Frontier simulations provide new insights into calcium-48’s controversial nuclear magnetic excitation
The decade-old disagreementIn the early 1980s, scientists studied calcium-48’s magnetic dipole transition by bombarding the isotope with different beams of protons and electrons. The beams...
Assorted, distinctive behavior of molten uranium salt revealed by neutrons
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a world leader in molten salt reactor technology development — and its researchers additionally perform the...
High school student looks to biology to explore new cybersecurity pathways at ORNL
Humans can learn a lot from the environment around them, particularly from the study of animals and their biology. Their primal instincts, ways of living...
Automating construction
A digital construction platform in development at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is boosting the retrofitting of building envelopes and giving builders the tools to automate...
ORNL’s New named Researcher of the Year by R&D World
ORNL’s Joshua New was celebrating his birthday and preparing to ice climb Alaska’s Godwin Glacier when he received his highest career honor to date.The computer...
Zineddin receives distinguished award for career in nuclear security
Mohamad Zineddin, a distinguished researcher in nuclear and radiological engineering, recently received the Roger Howsley Award for Excellence in Nuclear Security. This distinction, bestowed by...
VENUS rising: A new dawn for AI-powered atomic-scale 3D imaging
In addition, VENUS will feature advanced computational methods that make the most of neutron beam time. During experiments, VENUS’s instrument scientists and users will use...
Study seeks to unite high-performance computing, quantum computing for science
Quantum superposition allows a qubit to exist in two possible states at the same time, similar to a spinning coin — neither heads nor tails...
Marine engineering group to award ORNL researchers for innovative welding software
Zhili Feng, a distinguished R&D staff member, and Jian Chen, a senior R&D staff member, in Materials Science and Technology Division at the Department of...
Researchers demystify polymer binders to pave way for better sulfide solid-state electrolyte membranes
Using a polymer to make a strong yet springy thin film, scientists led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are speeding the...