Technology captures water evaporating from cooling towers; prototype to be installed on MIT’s Central Utility…
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“Nuclear” refers to processes, technologies, and phenomena related to the nucleus of an atom, particularly the immense energy that can be released through nuclear reactions such as fission and fusion. This field spans a broad scientific and technological landscape, from the generation of electricity in nuclear power plants to the principles behind nuclear medicine, astrophysics, and weapons. Research in nuclear science probes the fundamental structure of matter, the lifecycle of stars, and the potential for clean energy, while also raising critical questions about safety, waste management, and geopolitical security. As such, it remains a highly interdisciplinary and impactful area of study.
The Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment (PROSPECT) has completed the installation of a novel…
NASA and the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have successfully demonstrated a…
New data could shed light on why the universe has more matter than antimatter. This…
When we talk about “information technology,” we generally mean the technology part, like computers, networks,…
If they existed, axions – one of the candidates for particles of the mysterious dark…
What if you could run your air conditioner not on conventional electricity, but on the…
For all of us working with electricity, radioactive waste containment, or hospitals, controlling radioactive processes…
Plasmas, gas-like collections of ions and electrons, make up an estimated 99 percent of the…
A newly published study details how defects in metal oxides may be key to their…
Using a mechanical trick, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg…
OLYMPUS experiment sheds light on structure of protons, revealing that two photons, not one, are…
MIT’s Alcator C-Mod tokamak nuclear fusion reactor set a new world record, achieving over 2…
Physicists from MIT are proposing a new experiment to detect a dark matter particle called…
Engineers from MIT propose that a new lithium-oxygen battery material could be packaged in batteries…
New research from MIT shows two types of turbulence within plasma that cause significant heat…
Using a new method based on electrochemical principles, engineers at MIT have developed a new…
The Zero Knowledge Warhead Verification Program aims to identify nuclear weapons while protecting secret information.…