System could reclaim pure water from power plant cooling towers; at-scale prototypes tested on MIT facilities have proven effective.

After decades of plasma physics research, Senior Research Scientist Brian LaBombard is taking on magnets for MIT’s new fusion effort.

MIT researchers train a neural network to predict a “boiling crisis,” with potential applications for cooling computer chips and nuclear reactors.

How an MIT engineering course became an incubator for fusion design innovations.

Fifth-year nuclear science and engineering graduate student Arunkumar Seshadri looks to develop materials and fuels that can better withstand the extreme conditions in nuclear reactors.

National Academies study says fusion can help decarbonize US energy, calls for public-private approach to pilot plant operation by 2035-40.

Daniel Korsun’s undergraduate career at MIT prepared him to look more deeply into fusion magnet technology and design.

Researchers show that deep reinforcement learning can be used to design more efficient nuclear reactors.

Seven studies describe progress thus far and challenges ahead for a revolutionary zero-emissions power source.

Building quantum computers underground or designing radiation-proof qubits may be needed, researchers find.