On course to create a fusion power plant
How an MIT engineering course became an incubator for fusion design innovations.
Department
Nuclear Science and Engineering
Seeking enhanced materials for nuclear reactors
Fifth-year nuclear science and engineering graduate student Arunkumar Seshadri looks to develop materials and fuels that can better withstand the extreme conditions in nuclear reactors.
Collaborators in climate action
Symposium highlights ambitious goals of MIT–industry research targeting technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Keeping humanity central to solving climate change
MIT scholars are helping to solve the economic, cultural, and political dimensions of the world’s energy and climate challenges.
A streamlined approach to determining thermal properties of crystalline solids and alloys
MIT research team finds machine learning techniques offer big advantages over standard experimental and theoretical approaches.
MIT graduate engineering, business, economics programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2022
Graduate engineering and economics programs are No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.
Powering the energy transition with better storage
Researchers evaluate the role and value of long-duration energy storage technologies in securing a carbon-free electric grid.
Physicists flip particle accelerator setup to gain a clearer view of atomic nuclei
Shooting beams of ions at proton clouds may help researchers map the inner workings of neutron stars.
Design could enable longer lasting, more powerful lithium batteries
Use of a novel electrolyte could allow advanced metal electrodes and higher voltages, boosting capacity and cycle life.
Working toward a more secure world
Senior Nina Levine is researching technologies for detecting radioactive material, as she pursues a dual path in nuclear science and policy.
Measuring the invisible
Particle physicist Lindley Winslow seeks the universe’s smallest particles for answers to its biggest questions.
Understanding imperfections in fusion magnets
MIT Energy Fellow Richard Ibekwe finds flaws in high-temperature superconducting tapes so they can be measured, fixed, or embraced.
Women in Innovation and STEM Database at MIT announces fellowship program
WISDM has selected 20 women to take part in a Story Collider communications skills training.
2021 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
Professors Guth, Olivetti, Short, and Yaffe are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching.