New project aims for fusion ignition
Russia and Italy have entered into an agreement to build a new fusion reactor outside Moscow that could become the first such reactor to achieve ignition, the point where a fusion reaction becomes...
View ArticlePorkolab selected for Fusion Power Associates Distinguished Career Award
Professor Miklos Porkolab, director of the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, has been selected by the Fusion Power Associates (FPA) Board of Directors to receive a 2010 FPA Distinguished Career...
View ArticleJohn Rice awarded IAEA Nuclear Fusion Prize
John Rice, principal research scientist on the Alcator Project at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center, has received the 2010 Nuclear Fusion Prize as lead author of the paper, "Inter-machine comparison...
View ArticleA step toward fusion power
The long-sought goal of a practical fusion-power reactor has inched closer to reality with new experiments from MIT’s experimental Alcator C-Mod reactor, the highest-performance university-based fusion...
View Article2011 NSE Doctoral Research Expo
On March 11, the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering hosted its second annual Doctoral Research Expo. Forty-seven students presented posters on a range of topics from all areas of research...
View ArticleLawmakers tour MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center
MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) hosted two senators earlier this week, both of whose independent visits were directed at learning more about fusion as a source of clean energy.U.S. Sen....
View ArticleAnne White: solving mysteries in the pursuit of fusion power
Nuclear fusion is perhaps the most tantalizing energy technology in development today, with the potential to completely redefine the world’s energy supply system. As part of the Department of Nuclear...
View ArticleFelix Parra returns to fusion program
Nuclear fusion has tremendous potential to provide clean, safe power generation on a grand scale, but realizing that potential has challenged researchers worldwide for decades. However, newly appointed...
View ArticleJu Li: Atomic insights for new materials development
Nuclear engineering and materials science are distinct but related fields. Newly appointed Battelle Energy Alliance Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering Ju Li will straddle the two, as he...
View ArticleThe new NSE strategy
Nuclear technology is inextricably bound up with great issues — energy, international security, climate change and the environment, to name a few. MIT’s Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering...
View ArticleParker recognized for outstanding career contributions to fusion development
Nuclear science and engineering professor emeritus Ron Parker was awarded the Distinguished Career Award by Fusion Power Associates (FPA) at the organization's 32nd annual meeting and symposium in...
View ArticleMysterious electron acceleration explained
A mysterious phenomenon detected by space probes has finally been explained, thanks to a massive computer simulation that was able to precisely align with details of spacecraft observations. The...
View ArticleA model burster
For the first time, researchers at MIT and elsewhere have detected all phases of thermonuclear burning in a neutron star. The star, located close to the center of the galaxy in the globular cluster...
View ArticleMass. Gov. Patrick, U.S. Reps. Capuano and Inslee visit Alcator C-Mod
On March 9, Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick and U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), followed shortly after by U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), toured the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center’s (PSFC) Alcator...
View ArticleSen. Kerry tours Alcator C-Mod tokamak
U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) visited MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) on March 19 to tour the Alcator C-Mod tokamak and see first-hand how the experiment operates. The C-Mod fusion...
View ArticleKarnik, Parra win DOE Early Career Research Program awards
Department of Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Rohit Karnik and Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Felix Parra have been awarded Early Career Research Program...
View ArticleFusion program moves beyond plasma, toward practical powerplant issues
Nuclear fusion is a seemingly ideal energy source: carbon-free, fuel derived largely from seawater, no risk of runaway reactors and minimal waste issues. With the world’s energy supply chain facing...
View ArticleMIT fusion science students advocate for fusion funding with Congress
Eleven MIT fusion science students met with more than 26 Senate and House offices on June 14. They expressed concern over legislation in the Senate Appropriations Committee that threatens funding for...
View ArticleDaniel Casey: Exploring a ‘little star’ on Earth
In 2010, after a decade of meticulous preparation, Daniel Casey and an MIT team finally ran their experiment. The world’s largest laser struck a millimeter-sized target, and in less than a second, it...
View ArticleUndergraduate Winters presents winning poster at APS annual meeting
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) junior Victoria Winters recently won one of three Undergraduate Poster Awards at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division...
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