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When Youyeon Choi was in high school, she discovered she really liked “thinking in geometry.” The shapes, the dimensions … she was into all of it. Today, geometry plays a prominent role in her doctoral work under the guidance of Professor Koroush Shirvan, as she explores ways to increase the competitiveness of small modular reactors (SMRs).Central to the thesis is metallic nuclear fuel in a helical cruciform shape, which improves surface area and lowers heat flux as compared to the traditional cylindrical equivalent.A childhood in a prominent nuclear energy countryHer passion for geometry notwithstanding, Choi admits she was not “really…

Survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have played a big part in preventing the use of nuclear weapons since 1945, creating a “taboo” with their tireless efforts to achieve a world free of such weapons, the head of a Nobel Peace Prize-winning group says Read the full article at Source link

By David Kaufmann and Michael Wicki David Kaufmann is Assistant Professor of Spatial Development and Urban Policy at ETH Zürich. He serves as the Director of the Network City and Landscape and as the Deputy Director of the Institute for Spatial and Landscape Development (both at ETH Zürich). His research examines the intersections of public policy, urban studies, and planning. Michael Wicki is a senior researcher in the Spatial Development and Urban Policy (SPUR) group at ETH Zurich. His research examines how urban transformation policies—such as fostering sustainable mobility, climate mitigation, or environmental adaptation—can be designed to gain public acceptance…

Eleven MIT faculty, including nine from the School of Engineering and two from the School of Science, were awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Fifteen additional MIT alumni were also honored. Established in 1996 by President Bill Clinton, the PECASE is awarded to scientists and engineers “who show exceptional potential for leadership early in their research careers.” The latest recipients were announced by the White House on Jan. 14 under President Joe Biden. Fourteen government agencies recommended researchers for the award.The MIT faculty and alumni honorees are among 400 scientists and engineers recognized for innovation and scientific contributions.…

Report: Military Tells Trump It Needs More Time to Prepare for War With Iran Military commanders in the Middle East want more time to prepare for Iranian counterattacks by Kyle Anzalone | January 11, 2026 , Senior Department of War officials have told President Donald Trump they need more time to consolidate American troops deployed to the Middle East before the US launches an attack on Iran.  According to The Telegraph, “Trump has been warned that the US military needs more time to prepare for strikes against Iran.” Military commanders in the Middle East stated they need to “consolidate US military positions and prepare…

On April 17, 2023, a three judge panel for the Ninth Circuit issued an Opinion in California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley finding that the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) preempts a City of Berkeley’s ordinance that prohibits the installation of natural gas plumbing in new construction. This opinion is far reaching in its implication for local government authority to adopt municipal code language and amendments to state building codes in California, particularly where these amendments electrify end-uses that are “covered products” for consumer products and commercial products (e.g., hot water heaters, space heaters, driers, cooking appliances, etc.)…

Creating and sustaining fusion reactions — essentially recreating star-like conditions on Earth — is extremely difficult, and Nathan Howard PhD ’12, a principal research scientist at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), thinks it’s one of the most fascinating scientific challenges of our time. “Both the science and the overall promise of fusion as a clean energy source are really interesting. That motivated me to come to grad school [at MIT] and work at the PSFC,” he says.Howard is member of the Magnetic Fusion Experiments Integrated Modeling (MFE-IM) group at the PSFC. Along with MFE-IM group leader Pablo Rodriguez-Fernandez,…

Levies, charges, and taxes make electricity expensive – and hinder the switch to the climate-friendly, electricity-based alternatives that we urgently need. Yet many companies and consumers have long been ready to make the change. The technology is already available, often from German manufacturers, who have been waiting for years for a market breakthrough. Instead, Katherina Reiche’s reckless wrong-way drive continues unabated. Jan Philipp Albrecht reports in the Presidents’ Column. Credits: picture: Sibylle Fendt / Collage: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, All rights reserved. The situation is paradoxical. Climate-friendly mobility and heating systems and clean, emission-free industrial production have long been technically possible. Here in…

Statehouse Happenings This Week: Whew, what a great week! We celebrated our first WEALTH event this Wednesday with the House Energy and Utilities Chair, Representative Leo Delperdang, in conversation with our Clean Energy Business Council’s Jessica Lucas. On Thursday we then traveled to Topeka for a day at the Capitol. (Reminder: there are three more opportunities to come to Topeka with WEALTH!) We were hard at work this week to defeat an anti-renewable budget provision that would have placed a moratorium on wind and solar projects while also requiring a broad study of some forms of energy. The language was unclear, overreaching, and brought…