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PostAugust 13, 2026

Researchers uncover hidden pore network within nuclear fuel

The new findings could help keep some nuclear reactors running for longer, while informing the next generation of nuclear reactor fuel systems. Pictured is a fuel assembly of a nuclear reactor.

PostAugust 10, 2026

MIT researchers tackle the economic realities of fusion power

“It’s challenging to reduce complex scientific and engineering requirements to economic consequences,” Professor Andrew Lo says. “But if we don’t do that, we’re not going to get the funding we need, to achieve the impact we want.”

PostAugust 6, 2026

A new way to watch heat move through electronics

To measure how heat moves through materials, MIT researchers use laser pulses (red) to heat a sample while ultrafast X-rays (purple) penetrate multiple material layers and measure changes as heat dissipates.

PostAugust 4, 2026

Reframing leadership as a design problem

Nicholas de Monchaux is Weber-Shaughness Professor of Architecture at MIT, as well as professor of urban studies and planning and affiliated faculty with the Program in Science, Technology, and Society.

PostJuly 31, 2026

Building energy security through more sustainable batteries

“Lots of smart people have already made wind and solar very cheap,” Hugh Smith says. “The issue is reliability, and batteries can help solve that problem.”

PostJuly 27, 2026

MIT engineers design recyclable elastic yarn

In the new process, resin pellets are melted and then extruded to make stretchy, hair-thin fibers that can be recycled. “You just melt it in a barrel with a heater, and then you extrude and spin it into fibers,” SeongHyeon Kim says. “It’s like a spaghetti machine.”

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