Pushing the plasma density limit
Plasma Science and Fusion Center researchers discover a path to overcoming the plasma density limit in their quest for steady-state fusion.
Plasma Science and Fusion Center researchers discover a path to overcoming the plasma density limit in their quest for steady-state fusion.
Alumnus directed a unique program for nuclear leaders from countries new to nuclear power.
MIT and European Union scientists collaborate on new plasma heating scenario to boost fusion research.
The positively charged particles may have an outsize influence on the properties of neutron stars and other neutron-rich objects.
The Samuel W. Ing Memorial Fund will support MIT graduate students as they create a more advanced and less costly path to fusion energy solutions.
Proposal for powerful particle collider gets National Academies’ go-ahead.
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.
Galvanized by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disasters, PhD student Xingang Zhao envisions a future with safe, efficient nuclear power.
Through meticulous computations, nuclear science and engineering student Etienne Demarly simulates conditions inside a nuclear reactor.
MIT engineers develop a way to triple the survival time for swimmers in wetsuits.
Using diamond dust and laser light to control atomic spin, Ashok Ajoy PhD ’16 pursues alternatives to costly conventional imaging technologies.
Professor of nuclear science and engineering Scott Kemp describes the science behind the search for clandestine nuclear sites.
MIT systems analyst receives award for his essential fusion data storage and retrieval system.
Awardees will use grants to advance research in areas including energy storage, renewables expansion modeling, and the chemistry of electrocatalysts.
Fine-tuning thermal hydraulics in reactors, doctoral student Guanyu Su hopes to advance more powerful nuclear energy technology.