Fusion outreach ignites in spring
Plasma Science and Fusion Center education team excites the public about MIT energy research.
Researchers find unexpected magnetic effect
Combining two thin-film materials yields surprising room-temperature magnetism.
Carolyn Coyle: Engineering CRUD for better nuclear reactors
In an effort to improve reactor safety and efficiency, new research aims to bring corrosive particle buildup out of the shadows.
MIT Energy Initiative awards nine seed fund grants for early-stage energy research
Winning teams will use grants to advance research in areas including fuel cells, solar-powered desalination, and impacts of electric vehicle charging on the power grid.
Stabilizing quantum bits
Feedback technique used on diamond “qubits” could make quantum computing more practical.
How to make metal alloys that stand up to hydrogen
New approach to preventing embrittlement could be useful in nuclear reactors.
U.S. News gives top rankings to MIT graduate programs in engineering, business
MIT is home to No. 1 graduate engineering program; MIT Sloan is No. 5 business school.
Agreement on climate-related action reached by MIT administration and student-led group
Four-part plan signals effort to build on last year’s climate action plan, and an end to months-long protest.
Carbon nanotubes improve metal’s longevity under radiation
Aluminum used in nuclear reactors and other harsh environments may last longer with new treatment.
Eleven MIT researchers win Sloan Research Fellowships
Faculty from eight MIT science and engineering departments among 126 selected from across the U.S. and Canada.
Amelia Trainer: Structuring improved simulations for reactor physics
MIT sophomore is passionate about coding projects that model neutron behavior inside nuclear reactors.
Radiation physics today for materials science tomorrow
In the 2016 Del Favero Doctoral Thesis Prize Lecture, Mingda Li PhD '15 describes how radiation can help us understand and design new materials.
New finding may explain heat loss in fusion reactors
Solving a longstanding mystery, MIT experiments reveal two forms of turbulence interacting.
Switchable material could enable new memory chips
Small voltage can flip thin film between two crystal states — one metallic, one semiconducting.