As the impacts of climate change continue to grow, so does interest in fusion’s potential as a clean energy source. While fusion reactions have been studied in laboratories since the 1930s, there are still many critical questions scientists must answer …
The blue economy plays an integral part in society. Many people’s livelihoods come from the oceans. With the introduction of artificial intelligence, it can serve as a vital tool to help fulfill the mission this concept represents.
The energy world is undergoing massive change, rethinking systems designed more than a century ago to make room for the rise of smarter, cleaner technologies. It’s an exciting time – virtually every industry is electrifying in some way, electric vehicles …
Koroush Shirvan, the John Clark Hardwick Career Development Professor in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE), knows that the nuclear industry has traditionally been wary of innovations until they are shown to have proven utility. As a result, …
Fusion, which promises practically unlimited, carbon-free energy using the same processes that power the sun, is at the heart of a worldwide research effort that could help mitigate climate change.
A multidisciplinary team of researchers is now bringing tools and …