Atomic design for a carbon-free planet
Manipulating materials at a fundamental level, Ju Li reveals new properties for energy applications.
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.
Wide-ranging contributions over a span of seven decades advanced nuclear waste disposal and fuel cycle development.
Researchers show that deep reinforcement learning can be used to design more efficient nuclear reactors.
Analysis points to ways engineering strategies could be reimagined to minimize delays and other unanticipated expenses.
Oklo’s team is using a startup mindset to build novel reactors while meeting federal regulations.
Far from MIT, nuclear science and engineering students take ownership of projects and explore new terrain.
Website hosts an expanded suite of digital tools and resources to help people make sense of climate change.
Seven studies describe progress thus far and challenges ahead for a revolutionary zero-emissions power source.
Building quantum computers underground or designing radiation-proof qubits may be needed, researchers find.
Undergraduates Aljazzy Alahmadi, Andrea Garcia, and Quynh Nguyen are sustaining the nuclear science and engineering research mission from around the world.
Researchers devise a practical solution for preventing corrosive CRUD buildup in nuclear systems.
Multidisciplinary team uses metal organic frameworks to extract radioactive krypton from fuel-reprocessing gasses.
In certain alloys, exposure to proton irradiation can extend the material’s lifetime, study finds.
Using 3D fabrication, researchers develop novel nuclear materials that optimize both accident tolerance and performance.