ZigZag-11-VGA
ZigZag-11-VGA
This episode covers the search for clean, affordable and sustainable energy sources.
Work - Potential Energy Demo Lecture 11
Work - Potential Energy Demo Lecture 11
Work - Potential Energy More content on OCWhttp://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-01Physics-IFall1999/CourseHome/
Winning the Clean Energy Race
Winning the Clean Energy Race
Dr. Steven Chu, US Secretary of EnergyWednesday November 30, 2011
William McDonough - Cradle to Cradle: A Strategy of Hope
William McDonough - Cradle to Cradle: A Strategy of Hope
This talk was given on April 22, 2010 as the Earth Day Colloquium, sponsored by the MIT Energy Initiative and the United Technologies Corporation. - About the Speaker - William McDonough is an internationally renowned designer and one of the primary proponents and ...
Will Solar Technologies Meet Utility-Scale Demand? - MIT ...
Will Solar Technologies Meet Utility-Scale Demand? - MIT Club of Northern ...
Please join us at PARC the evening of June 1st for a stand-up dinner, followed by a lively panel discussion featuring three high-level solar executives and the senior advisor to the CA governor, who will address the viability of solar technologies in scaling up to ...
What is the smart grid(s)
What is the smart grid(s)
A brief discussion by Stephen Connors, director of the Analysis Group for Regional Energy Alternatives (AGREA).
Whales to Wood, Wood to Coal/Oil" What's Next?
Whales to Wood, Wood to Coal/Oil" What's Next?
10/09/2007 2:15 PM 10"250Daniel Nocera, The Henry Dreyfus Professor of Energy and Professor of Chemistry; ; ; Description: In 1845, the Dietz Company of New York introduced the sperm oil lantern, which nearly wiped out some whale species. A decade or so later, Dietz ...
Water droplet impact
Water droplet impact
This video from a high-speed camera shows a droplet being deposited on a superhydrophobic surface, just before it separates from the dropper. At the moment of separation, ripples move down through the droplet, showing the deceleration caused by impact with the surface, which causes a brief ...
Water
Water
With James WescoatAbout the event With its daylong MIT Environmental Research Forum held on December 15, 2011, the Environmental Research Council (ERC) fulfilled its charge from Provost L. Rafael Reif to "provide a detailed blueprint for building a strong environmental initiative" at MIT. ...
Vladimir Bulovic on Energy Education at MIT
Vladimir Bulovic on Energy Education at MIT
MIT Professor Vladimir Bulovic talks about the promise of renewable energy sources, and educating MIT students on energy issues.
View from the Top--Renewable Energy: Paper Tiger or Green ...
View from the Top--Renewable Energy: Paper Tiger or Green Giant?
Presentations from View from the Top, held March 16, 2010, in Palo Alto, CA. The event was produced by the MIT Alumni Association in conjunction with the MIT Club of Northern California and with support from MIT Professional Education. Panelists: Thomas G. Burns '62, ...
Vehicle Design Summit
Vehicle Design Summit
In 2006, Anna Jaffe '07, Robyn Allen '07 and Nii Armar '06, SM '09, launched the Vehicle Design Summit, a collaboration that included 25 college teams from across the globe to build within three years a plug-in electric hybrid car. More than 50 students from 21 universities came to MIT to ...
Varanasi Group: New Efficiencies in Thermal Desalination.
Varanasi Group: New Efficiencies in Thermal Desalination.
Kripa K. VaranasiDoherty Chair in Ocean UtilizationAssociate Professor of Mechanical EngineeringRead more: http://varanasi.mit.edu
Varanasi Group: Industry Applications for Nano-engineered ...
Varanasi Group: Industry Applications for Nano-engineered Surfaces-Coatings
Kripa K. VaranasiDoherty Chair in Ocean UtilizationAssociate Professor of Mechanical EngineeringRead more: http://varanasi.mit.edu
Varanasi Group: Achieving New Efficiencies in Existing ...
Varanasi Group: Achieving New Efficiencies in Existing Technologies
Kripa K. VaranasiDoherty Chair in Ocean UtilizationAssociate Professor of Mechanical EngineeringRead more: http://varanasi.mit.edu
Using Systems Engineering Tools to Design a Smart Energy ...
Using Systems Engineering Tools to Design a Smart Energy Box - Jonathan ...
About the Presentation A network that distributes power generated by Renewable Energy Supplies (RESs) will require a "smart box" in each home in the network to meter power and to connect to and communicate with other elements of the network. These smart boxes will also ...
Urban Mobility and Electrification of Transport
Urban Mobility and Electrification of Transport: A Conversation with Ryan ...
Ryan Chin is a Research Specialist and PhD Candidate at the MIT Media Lab. His research in urban mobility systems addresses the energy and mobility problems of 21st century cities such as energy efficiency, congestion, urban land-use, and carbon emissions leading to ...
Unlocking Energy Innovation (podcast)
Unlocking Energy Innovation: How America Can Build A Low-Cost, Low-Carbon ...
Prof. Richard Lester
Unlocking Energy Innovation :: Richard K. Lester
Unlocking Energy Innovation :: Richard K. Lester
Energy innovation offers us our best chance to solve the three urgent and interrelated problems of climate change, worldwide insecurity over energy supplies, and rapidly growing energy demand. But if we are to achieve a timely transition to reliable, low-cost, ...