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19-Oct-2020
Additively manufactured components by ORNL headed for TVA nuclear reactor
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL has 3D printed a channel bracket to go into reactors at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant this spring, to demonstrate the viability of pre-qualified additively manufactured reactor components.
28-Sep-2020
Neutrons reveal behavior of cholesterol in membranes
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Neutron scattering at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has shown that cholesterol stiffens simple lipid membranes, a finding that may help us better understand the functioning of human cells.
24-Sep-2020
ORNL, DOE unveil new capabilities for advanced manufacturing recycling and autonomous vehicles
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Department of Energy officials dedicated the launch of two clean energy research initiatives that focus on the recycling and recovery of advanced manufacturing materials and on connected and autonomous vehicle technologies.
15-Sep-2020
Fast fabrication: ORNL develops, produces metal hydride for moderator in 3D-printed reactor
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Researchers thought yttrium hydride would be an ideal moderator for the new Transformational Challenge Reactor, but no one had yet figured out how to produce the large, crack-free pieces needed. An ORNL scientist developed a process and invented a machine to do that -- in only 10 months.
14-Sep-2020
First fiber-optic nanotip electron gun enables easier nanoscale research
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Nebraska have developed an easier way to generate electrons for nanoscale imaging and sensing, providing a useful new tool for material science, bioimaging and fundamental quantum research.
4-Sep-2020
Neutrons probe biological materials for insights into COVID-19 virus infection
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Researchers at ORNL are using neutron scattering at the Spallation Neutron Source to better understand how spike proteins help the COVID-19 virus infect human cells and what drugs could be effective in stopping them.
26-Aug-2020
Scientists building 3D-printed nuclear reactor core use HFIR to test novel materials
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The Transformational Challenge Reactor will use novel materials. Researchers are testing their performance in a reactor core by irradiating them in the High Flux Isotope Reactor.
13-Aug-2020
CASL wraps up 10 years of solving nuclear problems -- and hands toolbox to industry
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
As the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors -- DOE's first Energy Innovation Hub -- ends and transitions to VERA Users Group, its work will have a long-ranging impact on the nuclear industry.
6-Aug-2020
Poison control: Chasing the antidote
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
A fast-acting antidote to mitigate the effects of organophosphate poisoning requires a reactivator that can effectively and efficiently cross the blood-brain barrier, bind loosely to the enzyme, chemically snatch the poison and then leave quickly. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is using neutron diffraction data towards improving a novel reactivator design.