tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/293108740 2008-10-08 14:30:54 -0400 MIT News Office On September 10, 2008, MIT President Susan Hockfield urged Congress to sharply increase federal funding for energy research, saying such a move could help unleash an "energy revolution" capable of resolving several of America's problems at once. 643 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/292289580 2008-08-12 11:52:36 -0400 MIT News Office <p><span>In what some are calling a major breakthrough for renewable energy, MIT chemists Daniel Nocera and Matthew Kanan discover a new catalyst that speeds up the splitting of water into oxygen and hydrogen. The discovery may heighten interest in pollution-free fuel cell vehicles, which generate energy by combining hydrogen and oxygen chemically, emitting only water. The catalyst, made from cheap materials and working in ordinary water, may also make it easier to convert sunlight into chemical fuels, storing solar energy in much the way plants do. </span></p><p>From Chemical Explorers, Moreno/Lyons Productions </p> 613 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/292264500 2008-10-08 14:25:25 -0400 MIT News Office On September 10, 2008, MIT President Susan Hockfield urged Congress to sharply increase federal funding for energy research, saying such a move could help unleash an "energy revolution" capable of resolving several of America's problems at once. 536 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/292239420 2008-10-09 13:54:59 -0400 MIT News Office In this highlight video of an Oct. 6, 2008 debate at MIT, representatives of the John McCain and Barack Obama presidential campaigns speak to the differences between their candidates' approaches to solving the nation's energy problems. View <a href="http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/24-presidential-campaigns-debate-span-classhighlightenergyspan">full debate</a>. Read <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/debate-1007.html">news story.<br></a> 340 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/292214340 2008-08-07 17:52:57 -0400 MIT News Office <p>An MIT professor and colleagues are creating unusually realistic pictures that not only have a full three-dimensional appearance, but also respond to their environment, producing natural shadows and highlights depending on the direction and intensity of the illumination around them.</p><p>Video: Martin Fuchs, Hans-Peter Seidel, Ramesh Raskar and Hendrik P.A. Lensch </p> 301 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/292189260 2008-06-18 20:17:21 -0400 MIT News Office <p>A team led by MIT students this week successfully tested a prototype of what may be the most cost-efficient solar power system in the world--one team members believe has the potential to revolutionize global energy production. <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/solar-dish-0618.html">More info</a></p><p>Video / Patrick Gillooly, MIT </p> 205 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/292164180 2008-08-13 15:09:10 -0400 MIT News Office <p>Using a bicycle wheel to thresh millet, making LEGO-like bricks from dirt, or hooking up an electric generator to an irrigation pump may not save the world, but such simple projects could go a long way toward improving the lives of millions of people living in the world's developing countries. That's the guiding principle behind a month-long summer workshop at MIT. <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/idds-0808.html">More</a></p><p>Video: MIT News Office/AMPS </p> 178 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/292138480 2008-10-08 14:28:35 -0400 MIT News Office On September 10, 2008, MIT President Susan Hockfield urged Congress to sharply increase federal funding for energy research, saying such a move could help unleash an "energy revolution" capable of resolving several of America's problems at once. 175 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/292113400 2008-07-10 13:46:59 -0400 MIT News Office <p>Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the sun's energy that could allow just that. <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/solarcells-0710.html">Full story</a></p><p>Video/MIT News Office </p> 149 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/292088320 2008-07-30 17:41:52 -0400 MIT News Office <p>In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn’t shine. <a href="http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/oxygen-0731.html">More</a></p><p>Video: MIT News Office </p> 128