Nuclear Engineering

The federal government hopes former coal towns will help the nuclear industry grow, by taking on the decades-long challenge of storing radioactive waste

As economic and political uncertainties mount, investors are shifting their strategies toward risk-off investments—assets that provide stability and resilience during volatile periods. With significant policy shifts expected in Washington and ongoing global economic concerns, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused on defensive sectors, stable dividends, and geopolitical advantages are gaining popularity. While…

We have yet to solve the problems that Carter confronted head-on as president.

Google, Microsoft and Amazon are among the technology companies looking to nuclear power to produce energy with a smaller carbon footprint. Environmental organizations remain skeptical.

In January 1974, Jimmy Carter — then the governor of Georgia — hosted a post-concert reception for Bob Dylan at the Governor's Mansion in Atlanta.

Professor Rebecca Abergel harnesses the power of radioactive metals to develop treatments for cancer and heavy metal contamination.

MIT Washington Summer Internship Program founder Professor Charles Stewart joins MIT Vice Provost Philip Khoury and alumni of the program in reflecting on three decades of impact.

Nanoscale 3D transistors made from ultrathin semiconductor materials can operate more efficiently than silicon-based devices, leveraging quantum mechanical properties to potentially enable ultra-low-power AI applications.

A new class of partially disordered rock salt cathode is a potential breakthrough for lithium-ion batteries and a key to creating low-cost, high-energy storage.

Kamala Harris is defending her California roots and record against a frontal assault by the Trump campaign.

For all the hype and glamour of the games, scores of world-class performers still work normal jobs and train at night and on weekends.

A new way to detect radiation involving cheap ceramics could lead to plethora of new applications, including better detectors for nuclear materials at ports.

A new detector system based on the game "Tetris" could enable inexpensive, accurate radiation detectors for monitoring nuclear sites.

Palisades Power Plant in Michigan could be the first shut-down nuclear plant to restart operations.

Science in meter and verse

A newly developed "GPS nanoparticle" injected intravenously can home in on cancer cells to deliver a genetic punch to the protein implicated in tumor growth and spread, according to researchers from Penn State. They tested their approach in human cell lines and in mice to effectively knock down a cancer-causing gene, reporting that the technique may potentially offer a more precise and effective treatment for…

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents voted Thursday to end its remote campus in Qatar, citing "heightened instability in the Middle East."

The California Public Utilities Commission has voted to extend operation of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant for five more years.