New study shows breakdown in Planck's law
Scientists had never been able to confirm, or measure in practice, the breakdown in well-established physical law that describes the transfer of heat between two objects, when the objects are very close together more...MIT Scientist creates new materials for extreme environments
All sectors of energy production need materials that can withstand extreme conditions. Now, an MIT materials scientist is taking composites to the nanoscale more...MIT Energy Initiative identifies next steps to reduce CO2 emissions from existing coal plants
Ernest Moniz, Professor of MIT, director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) and former undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, unveiled a report on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal plants more...To the engineers the fate of dinosaurs is prepared?
Engineering Systems Symposium displayed large-scale challenges. The representatives from academia, industry and government filled MIT's Wong Auditorium for the International Engineering Systems Symposium more...Living cell can replace nanotubes in thermal material
Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) devices have the potential to revolutionize the world of sensors: motion, chemical, temperature, etc more...High-Performance Computing Center in Western Massachusetts, one capable of boosting the state's innovation economy
The collaboration between the Institute, the state of Massachusetts and several key players in industry and academia, formally announced Thursday at an event in Holyoke, Mass., aims to establish Massachusetts as a leader in the application and development of the next generation of computing technologies more...Elephant in the room - American public views on nuclear power waste disposal
Nuclear power experts met at MIT to discuss how to address nuclear waste recycling or disposal, which many analysts consider the biggest obstacle to building a new generation of nuclear power plants across America. more...Discovery of America by Queltanews: Battelle
Battelle is an international science and technology enterprise that explores emerging areas of science, develops and commercializes technology, and manages laboratories more...Discovery of America by Queltanews: Brookhaven National Lab Facilities
Brookhaven National Laboratory is committed to continual improvement in environmental, safety, security, and health (ESSH) performance more...In The News
"National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) looks ahead: CSP Group Seeks Postdoctoral Fellowship Participants"If you have recently earned your Ph.D. and are interested in doing postdoctoral research in the area of concentrating solar power (CSP), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is interested in you. NREL‘s Concentrating Solar Power group is seeking participants in an upcoming postdoctoral fellowship
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