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Why some quantum materials stall while others scale
In a new study, Mingda Li and MIT researchers evaluated quantum materials’ potential for scalable commercial success — and identified promising candidates.
Mingda Li named 2025 American Physical Society Fellow
Mingda Li, an Associate Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering, has been named a 2025 fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Nominated by the Topical Group on Data Science (GDS), Li was cited, “[f]or pioneering the integration of artificial intelligence with...
Using classic physical phenomena to solve new problems
Doctoral student, Marco Graffiedi, is researching quenching processes to help cool nuclear cores and NASA craft the next generation of space vehicles.
AI system learns from many types of scientific information and runs experiments to discover new materials
The new “CRESt” platform could help find solutions to real-world energy problems that have plagued the materials science and engineering community for decades.
Signposts on the way to new territory
Professor Zachary Hartwig, who exemplifies a rare but powerful kind of mentorship — one grounded not just in intellectual excellence, but in deep personal care, is honored as “Committed to Caring.”
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.
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.
Theory-guided strategy expands the scope of measurable quantum interactions
A new study by Mingda Li and his team finds an oft-ignored effect can be used to probe an important property of semiconductors.