News

December 30, 2015

8 Tech Breakthroughs of 2015 That Could Help Power the World

National Geographic lists MIT's proposed design for a modular fusion furnace among the "Advanced Nuclear Reactor" breakthroughs of 2015.

National Geographic

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 4, 2015

Dr. Joseph Minervini appointed as Assistant Director of PSFC

Senior Research Engineer and Division Head Dr. Joseph Minervini, will serve as Assistant Director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center beginning November 1, 2015. 

PSFC

October 19, 2015

Booker and Kimmel visit Alcator C-Mod, explore new superconducting technology

PSFC

September 9, 2015

Dennis Whyte named head of Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

Whyte succeeds Richard Lester as NSE department head.

MIT News

August 10, 2015

A small, modular, efficient fusion plant

New design could finally help to bring the long-sought power source closer to reality.

MIT News

June 17, 2015

Fusion Energy Sooner and Cheaper?

Dr. Dennis Whyte, the Director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, showed that a series of scientific and engineering breakthroughs could enable fusion to become a feasible a power source faster and cheaper than anyone had thought possible.

American Security Project

January 15, 2015

Smaller, faster experimentation seen at PSFC under Whyte

Disruptive technologies, like the ARC’s superconducting magnets, could create “an extremely exciting pathway that can make fusion happen sooner..."

MIT NSE

March 18, 2013

VIDEO: TEDxBeaconStreet: Bringing a Star to Earth for Energy

In this future-facing TEDxBeaconStreet talk, Dennis Whyte talks through the development of a revolutionary energy device that can change our world in a very big way.