The head of MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering was nominated by President Biden to lead ARPA-E’s mission to support critical energy research.
Unique PSFC-designed spectrometer provides crucial data about the implosion that yielded an historic fusion energy gain.
Researchers at the Center for Theoretical Physics lead work on testing quantum gravity on a quantum processor.
Branchlike metallic filaments can sap the power of solid-state lithium batteries. A new study explains how they form and how to divert them.
Desiree Plata's research focuses on developing technologies and strategies for environmental sustainability.
Using machine learning and simple X-ray spectra, researchers can uncover compounds that might enable next-generation computer chips or quantum devices.
MIT spinout 24M Technologies designed a battery that reduces the cost of manufacturing lithium-ion cells.
Simple microparticles can beat rhythmically together, generating an oscillating electrical current that could be used to power microrobotic devices.
Fusion physics pioneer and MIT climate change leader Anne White hopes to help “save the world with nuclear.”
MIT researchers find that changing the pH of a system solves a decades-old problem.
Hailing from a small town in Italy, Matteo Bucci is determined to address some of the unknowns plaguing fundamental science.
Single-shot spectroscopy techniques provide researchers with a new understanding of a mysterious light-driven process.
Hydrogen fuel has long been seen as a potentially key component of a carbon-neutral future. At the 2022 MIT Energy Initiative Spring Symposium, industry experts describe efforts to produce it at scale.
In a residency supported by the Department of Energy, the MIT PhD candidate will explore the high-field side of the DIII-D tokamak.
Searchable tool reveals more than 90,000 known materials with electronic properties that remain unperturbed in the face of disruption.