Study: Fusion energy could play a major role in the global response to climate change
Experts in energy systems modeling and fusion technology explore the future role of fusion at various costs and carbon constraints.
Experts in energy systems modeling and fusion technology explore the future role of fusion at various costs and carbon constraints.
After an illustrious career at Idaho National Laboratory spanning three decades, Curtis Smith is now sharing his expertise in risk analysis and management with future generations of engineers at MIT.
Anthropologists Manduhai Buyandelger and Lauren Bonilla discuss the humanistic perspective they bring to a project that is yielding promising results.
Today’s regulations for nuclear reactors are unprepared for how the field is evolving. PhD student Liam Hines wants to ensure that policy keeps up with the technology.
A new family of integrated rock salt-polyanion cathodes opens door to low-cost, high-energy storage.
Rising senior and Army ROTC cadet Alexander Edwards and Aneal Krishnan ’02 discuss a new UROP fellowship with the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies.
MIT researchers have found a way to make structural materials last longer under the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor.
An MIT-led group shows how to achieve precise control over the properties of Weyl semimetals and other exotic substances.
To understand how everything from atoms to neutron stars behave, he says, requires “abstracting away the details to see main principles that drive everything.”
The approach could help engineers design more efficient energy-conversion systems and faster microelectronic devices, reducing waste heat.
Thomas Varnish has always loved a hands-on approach to science. Research in lab-based astrophysics has enabled the PhD student to experiment in a heavily theoretical subject.
Twelve faculty members have been granted tenure in six units across MIT’s School of Engineering.
Graduate engineering program is No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.
As part of his MIT doctoral studies in nuclear science and engineering, Eli Sanchez investigated whether hypersonic missiles threaten global security.
Faculty and researchers across MIT’s School of Engineering receive many awards in recognition of their scholarship, service, and overall excellence.