Cold plasma can kill viruses in the air

The developers of a nonthermal plasma method for killing airborne viruses hope it can one day replace the surgical mask.

Jim Lynch-Michigan • futurity
April 11, 2019 ~3 min

Engineers develop concept for hybrid heavy-duty trucks

Long-haul trucks with electric motors combined with gas-alcohol engines could slash pollution levels and greenhouse gases.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
April 9, 2019 ~7 min


3D-printed shrimp claw makes plasma underwater

To develop a new method of underwater plasma generation, scientists 3D printed a snapping shrimp claw. Now you can make one yourself.

Steve Kuhlmann-Texas AM • futurity
April 1, 2019 ~6 min

When liquid metal turns to plasma, the physics get weird

Heating liquid metal turned it into a plasma, but the strangest bit is what happened to its physics.

Lindsey Valich-Rochester • futurity
March 10, 2019 ~6 min

From summer research program to PhD dissertation

Graduate student Raspberry Simpson’s scientific journey approaches fruition.

Peter Dunn | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Feb. 15, 2019 ~6 min

Enhanced NMR reveals chemical structures in a fraction of the time

Technique could yield insights into complex proteins involved in Alzheimer’s and other diseases.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Jan. 18, 2019 ~5 min

Laser-cooled plasma paves way for star simulations

Cooling plasma to ultracold temperatures gives scientists a way to see it's properties up close and sets the stage for simulations of the insides of stars.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
Jan. 7, 2019 ~7 min

On the right path to fusion energy

National Academies study recommends a pilot fusion energy program that aligns with MIT's fusion approach and SPARC project.

Peter Dunn | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Dec. 21, 2018 ~8 min


Pushing the plasma density limit | MIT News

Plasma Science and Fusion Center researchers discover a path to overcoming the plasma density limit in their quest for steady-state fusion.

Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Aug. 23, 2018 ~8 min

Taming fusion with machine learning | MIT News

Postdoc Cristina Rea's detour into banking provides a new route back to plasma research.

Paul Rivenberg • mit
July 2, 2018 ~7 min

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