Our search for knowledge results in technologies that make important things possible, from semiconductor manufacturing to atomic-level cell visualization.
Research is the acquisition of scientific knowledge. Technology is just the practical application of that knowledge (according to Oxford), a relationship we understand well: the PSFC originated more than 60 patents, spun off seven companies, and invented devices to detect explosives, low-temperature plasma manufacturing processes, and safer nuclear waste disposal methods.
Our current lab-to-life efforts include developing and refining technologies to enable practical fusion power, improving nuclear magnetic resonance imaging instrumentation, and refining the use of plasma beams for deep geothermal drilling, with new ideas always in the works. We’ve also partnered with another MIT program, Proto Ventures, to accelerate the creation of clean energy ventures at MIT.
