News Archive

December 10, 2015

A new fusion collaboration for MIT: Wendelstein 7-X begins operation

MIT and collaborators start Wendelstin W-7X — the world’s largest fusion experiment designed in the stellarator line of magnetic confinement fusion devices. 

PSFC

December 9, 2015

PSFC Local Outreach Programs Follow Recent National Efforts

On December 5th PSFC personnel narrated and performed energy related demonstrations for MIT’s Science on Saturday program.

PSFC

December 3, 2015

Which initiatives should the Breakthrough Energy Coalition fund?

Three MIT-led initiatives, including the PSFC's proposed small affordable safe fusion reactor.

BostInno

December 1, 2015

Carolena Ruprecht: On board with nuclear engineering for the Navy

Carolena Ruprecht will lead an elite crew responsible for maintaining and operating an aircraft carrier’s nuclear-powered systems.

Nuclear Science and Engineering

November 30, 2015

Maria Zuber: MIT Initiates 5-year Climate Change Plan

MIT Professor Maria Zuber discusses with WGBH Morning Edition host Bob Seay the Institutes plan to confront climate change.

WGBH

November 25, 2015

3D viewers and video games

Touring the PSFC from the APS-DPP meeting in Savannah, GA

PSFC

November 19, 2015

Supercomputer models plasma turbulence

Scientists use supercomputer to model plasma turbulence, and solve a 50-year-old mystery

November 17, 2015

Breakthrough in superconducting materials opens new path to fusion

At the APS Division of Plasma Physics meeting in Savannah, GA, Alcator C-Mod project head Earl Marmar spoke about the PSFC's work on high magnetic field tokamak path on the approach to fusion energy.