New facility to accelerate materials solutions for fusion energy

MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center to establish the Schmidt Laboratory for Materials in Nuclear Technologies.

Julianna Mullen | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
June 9, 2025 ~8 min

MIT Maritime Consortium sets sail

A new international collaboration unites MIT and maritime industry leaders to develop nuclear propulsion technologies, alternative fuels, data-powered strategies for operation, and more.

Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical Engineering • mit
March 26, 2025 ~6 min


Will neutrons compromise the operation of superconducting magnets in a fusion plant?

Tests suggest these powerful magnets will not suffer immediate loss of performance during irradiation.

David L. Chandler | MIT News • mit
Feb. 28, 2025 ~5 min

Unlocking the secrets of fusion’s core with AI-enhanced simulations

Fusion’s future depends on decoding plasma’s mysteries. Simulations can help keep research on track and reveal more efficient ways to generate fusion energy.

Julianna Mullen | Plasma Science and Fusion Center • mit
Feb. 18, 2025 ~7 min

New computational chemistry techniques accelerate the prediction of molecules and materials

With their recently-developed neural network architecture, MIT researchers can wring more information out of electronic structure calculations.

Steve Nadis | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Jan. 14, 2025 ~9 min

MIT spinout Commonwealth Fusion Systems unveils plans for the world’s first fusion power plant

The company has announced that it will build the first grid-scale fusion power plant in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
Dec. 17, 2024 ~6 min

Nanoscale transistors could enable more efficient electronics

Researchers are leveraging quantum mechanical properties to overcome the limits of silicon semiconductor technology.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Nov. 4, 2024 ~8 min

Study: Fusion energy could play a major role in the global response to climate change

Experts in energy systems modeling and fusion technology explore the future role of fusion at various costs and carbon constraints.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Oct. 24, 2024 ~11 min


Study of disordered rock salts leads to battery breakthrough

A new family of integrated rock salt-polyanion cathodes opens door to low-cost, high-energy storage.

Peter Reuell | Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering • mit
Aug. 23, 2024 ~9 min

More durable metals for fusion power reactors

MIT researchers have found a way to make structural materials last longer under the harsh conditions inside a fusion reactor.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Aug. 19, 2024 ~12 min

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