Purple bacteria offer path to more sustainable plastic
There's hardly a more ubiquitous substance than plastic. It's everywhere in the environment, from soil to air to water, and it's in our bodies. According...
Water temperature at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaches hottest in 400 years
Warming ocean waters have led to mass coral bleaching events in Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and are threatening the future of this UNESCO World...
AI enhances plasma plume analysis
In a game-changing study, Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists developed a deep learning model — a type of artificial intelligence that mimics human brain function...
Astronomers create first detailed map of sun’s coronal magnetic fields
Researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Solar Observatory have successfully mapped the magnetic fields of the sun's atmospheric corona using the NSF Daniel...
Ideas Labs to advance research capacity at the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $10.5 million for Ideas Lab projects to assess and address research capacity needs, increase access to research facilities...
New study reveals evidence of ice-free times at the center of the Greenland Ice Sheet
A new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows direct evidence of Greenland being ice-free within the last 1.1 million...
ORNL debuts convergent manufacturing platform at IMTS 2024
ORNL will demonstrate the platform’s agility by running three demonstrations simultaneously — the repair of a wind turbine gear; the production of a component using...
Katy Bradford: Cassette approach offers compelling construction solution
Katy Bradford is on a mission to revolutionize the construction industry. Bradford, a doctoral candidate at the Georgia Institute of Technology and a Department of Energy...
Scott Abston: Supporting isotope production by building operations knowledge
After 35 years at Y-12 National Security Complex, Scott Abston was ready to retire.Or so he thought.When Abston heard about a position in the Isotope...
Laser-focused on rainforest carbon loss
Scientists using high-resolution aerial scans and computational modeling concluded that wildfires, storms and selective logging have become key drivers behind rainforest carbon emissions, outpacing clear-cutting...