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PostOctober 3, 2025

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright ’85 visits MIT

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright ’85 visited the MIT campus on Sept. 29. Wright earned a BS in mechanical engineering and spent two and a half years pursuing graduate studies in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science before leaving to become an entrepreneur in the energy industry.

PostOctober 1, 2025

Palladium filters could enable cheaper, more efficient generation of hydrog...

Palladium plug membrane at the end of the membrane fabrication process (left). Dashed green lines outline the membrane. Scanning electron microscopy image of the membrane shows the palladium plugs embedded inside the pores of the silica support (right).

PostSeptember 30, 2025

In the Vortex of Great Power Competition: Climate, Trade, and Geostrategic ...

MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research

illustration of cargo containers from the US EU and China

PostSeptember 23, 2025

MIT’s work with Idaho National Laboratory advances America’s nuclear in...

Collaboration between researchers at MIT and the Idaho National Laboratory has led to new fuels, next-generation reactor designs, and progress toward the first reactor in space.

PostSeptember 17, 2025

Working to make fusion a viable energy source

MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

George Tynan is excited to tackle what he calls “the big physics and engineering challenges of fusion plasmas” at NSE, and to explore robust engineering solutions for practical fusion energy.

PostAugust 27, 2025

New method could monitor corrosion and cracking in a nuclear reactor

“If we can improve materials for a nuclear reactor, it means we can extend the life of that reactor,” says Ericmoore Jossou.

PostAugust 14, 2025

Study sheds light on graphite’s lifespan in nuclear reactors

New research uncovered a link between properties of graphite and how the material behaves in response to radiation. “It seems like after graphite is irradiated for so long, it starts recovering,” says Sean Fayfar.

PostJuly 28, 2025

Why animals are a critical part of forest carbon absorption

A great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) eats a fig in Royal Manas National Park, Bhutan. Hornbills are key long-distance seed dispersers in Asian tropical forests, but forest degradation, hunting, and wildlife trade threaten the ecological roles they play.

PostJuly 18, 2025

Model predicts long-term effects of nuclear waste on underground disposal s...

A new study, co-authored by MIT researchers, aims to improve confidence among policymakers and the public in the long-term safety of underground nuclear waste disposal.

PostJune 19, 2025

When Earth iced over, early life may have sheltered in meltwater ponds

Researchers Ian Hawes of the University of Waikato and Marc Schallenberg of the University of Otago measure the physicochemical conditions of a meltwater pond.

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