An unexpected path to nuclear engineering
With ample family support, PhD student Mareena Robinson focuses on research in nuclear security.
Seeing how a lithium-ion battery works
An exotic state of matter — a “random solid solution” — affects how ions move through battery material.
School of Engineering awards for 2014
Awards given to outstanding faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students
Gamma sonification: MIT students make music from particle energy
Waves and vibrations meet composition.
3 Questions: Scott Kemp on rethinking nuclear security efforts
MIT professor argues the barriers to weapon acquisition today are not technological.
Altering the energy landscape
Yan Chen’s work on fuel cell catalysts could help integrate new power solutions.
Floating nuclear plants could ride out tsunamis
New power plant design could provide enhanced safety, easier siting, and centralized construction.
3 Questions: John Tirman on the warming U.S.-Iran relationship
New book examines misunderstandings as two nations try to work out a permanent deal on nuclear weapons.
U.S. News ranks MIT’s graduate program in Engineering No. 1; Sloan is No. 5 business school
Institute’s programs rank first in 7 engineering, 5 science, and 3 business fields.