Strong current of energy runs through MIT | MIT News

Research, education, and student activities help create a robust community focused on fueling the world's future.

Kathryn M. O'Neill | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Nov. 7, 2017 ~8 min

A new way to harness wasted methane | MIT News

Approach developed at MIT could help curb needless “flaring” of potent greenhouse gas.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 17, 2017 ~7 min


Toward efficient high-pressure desalination | MIT News

Surprisingly, pressurization isn’t to blame for fouling of membranes, study finds.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 15, 2017 ~7 min

Making renewable power more viable for the grid | MIT News

“Air-breathing” battery can store electricity for months, for about a fifth the cost of current technologies.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 11, 2017 ~8 min

3 Questions: Robert Granetz on fusion research | MIT News

MIT research scientist is exploring how machine learning can predict and prevent disruptions in reactors.

Francesca McCaffrey | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Oct. 10, 2017 ~6 min

Alex Creely: Bridging the simulation vs. reality gap | MIT News

Nuclear science and engineering graduate student receives Department of Energy Innovation Award for his work on plasma turbulence.

Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Sept. 29, 2017 ~5 min

Research scientist Koroush Shirvan joins the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering | MIT News

Assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering leads projects for developing accident-tolerant fuel and optimizing nuclear energy technology.

Leda Zimmerman | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Sept. 14, 2017 ~7 min

Firebricks offer low-cost storage for carbon-free energy | MIT News

Ancient technology could be used to level electricity prices for renewables.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 6, 2017 ~9 min


Measuring depths, scaling heights | MIT News

When not climbing mountains, nuclear science and engineering PhD candidate Leigh Ann Kesler tracks erosion inside fusion reactor containment chambers.

Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Aug. 31, 2017 ~8 min

Fusion heating gets a boost | MIT News

The Plasma Science and Fusion Center explores a new recipe for heating plasma.

Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Aug. 21, 2017 ~5 min

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