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New tool makes generative AI models more likely to create breakthrough materials
With SCIGEN, researchers can steer AI models to create materials with exotic properties for applications like quantum computing.
MIT’s work with Idaho National Laboratory advances America’s nuclear industry
The collaboration has led to new fuels and a variety of other projects to enable clean, safe nuclear energy.
Are coastal nuclear power plants at risk from sea level rise and climate change?
Professor Curtis Smith on why nuclear power is well-suited for climate change —
Working to make fusion a viable energy source
As the Norman C. Rasmussen Adjunct Professor in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, George Tynan is looking forward to addressing the big physics and engineering challenges of fusion plasmas.
New method could monitor corrosion and cracking in a nuclear reactor
By directly imaging material failure in 3D, this real-time technique could help scientists improve reactor safety and longevity.
Model predicts long-term effects of nuclear waste on underground disposal systems
The new study by Haruko Wainwright and researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and the University of Orléans suggests modeling could be used to validate the safety of nuclear disposal sites.
The energy of the future: Erick Liang
As part of his MITEI Energy UROP, Erick manufactured key components for fusion reactors using metal 3D printing, allowing for the use of more specialized alloys to withstand the extreme environments required for producing fusion energy.
New facility to accelerate materials solutions for fusion energy
MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) has launched the Schmidt Laboratory for Materials in Nuclear Technologies, or LMNT (pronounced “element”). Backed by a philanthropic consortium led by Eric and Wendy Schmidt, LMNT is designed to speed up the discovery and selection of materials for a variety of fusion power plant components.
Startup enables 100-year bridges with corrosion-resistant steel
Allium Engineering, founded by Sam McAlpine PhD ’22 and Steven Jepeal PhD ’21), developed a process for improving steel rebar to triple the lifetime of bridges and other infrastructure
The race to fusion
Dennis Whyte, a leader in fusion research, shares how MIT’s fusion program has started the move from the lab to market, and explains how unlocking commercial fusion could be a gamechanger for our energy system.