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Going to extremes
Whether testing high-field fusion magnets or his own physical endurance, Theo Mouratidis pushes the limits.
Keeping humanity central to solving climate change
NSE’s Mike Short and a team of MIT scholars are helping to solve the economic, cultural, and political dimensions of the world’s energy and climate challenges.
Collaborators in climate action
NSE faculty, alums discussed benefits and challenges of MIT–industry research collaborations targeting technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a recent MIT symposium on climate action.
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.
Leading with nuclear innovation
“To address climate change and the enormous increase in energy demand likely in coming decades, we need the resource of nuclear power,” says Ashley Finan ’07, ScM ’07, PhD ’12 in nuclear science and engineering. “Now is the critical moment for making...
Nuclear solutions for society — past and present
NSE’s Rose Lecture focuses on evolving role of nuclear technologies in meeting grand challenges, including the climate crisis The race is on to steer the world’s energy systems away from carbon, and “new nuclear technologies may point the way,” said William D....
New approach for longer lasting, more powerful lithium batteries
Use of a novel electrolyte could allow advanced metal electrodes and higher voltages, boosting capacity and cycle life.
A streamlined approach to determining thermal properties of crystalline solids and alloys
In a September 2020 essay in Nature Energy, three scientists posed several “grand challenges” — one of which was to find suitable materials for thermal energy storage devices that could be used in concert with solar energy systems. Fortuitously, Mingda Li —...
A nuclear battery-powered boost
Notional rendering of a Nuclear Battery, including (from left to right) the instrumentation and control module, the reactor, shielding and heat transfer module, and the power module. In the midst of an economic downturn and unfolding climate crisis, Jacopo Buongiorno, TEPCO Professor...
2021 David J. Rose Lecture
Mr William D. Magwood IVDirector-General, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) An Atomic Future: How We Got Here and the Major Challenges Ahead Thursday, March 4, 2021. 1:00PM to 2:30PM ESTZoom Webinar — Register to attendModerated by Professor Jacopo Buongiono, NSE Abstract The Nuclear Energy...