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Educator GuideOctober 26, 2021

TILclimate Educator Guide: Today I Learned About Fusion Energy

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Educator GuideOctober 15, 2021

TILclimate Educator Guide: Today I Learned About Nuclear Power

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TILclimate nuclear power guide for educators

PostSeptember 29, 2021

The language of change

Philosophy matters to Conti not only because he is interested in ethics, but because he believes that philosophy of language, which can illuminate how humans communicate, will help him advance convincing arguments on behalf of good climate policy.

PostSeptember 20, 2021

Crossing disciplines, adding fresh eyes to nuclear engineering

MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

“I will use my interdisciplinary knowledge,” says Limiao Zhang. “I hope I can design safer and more efficient and more reliable systems to provide energy for our society.”

PostSeptember 17, 2021

Research collaboration puts climate-resilient crops in sight

The Des Marais Lab at MIT uses the model grass species Brachypodium distachyon to understand plant-environment interaction. Here, replicate plants are receiving two different levels of soil water availability to study genetic differences in response to drying.

PostSeptember 15, 2021

3 Questions: Daniel Cohn on the benefits of high-efficiency, flexible-fuel ...

MIT Energy Initiative

Daniel Cohn (left) and Leslie Bromberg have been developing a highly efficient, gasoline-ethanol engine that could help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions quickly and effectively in the heavy-duty trucking sector.

PostSeptember 8, 2021

MIT-designed project achieves major advance toward fusion energy

This large-bore, full-scale high-temperature superconducting magnet designed and built by Commonwealth Fusion Systems and MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) has demonstrated a record-breaking 20 tesla magnetic field. It is the strongest fusion magnet in the world.

PostAugust 25, 2021

The boiling crisis — and how to avoid it

MIT Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering

“I sometimes feel there was a reason I went through those early hardships,” says Madhumitha Ravichandran. “That’s what made me decide that I want to be an educator.” She’s also grateful for the opportunities that have opened up for her since coming to MIT.

PostAugust 3, 2021

Vapor-collection technology saves water while clearing the air

The cooling tower of MIT’s nuclear plant has demonstrated the effectiveness of the new water recovery system. The right side of the tower has the new system installed, eliminating its plume of vapor, while the untreated left side continues to produce a steady vapor stream.

PostAugust 2, 2021

Amy Watterson: Model engineer

Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Since joining the SPARC project two years ago, MIT mechanical engineer Amy Watterson has honed her computer modeling skills to prepare fusion magnets for a crucial test.

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