Researchers call for sustainable governance as groundwater resources become scarce
In recent decades, the Western United States has faced a mounting environmental crisis: the depletion of groundwater resources. This pressing issue, driven by unsustainable agricultural...
Experts convene to explore strategies for rejuvenating US manufacturing at ORNL
Workshop connects entire value chain of stakeholders“The PM-HIP workshop engaged 200 attendees representing a variety of industry, government and academic stakeholders, including powder manufacturers, researchers,...
Fifty years of impact: Larry Seiber builds, tests components that power wireless charging breakthroughs
The electronic design work led to an offer in 2000 to join the power electronics and electric machinery group at ORNL as a research and...
Improved catalyst turns harmful greenhouse gases into cleaner fuels, chemical feedstocks
The novel catalyst consists of a crystalline material called a zeolite that contains silicon, aluminum, oxygen and nickel. The zeolite’s supportive framework stabilizes the metal...
A novel method to shed light on heat waves
A U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researcher developed a machine learning model that uses data stored in paleoclimate archives, such as tree rings, to investigate how...
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan had a productive week traveling abroad, connecting with international counterparts, exploring opportunities for global collaboration and celebrating academic achievements. Credit: Brian...
ORNL announces new cohort of Technology Transfer Liaisons
The newly appointed liaisons include: Prasanna Balaprakash, Computing and Computational Sciences: Balaprakash specializes in artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in scientific research. His expertise drives...
Sandia’s El Dorado supercomputer ranked 20th fastest in world
The latest Top500 list ranks Sandia’s new El Dorado supercomputer the 20th fastest in the world. (Photo courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories) Click on the...
Gordon Bell Climate Prize Goes to KAUST Frontier Users’ Exascale Climate Emulator
Recipients of the 2024 Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modelling include (left to right) Georgiy Stenchikov (KAUST), Stefano Castruccio (University of Notre Dame), David Keyes,...
New study identifies path to design stable, durable polymer membranes for clean energy
Electrolytes that convert chemical to electrical energy underly the search for new power sources with zero emissions. Among these new power sources are fuel cells...