Thursday - February 5, 2026
TNS Tipoffs - Energy and Gov't Newsletter for Sunday March 24, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Future Nuclear Power Reactors Could Rely on Molten Salts - But What About Corrosion?
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 23 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT researchers show that using the right metals could alleviate the corrosion problem in these promising new reactor designs. * * * By Nancy W. Stauffer, MIT Energy Initiative Most discussions of how to avert climate change focus on solar and wind generation as key to the transition to a future carbon-free power system. But Michael Short, the Class of '42 Associate Pr  more

MIT: Understanding the Impacts of Mining on Local Environments and Communities
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 23 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Extractive industries threaten water, glaciers, and livelihoods, but new research offers hope. * * * By Carolyn Blais, Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab Hydrosocial displacement refers to the idea that resolving water conflict in one area can shift the conflict to a different area. The concept was coined by Scott Odell, a visiting researcher in MIT's Enviro  more