillan Award for discovery of exotic electronic state

Jiaqi Cai and Zhengguang Lu independently discovered that electrons can become fractions of themselves.

October 2, 2025

Palladium filters could enable cheaper, more efficient generation of hydrogen fuel

The novel design allows the membranes to withstand high temperatures when separating hydrogen from gas mixtures.

October 1, 2025

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

Improved carbon-cement supercapacitors could turn the concrete around us into massive energy storage systems.

October 1, 2025

J-WAFS Water and Food Seed Grant—Due Nov. 25

The Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS) at MIT is now accepting letters of interest for the 2026 J-WAFS Water and Food Seed Grant. Seed grants are for early-stage MIT projects that have the potential to solve water and food supply challenges for human need. All proposals related to water and food security, safety, and sustainability are encouraged.

Securing the Future—Oct. 9

As artificial intelligence reshapes financial services and quantum computing looms on the horizon, financial institutions face a double bind: how to extract insight from sensitive data while ensuring it remains secure, compliant, and future-proof. A powerful new frontier is emerging, where AI converges with post-quantum cryptography, fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), and zero-knowledge proofs to enable secure, high-value collaboration across organizations and borders.

Learn more at this ILP webinar
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET

Dresselhaus Lecture: Printing soft and living matter in three dimensions—Nov. 3

The 2025 Mildred S. Dresselhaus Lecture will be delivered by Prof. Jennifer Lewis of Harvard University.

4 p.m. – 5 p.m. ET
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MIT Research and Development Conference—Nov. 18 & 19

Join distinguished researchers and practitioners as they examine key developments in manufacturing and energy, supply chain resilience, life sciences, climate science and policy, entrepreneurship, space technology, advanced materials, cybersecurity, data analytics, and—unsurprisingly—artificial intelligence (AI), a topic central to research and application across MIT.

Hosted by the MIT Industrial Liaison Program.