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Carbon capture, or the isolation and removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during industrial processes like cement mixing or steel production, is widely regarded as a key component of fighting climate change. Existing carbon capture technologies...

A new startup, Quino Energy, aims to bring to market a grid-scale energy storage solution developed by Harvard researchers to facilitate more widespread adoption of renewable energy sources. About 12% of U.S. utility-scale electricity generation currently...

By Hannah Martinez and Paul Massari, via GSAS News As the danger of global warming rises, the cost of energy from sources other than fossil fuels drops. As a result, the world is turning increasingly to the sun and wind to keep homes warm, lights on, and...

Harvard students share thoughts, fears, plans to meet environmental challenges By Alvin Powell For many, thinking about the world’s environmental future brings concern, even outright alarm. There have been, after all, decades of increasingly strident...

For many, replacing 2020 with 2021 on calendars, to-do lists, and personal checks (and in our minds) comes with a sigh of relief—however short-lived. But, despite the year's massive (and necessary) influx of research and stories on COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2...

Harvard honors Professor Roy Gordon's legacy with a new endowed title Roy Gordon can no longer leave Harvard University. Though he will choose to retire and depart at some point in the future, when he does, his name will remain: On July 2, 2020, the...

How Christina Chang shifted from cold showers to tech development in her quest for a more sustainable world By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates. As a kid, Christina Chang was...

Collaborators designed a new way to store massive amounts of energy On Thursday, October 10, Roy Gordon and Michael Aziz received a 2019 Eni Award for Innovation in Energy during a ceremony held at the Palazzo del Quirinale in Italy. Every year since 2007...

Professors honoured for their research into energy storage By Leah Burrows Michael Aziz, the Gene and Tracy Sykes Professor of Materials and Energy Technologies at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Roy...

“Zombie” molecules dramatically increase battery lifetime By Leah Burrows After years of making progress on an organic aqueous flow battery, Harvard University researchers ran into a problem: the organic anthraquinone molecules that powered their ground...