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title: "Powering up for a pivotal moment"
date: 2026-11-02
source: https://news.mit.edu/2026/powering-up-for-pivotal-moment-1102
description: "From a nuclear revival to qubits, the MIT Energy Initiative’s annual research conference tracked deployment of today’s technologies to discovery of tomorrow’s breakthroughs."
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# Powering up for a pivotal moment

From a nuclear revival to qubits, the MIT Energy Initiative’s annual research conference tracked deployment of today’s technologies to discovery of tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

*Published: 2026-11-02*