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A new analysis, led by an MIT scientist, describes a mechanism for injecting carbon dioxide (CO2), captured from power plants, into briny porous rock underground. ; MIT; R&D; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; clean tech; clean technologies; environment; environmental monitoring; environmentally-friendly; green house gases; A new analysis, led by an MIT scientist, describes a mechanism for injecting carbon dioxide (CO2), captured from power plants, into briny porous rock underground. ; MIT; R&D; carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; earth-friendly; environment; environmentally-friendly; Global Warming; green house gases; MIT's Material Science and Engineering and Bioengineering department is employing viruses that can build--molecule by molecule--a small, flexible rechargeable battery.; MIT; R&D; battery; battery power; bioengineering; materials science; MIT's Material Science and Engineering and Bioengineering department is employing viruses that can build--molecule by molecule--a small, flexible rechargeable battery.; MIT; R&D; alternative energy; alternative energy source; alternative fuel; battery; battery power; clean energy; clean tech; clean technologies; fuel cells; renewable fuel; MIT Researchers are putting a tiny gas-turbine engine inside a silicon chip about the size of a quarter. This device could run 10 times longer than a battery of the same weight--powering laptops, cell phones, radios, and other electronic devices.; MIT; R&D; alternative energy; alternative fuel; micro turbines; turbine; turbines; MIT Researchers are putting a tiny gas-turbine engine inside a silicon chip about the size of a quarter. This device could run 10 times longer than a battery of the same weight--powering laptops, cell phones, radios, and other electronic devices.; MIT; R&D; alternative energy; energy-efficiency; Energy-efficient; micro turbines; thin film manufacturing; turbine; turbines; MIT Researchers are putting a tiny gas-turbine engine inside a silicon chip about the size of a quarter. This device could run 10 times longer than a battery of the same weight--powering laptops, cell phones, radios, and other electronic devices.; Energy-efficient; MIT; R&D; alternative energy; clean tech; clean technologies; energy-efficiency; micro turbines; silicon; thin film manufacturing; turbine; turbines; The MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), established in September of 2006, is an institute-wide initiative designed for the needs of the future and for improving today's energy systems.
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