New High-Tech Method for Dismantling a Nuclear Warhead
MIT team successfully tests a new method for verification of weapons reduction. How do weapons inspectors verify that a nuclear bomb has been dismantled? An…
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Are Protons Smaller Than We Thought? New Measurement Helps Resolve Mystery.
Scientists measure precise proton radius to help resolve decade-old puzzle, resulting in York University research that confirms protons are smaller than expected. York University researchers…
Electron Beam Manipulates Atoms One at a Time
The ultimate degree of control for engineering would be the ability to create and manipulate materials at the most basic level, fabricating devices atom by…
Artificial Intelligence Accelerates Development of Limitless Fusion Energy
Artificial intelligence (AI), a branch of computer science that is transforming scientific inquiry and industry, could now speed the development of safe, clean and virtually…
Physicists Make Quantum Measurements In More Than One Dimension
A new way of measuring atomic-scale magnetic fields with great precision, not only up and down but sideways as well, has been developed by researchers…
New Simulations Provide Clues on How to Escape a Black Hole
Black holes are known for their voracious appetites, binging on matter with such ferocity that not even light can escape once it’s swallowed up. Less…
Innovative Solution to Solving a Longstanding Fusion Challenge
Novel design could help shed excess heat in next-generation fusion power plants. A class exercise at MIT, aided by industry researchers, has led to an…
Proposal for Powerful Particle Collider Gets National Academies’ Go-Ahead
The case for an ambitious new particle accelerator to be built in the United States has just gotten a major boost. Today, the National Academies…
Engineers Develop New System to Provide Low-Cost Drinking Water
Technology captures water evaporating from cooling towers; prototype to be installed on MIT’s Central Utility Plant. A new system devised by MIT engineers could provide…
PROSPECT Ready To Search For A Previously Unobserved Particle
The Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment (PROSPECT) has completed the installation of a novel antineutrino detector that will probe the possible existence of a…
Kilopower: A Gateway to Abundant Power for Space Exploration
NASA and the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have successfully demonstrated a new nuclear reactor power system that could enable long-duration crewed…
Physicists Report First Results from CUORE Neutrino Experiment
New data could shed light on why the universe has more matter than antimatter. This week, an international team of physicists, including researchers at MIT,…
Physicists Gain Unprecedented Visibility in Quantum Mechanical Systems
When we talk about “information technology,” we generally mean the technology part, like computers, networks, and software. But information itself, and its behavior in quantum…
nEDM Experiment Imposes Limits on the Interactions of Axions With Nucleons
If they existed, axions – one of the candidates for particles of the mysterious dark matter – could interact with the matter forming our world,…
Topological Materials Boost the Efficiency of Thermoelectric Devices Threefold
What if you could run your air conditioner not on conventional electricity, but on the sun’s heat during a warm summer’s day? With advancements in…
Langevin 4D Model Improves How We Predict Low-Energy Fission
For all of us working with electricity, radioactive waste containment, or hospitals, controlling radioactive processes and predicting their behaviors are key to making our world…
New Model Sheds Light on Turbulence in Astrophysical Plasmas
Plasmas, gas-like collections of ions and electrons, make up an estimated 99 percent of the visible matter in the universe, including the sun, the stars,…
Defects In Metal Oxides May Be Key To Their Performance
A newly published study details how defects in metal oxides may be key to their performance for a variety of high-tech applications. Sometimes things that…