Model predicts long-term effects of nuclear waste on underground disposal systems

The simulations matched results from an underground lab experiment in Switzerland, suggesting modeling could be used to validate the safety of nuclear disposal sites.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
yesterday ~8 min

California farmers identify a hot new cash crop: Solar power

Solar is helping farmers in California save water and secure reliable income in the face of drought and economic pressure.

Anthony Kendall, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michigan State University • conversation
July 16, 2025 ~9 min


Zonal pricing is dead – here’s how the UK should change its electricity system instead

‘Zonal pricing’ failed to win the government’s support, but Britain has other options.

Sam Fankhauser, Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford • conversation
July 16, 2025 ~7 min

How to more efficiently study complex treatment interactions

A new approach for testing multiple treatment combinations at once could help scientists develop drugs for cancer or genetic disorders.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
July 16, 2025 ~6 min

Why recycling solar panels is harder than you might think − an electrical engineer explains

Recycling solar panels seems like a smart idea, but it’s complicated. Built to withstand years of wind and weather, solar panels are designed for strength, not easy breakdown.

Anurag Srivastava, Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University • conversation
July 10, 2025 ~8 min

Banking on AI risks derailing net zero goals: report on energy costs of Big Tech

With countries such as the UK declaring ambitious goals for both AI leadership and decarbonisation, a new report suggests that AI could drive a 25-fold

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 10, 2025 ~7 min

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will have Americans paying higher prices for dirtier energy

The new federal law favors energy technologies that are already profitable and increase global warming over cleaner approaches that could use the investment support.

Daniel Cohan, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University • conversation
July 9, 2025 ~9 min

Robotic probe quickly measures key properties of new materials

Developed to analyze new semiconductors, the system could streamline the development of more powerful solar panels.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
July 4, 2025 ~7 min


Why energy markets fluctuate during an international crisis

Fears about supply, demand, profits and supply chains all combine into a volatile mix that delivers prices that are often higher in a crisis, but also change more rapidly and by larger amounts.

Skip York, Nonresident Fellow in Energy and Global Oil, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University • conversation
June 27, 2025 ~8 min

What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values

The White House proposal represents a dramatic retreat from the national goals of clean air and clean water enacted in federal laws over the past 55 years.

Janet McCabe, Visiting Professor and Distinguished Scholar of Law, Visiting Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University • conversation
June 27, 2025 ~12 min

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