MIT's Energy 'Manhattan Project'

Wired News: MIT's Energy 'Manhattan Project'

"The urgent challenge of our time (is) clean, affordable energy to power the world," said MIT President Susan Hockfield.

"MIT is stepping into a vacuum, because there is no policy, vision or leadership at the top of our nation," he said. "It's uniquely matched. MIT has tremendous strengths across the board -- from science and engineering to management to architecture to the humanities. From that point of view, it's hugely significant."