News Archive

April 8, 2020

Pyae Phyo: From Myanmar to NMR

PhD candidate’s journey to the center of the plant cell wall relies on nuclear magnetic resonance technology.

PSFC

March 16, 2020

Fusion researchers endorse push for pilot power plant in US

Plasma Science and Fusion Center

March 5, 2020

Renewable Energy Research Focusing on Space

Dennis Whyte spoke with Chris Gloninger of NBC10 Boston about fusion research at MIT.

NBC10 Boston

March 2, 2020

A new way to prepare graduate students to lead in tech

The Graduate Student Advisory Group in the School of Enghineering  (GradSAGE) has helped pave the way for a new MIT offering this spring, designed to make those transitions from lab research into leadership roles less of a shock to the system for MIT graduate students. 

School of Engineering

February 26, 2020

Thomas Dupree, professor emeritus of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Physics, dies at 86

PSFC

February 20, 2020

Melting rocks with PSFC technology

A vast supply of heat lies beneath our feet. Yet today’s drilling methods can barely push through dense rocks and high-pressure conditions to reach it. Using a technology developed at MIT PSFC, AltaRock Energy is leading an effort to melt and vaporize rocks with millimeter waves.

IEEE Spectrum

February 13, 2020

IAP fusor workshop inaugurates Nuclear Maker Space

Research engineer Willy Burke had never heard of a “fusor.” Now he has guided the successful creation of 14 fusors, in the process inaugurating a new maker space sponsored by the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, the PSFC, and MIT’s office of Environmental Health and Safety.

PSFC

February 3, 2020

Chemists unveil the structure of an influenza B protein

A team of MIT chemists (Hong Lab) has discovered the structure of a key influenza protein (BM2), a finding that could help researchers design drugs that block the protein and prevent the virus from spreading.

MIT News