Driving smart infrastructure
On a recent morning, a self-driving car navigated a curvy Chattanooga street by “listening” to the road’s reflective lane markers. Oak Ridge National Laboratory and...
Chemical chameleon reveals novel pathway for separating rare-earth metals
The best current industrial separations processes occur in stages, with lanthanides separated in a particular order — heavy to light or light to heavy. The...
Studying fungi’s ‘weak link’ to fight global rise in deadly fungal infections
A group of scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have conducted neutron scattering research to reveal key information about fungus cell...
DOE, ORNL announce opportunity to define future of High-Performance Computing
The Department of Energy’s Office of Science today announced a new research and development opportunity led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory to advance technologies and...
Molecular simulations, supercomputing lead to energy-saving biomaterials breakthrough
The right mix of materials, manufacturing “When we combine our computational, materials science and manufacturing expertise and nanoscience tools at ORNL with the knowledge of forestry...
ORNL leads five public-private INFUSE projects to advance fusion technologies
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the lead partner on five research collaborations with private fusion companies in the 2024 cohort of...
Bryan Maldonado: Fast-tracking energy efficiency improvements for building envelopes
PATH forwardWhen ORNL’s buildings researchers were presented with the task of helping the U.S. rapidly decarbonize buildings, Maldonado was offered the opportunity to help figure...
Novel ORNL-led manufacturing effort focuses on large parts for clean energy in hydropower
The third Francis runner will be manufactured for potential installation in the TVA’s Wilson Dam that has 21 generating units producing 653 megawatts of electricity....
ORNL researcher Ghosh awarded by American Ceramics Society
A research scientist with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Ayana Ghosh was named the 2024 Early Discovery Award winner by the American...
Coatings manufacturer and ORNL partner Flexcon licenses self-healing film technology
Saito, a researcher in ORNL’s Chemical Sciences Division, leads the work for ORNL with support from Natasha Ghezawi, a Bredesen Center student. The Bredesen Center...