New project aims for fusion ignition
MIT-led Ignitor reactor could be the world’s first to reach major milestone, perhaps paving the way for eventual power production.
Middle School Outreach Day at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center turns 21
Schools return yearly for hands-on opportunities
Nuclear science and engineering showcases doctoral research
Inaugural expo included poster session, research presentations
Nuclear engineer Thomas Pigford, former MIT professor, dies at age 87
Helped lay the foundation for MIT’s graduate program in nuclear engineering
New technique offers a more detailed view of brain activity
‘Cleverly designed' MRI sensors detect dopamine, offering a high-resolution look at what’s happening inside the brain.
The power of nanofluids
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering research spotlight focuses on the work of Jacopo Buongiorno
Congressman Markey visits Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Lawmaker observes experiments under way at campus facility
Gulati hopes to power up nuclear energy for the U.S. and developing nations
Introducing Saaransh Gulati, EDF-MIT Energy Fellow
Moniz named to Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future
Department of Energy panel will provide recommendations on managing used fuel and nuclear waste
Peering inside an artificial sun
Techniques developed by MIT center provide detailed images from the inside of hellishly hot core of advanced fusion experiments
Graduate student’s business storms the cinema lighting industry
Nuclear Science and Engineering graduate student Michael Short is quickly becoming a leader in the cinema lighting industry with his business, the LEDStorm On-Camera Light, which he designed and built in the MIT Hobby Shop.
PSFC collaborates on new Plasma Surface Interactions Center
The Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) has partnered with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the University of California, Berkeley to create a new center for the study of Plasma Surface Interactions (PSI).
Cement’s basic molecular structure finally decoded
Robustness comes from messiness, not a clean geometric
arrangement
