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Why nuclear batteries offer a new approach to carbon-free energy
Jacopo Buongiorno and others say factory-built microreactors trucked to usage sites could be a safe, efficient option for decarbonizing electricity systems.
Infrared cameras and artificial intelligence provide insight into boiling
Pictures of the boiling surfaces taken using a Scanning Electron Microscope: ITO (top left), copper oxide nanoleaves (top right), zinc oxide nanowires (bottom left), and porous coating of silicon dioxide nanoparticles obtained by Layer-by-Layer deposition (bottom right). Boiling is not just for...
Mingda Li wins DoE Early Career Award
Mingda Li received a 2021 Early Career Research Award given by the DoE Basic Energy Sciences Program for his work in machine learning augmented multimodal neutron scattering for emergent topological materials.
Going to extremes
Whether testing high-field fusion magnets or his own physical endurance, Theo Mouratidis pushes the limits.
The boiling crisis — and how to avoid it
It’s rare for a pre-teen to become enamored with thermodynamics, but those consumed by such a passion may consider themselves lucky to end up at a place like MIT. Madhumitha Ravichandran certainly does. A PhD student in Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE),...
Novel portable technology offers boost for nuclear security, arms control
Experimental setup showing the shielded detector (left) and the DT neutron source showing three disks of 6Li doped glass scintillator mounted on a photomultiplier tube (right).
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.
On course to create a fusion power plant
ARCH, a conceptual design for an onboard fusion device capable of generating ammonia fuel for ship engines “There is no lone genius who solves all the problems.” Dennis Whyte, Director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), is reflecting on a...
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.