Jacopo Buongiorno and John Parsons, co-directors of the MITEI Low-Carbon Energy Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, discuss how to overcome the challenges and realize the benefits of expanding nuclear power.
Study finds that turbulence competes in fusion plasmas to rapidly respond to temperature perturbations.
MIT senior and Marshall Scholar Nick Schwartz wants to solve the energy problem — and make people smile along the way.
MIT’s historic graphite exponential pile has been restored as a tool for education and research.
Theoretical analysis uncovers new mechanisms in plasma turbulence.
MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory's superintendent works to give more students the opportunity to work with and learn from the reactor.
Undergraduate Olorunsola “Jerry” Akinsulire spearheads a new builder space in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering.
Ahrens, Rathbun, Silmore, and Wei are recognized for tackling complex science and engineering problems of national importance.
MIT research scientist is exploring how machine learning can predict and prevent disruptions in reactors.
Nuclear science and engineering graduate student receives Department of Energy Innovation Award for his work on plasma turbulence.
New program eases access to the MIT Reactor for MIT faculty and research staff.
Assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering leads projects for developing accident-tolerant fuel and optimizing nuclear energy technology.
When not climbing mountains, nuclear science and engineering PhD candidate Leigh Ann Kesler tracks erosion inside fusion reactor containment chambers.
The Plasma Science and Fusion Center explores a new recipe for heating plasma.
Nuclear Science and Engineering Associate Professor Nuno Loureiro ponders the origins of magnetic fields.