What is the MIT ec3 (“ec-cube”) hub?
Founded in April 2024, the MIT Electron-Conducting Carbon-Cement-Based Materials Hub (ec3 hub) is a research consortium across MIT that aims to research and implement multifunctional cement-based materials. Read the ec3 mission and vision statement. Cement-based multifunctional materials go beyond just structural load bearing, such as storing energy or self-heating. As an outgrowth of the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, the MIT ec3 hub is dedicated to advancing a broad research portfolio, implementing real-world solutions, and educating through stakeholder outreach.
Recent ec3 News and Resources
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MIT ec³ hub Hosts Inauguration Ceremony
We celebrated the formation of the ec³ hub at our September 16th inauguration ceremony, which brought executives and academics from around the world to MIT campus. We thank everyone who joined us for our presentations and poster/tech demo reception for…
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Next-generation concrete: Combining loadbearing and energy storage solutions
This research brief by Damian Stefaniuk, James Weaver, Admir Masic, and Franz-Josef Ulm outlines the basics of the electron-conducting carbon concrete technology, a multifunctional concrete that combines this intrinsically scalable, resilient structural material with energy storage and delivery capabilities. Read…
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ec³ hub researchers to present at NT24
On June 27th at the NT24 conference, don’t miss Damian Stefaniuk, James Weaver, Admir Masic, and Franz-Josef Ulm’s poster presentation, “Load-Bearing Carbon Cement Supercapacitors for Structural Energy Storage Systems.” The presentation is scheduled between 5:30 and 7:30pm ET in MIT…
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The cement that could turn your house into a giant battery
On a laboratory bench in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a stack of polished cylinders of black-coloured concrete sit bathed in liquid and entwined in cables. To a casual observer, they aren’t doing much. But then Damian Stefaniuk flicks a switch. The blocks…
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MIT conductive concrete consortium cements five-year research agreement with Japanese industry
The MIT Electron-conductive Cement-based Materials Hub (EC^3 Hub), an outgrowth of the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub), has been established by a five-year sponsored research agreement with the Aizawa Concrete Corp. In particular, the EC^3 Hub will investigate the infrastructure applications of…
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Is cement the solution to storing renewable energy? Engineers at MIT think so.
MIT researchers say they have developed an energy storage system that could allow homes to store their own power without external batteries and highways to charge electric vehicles as they traveled on the road — no charging stations needed. And…