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...
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan met with representatives from Australia, including Doug Hilton, CEO of @CSIRO, Dharmini Robertson, U.S. and Canada science counselor at...
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...
A window into the body: groundbreaking technique makes skin transparent
Researchers have developed a new way to see organs within a body by rendering overlying tissues transparent to visible light.The counterintuitive process—a topical application of...
Leveraging local habitat suitability models to enhance restoration benefits for species of conservation concern
Researchers then simulated changes in habitat conditions to explore the potential for management action at varying spatial scales affecting habitat suitability. Examples of potential management...
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...
Weather anomaly experienced in the McMurdo Dry Valleys
The McMurdo Dry Valleys are a unique region of Antarctica, nearly devoid of snow and ice. An atmospheric river event in March 2022 led to...