Magnetic nanoparticles could aid heat dissipation
Particles suspended in cooling water could prevent hotspots in nuclear plant cooling systems and electronics.
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Nuclear Science and Engineering
‘Hybrid’ nuclear plants could make a dent in carbon emissions
Combining nuclear with artificial geothermal, shale oil, or hydrogen production could help slow climate change, study shows.
Probing the surface of pyrite
Common mineral gets first detailed examination of its surface electronic properties, thanks to team of MIT researchers.
3 Questions: Scott Kemp on North Korea’s nuclear program
New study suggests that the secretive rogue state may have found a way to circumvent international controls on nuclear materials.
U.S. News ranks MIT seventh overall among U.S. universities
Institute’s undergraduate engineering program is again ranked No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.
NSE students win NEUP awards
Three graduate and one undergraduate student receive prizes from the Nuclear Energy University Programs
Improved nuclear fuel-rod cladding might prevent future Fukushimas
A substitute for traditional zircaloy could greatly reduce the danger of hydrogen explosions.
Finding the keys to boiling heat transfer
Understanding the properties that control surface dissipation of heat could lead to improved power plants and electronics with high heat-transfer rates.
Benoit Forget wins 2013 Landis Award
Prize recognizes significant technical contributions by an individual under the age of 40
NSE’s Ballinger appointed to NRC committee
Ronald Ballinger named to Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
Tracking bubbles for improved nuclear safety
Nuclear science and engineering grad student Rosemary Sugrue explores thermal hydraulics in nuclear reactors