Powering the energy transition with better storage
Researchers evaluate the role and value of long-duration energy storage technologies in securing a carbon-free electric grid.
Researchers evaluate the role and value of long-duration energy storage technologies in securing a carbon-free electric grid.
Shooting beams of ions at proton clouds may help researchers map the inner workings of neutron stars.
Use of a novel electrolyte could allow advanced metal electrodes and higher voltages, boosting capacity and cycle life.
Senior Nina Levine is researching technologies for detecting radioactive material, as she pursues a dual path in nuclear science and policy.
Particle physicist Lindley Winslow seeks the universe’s smallest particles for answers to its biggest questions.
MIT Energy Fellow Richard Ibekwe finds flaws in high-temperature superconducting tapes so they can be measured, fixed, or embraced.
WISDM has selected 20 women to take part in a Story Collider communications skills training.
Professors Guth, Olivetti, Short, and Yaffe are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.
National Academies study says fusion can help decarbonize US energy, calls for public-private approach to pilot plant operation by 2035-40.
Daniel Korsun’s undergraduate career at MIT prepared him to look more deeply into fusion magnet technology and design.
MIT’s Erica Salazar shows that faster detection of thermal shifts can prevent disruptive quench events in the HTS magnets used in tokamak fusion devices.
Manipulating materials at a fundamental level, Ju Li reveals new properties for energy applications.
Associate Professor Michael Short’s innovative approach can be seen in the two nuclear science and engineering courses he’s transformed.
Two MIT faculty members earn funding from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation.
PhD candidate Lucio Milanese uncovers new fundamental mechanism in turbulence.