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Credits: Photo by Tom Gearty/MIT.nano Caption: Located on the third floor of MIT.nano in a two-story space resembling a black-box theater, the Immersion Lab contains embedded systems and individual equipment and platforms. Credits: Photo courtesy of MIT.nano. Caption: The Lenscloud photogrammetry system at the MIT.nano Immersion Lab uses 126 moveable, collapsible cameras to capture 3D renderings of physical objects and generate digital assets using projectors and d...

Want cheaper nuclear energy? Turn the design process into a game December 21, 2020ScienceBlog.com Researchers show that deep reinforcement learning can be used to design more efficient nuclear reactors. Nuclear energy provides more carbon-free electricity in the United States than solar and wind combined, making it a key player in the fight against climate change. But the U.S. nuclear fleet is aging, and operators are under pressure to streamline their operations to compete with coal- and gas-fired plants. One of the key places to cut costs is deep in the reactor core, where energy is produce...

Caption: In this AI-designed layout for a boiling water reactor, fuel rods are ideally positioned around two fixed water rods to burn more efficiently. MIT researchers ran the equivalent of 36,000 simulations to find the optimal configurations, which could extend the life of the rods in an assembly by about 5 percent, generating $3 million in savings per year if scaled to the full reactor. Colors correspond to varying amounts of uranium and gadolinium oxide in each rod. Credits: Image: Majdi Radaideh/MIT Previous image Next i...

UHDT preparing for a flight test in 2019. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa undergraduate research and creative works were on display at the 2020 Fall Undergraduate Showcase on December 11. Nearly 40 students working on 25 projects presented their work virtually. UROP), is held every semester and is open to UH Mānoa undergraduate students in all fields of study conducting a research project or creative work. “The showcase demonstrates the high caliber of the work our undergraduates are capable of,” Honors Program Director Vernadette Gonzalez said. “It is always inspiring to see how st...