New study shows how universities are critical to emerging fusion industry

Fusion’s success as a renewable energy depends on the creation of an industry to support it, and academia is vital to that industry’s development.

Peter Reuell | Julianna Mullen | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Nov. 30, 2023 ~8 min

Team engineers nanoparticles using ion irradiation to advance clean energy and fuel conversion

The work demonstrates control over key properties leading to better performance.

Elizabeth Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Nov. 27, 2023 ~7 min


Fast-tracking fusion energy’s arrival with AI and accessibility

MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center will receive DoE support to improve access to fusion data and increase workforce diversity.

Julianna Mullen | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Sept. 1, 2023 ~6 min

Simple superconducting device could dramatically cut energy use in computing, other applications

The ultrasmall “switch” could be easily scaled.

Elizabeth Thomson | Materials Research Laboratory • mit
Aug. 15, 2023 ~11 min

A welcome new pipeline for students invested in clean energy

Fusion Undergraduate Scholars (FUSars) program offers students in-depth research opportunities in fusion science and energy.

Leda Zimmerman | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Aug. 11, 2023 ~10 min

New quantum magnet unleashes electronics potential

Researchers discover how to control the anomalous Hall effect and Berry curvature to create flexible quantum magnets for use in computers, robotics, and sensors.

Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
July 25, 2023 ~7 min

New method may help pave way for fusion power plants

Researchers have experimentally demonstrated dynamic shell formation for the first time. It may help achieve the goal of a fusion power plant.

Lindsey Valich-Rochester • futurity
July 10, 2023 ~5 min

A new mathematical “blueprint” is accelerating fusion device development

New research explores how Dyson maps are putting quantum computers to work in designing fusion energy devices.

Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
June 22, 2023 ~5 min


MIT scientists contribute to National Ignition Facility fusion milestone

Unique PSFC-designed spectrometer provides crucial data about the implosion that yielded an historic fusion energy gain.

Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Dec. 19, 2022 ~4 min

Nuclear fusion may still be decades away, but the latest breakthrough could speed up its development

A US national lab has proved we can the fusion process can be used to produce energy, but it’s just the first step in a very long process.

Gianluca Gregori, Professor of Physics, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 15, 2022 ~6 min

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