Zeroing in on decarbonization
Wielding complex algorithms, nuclear science and engineering doctoral candidate Nestor Sepulveda spins out scenarios for combating climate change.
Leda Zimmerman | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering | Jan. 15, 2020 | mit~8 mins
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A new way to remove contaminants from nuclear wastewater
Method concentrates radionuclides in a small portion of a nuclear plant’s wastewater, allowing the rest to be recycled.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | Dec. 19, 2019 | mit~6 mins
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Advancing nuclear detection and inspection
With new tech, assistant professor of nuclear science and engineering Areg Danagoulian probes deep inside cargo containers and ballistic warheads to ferret out fissile materials.
Leda Zimmerman | Nuclear science and engineering | Nov. 14, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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A new way to corrosion-proof thin atomic sheets
Ultrathin coating could protect 2D materials from corrosion, enabling their use in optics and electronics.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | Oct. 4, 2019 | mit~6 mins
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How to dismantle a nuclear bomb
MIT team successfully tests a new method for verification of weapons reduction.
Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office | Sept. 30, 2019 | mit~9 mins
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Physicists design an experiment to pin down the origin of the elements
With help from next-generation particle accelerators, the approach may nail down the rate of oxygen production in the universe.
Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office | Aug. 20, 2019 | mit~9 mins
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3Q: Yet-Ming Chiang on reopening the case of cold fusion
The materials science and engineering professor is part of a multi-institution effort to investigate the possibility of cold fusion in a scientifically rigorous way.
Rachel Kemper | Department of Materials Science and Engineering | May 27, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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Steering fusion’s “D-turn”
Research scientist Alessandro Marinoni shows that reversing traditional plasma shaping provides greater stability for fusion reactions.
Paul Rivenberg | Plasma Science and Fusion Center | May 17, 2019 | mit~7 mins
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Manipulating atoms one at a time with an electron beam
New method could be useful for building quantum sensors and computers.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | May 17, 2019 | mit~9 mins
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Breakthrough in boiling
High-fidelity simulations by MIT nuclear researchers point the way to optimizing heat transfer in current and next-generation reactors.
Leda Zimmerman | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering | April 22, 2019 | mit~8 mins
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