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....
A new study predicts grizzly bear habitat use in the Bitterroot Ecosystem of Montana and Idaho
In the study, “Predicting future grizzly bear habitat use in the Bitterroot Ecosystem under recolonization and reintroduction scenarios,” the researchers predicted that grizzly bears would...
Nothing to ‘shrub’ about: How plant coverage is affecting the Arctic carbon cycle
Researchers at Columbia University's Department of Earth and Environment Science have discovered new implications for the Arctic carbon cycle in the face of climate change....
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...
NSF investing nearly $8M in EducateAI awards to develop next generation of well-trained AI workforce
Artificial Intelligence is transforming research, education, manufacturing and everyday life. To prepare the next generation of talent for a diverse, well-trained AI workforce, the U.S....
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...
New Antarctic Dragonfish Species Discovered
A research team at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at William & Mary has uncovered a new species of Antarctic fish, which could reshape...
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan engaged with leaders and innovators at the University of Oregon and Oregon State University (OSU), focusing on the future...
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...