Paolo Scaroni, chief executive officer for Italian energy company Eni, discusses his company's multimillion-dollar research partnership with MIT during a Feb. 26 press conference. The company has pledged $50 million in funding over the next five years, half of which will also go toward establishing the Eni-MITEI Solar Frontiers Research Program. The remainder of the donation will support Eni's founding membership in the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI).
A summer class teaches PhD students and early-career archaeologists ceramic petrography, revealing the origins and production methods of past societies.
By analyzing X-ray crystallography data, the model could help researchers develop new materials for many applications, including batteries and magnets.