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ORNL supports new projects to develop advanced nuclear technologies

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory will support two new DOE-funded projects to explore, develop and demonstrate advanced nuclear reactor technologies.

Funder: Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy

ORNL researchers use neutrons to gain insight into battery inefficiency

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are improving the lifetimes of rechargeable batteries that run on lithium, a small atom that can pack tightly into graphite anode materials. The valuable ions are depleted as a battery charges, and they are also lost to the formation of a thin coating on a battery's anode during initial charging. ORNL researchers used two powerful neutron science facilities to try to understand the dynamics behind this phenomenon.

ORNL's thermal cameras snoop beneath surfaces to reveal materials' secrets

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

In 1995, the Department of Energy's Continuous Fiber Ceramic Composite program, led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, bought a high-speed infrared camera -- one of the first available for purchase outside the military. Since then, ORNL has acquired at least 10 additional IR cameras for use in a spectrum of projects. The cameras have mapped changing temperatures as heat flows through objects from gears to artwork.

BESC study seeks nature's best biocatalysts for biofuel production

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers are looking beyond the usual suspects in the search for microbes that can efficiently break down inedible plant matter for conversion to biofuels. A new comparative study from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory-based center finds the natural abilities of unconventional bacteria could help boost the efficiency of cellulosic biofuel production.

Journal: Biotechnology for Biofuels

ORNL, SCIEX sign license agreement for analytical chemistry tech

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and SCIEX of Framingham, Mass., have signed a licensing agreement for technologies that speed up, simplify and expand the use of analytic chemistry equipment.

ORNL on team officially recognized for elements 115, 117 discovery

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry has announced formal verification of four new chemical elements, recognizing the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and its collaborators for the discovery of elements 115 and 117.

Fighting fire with FireFOAM

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Researchers at insurance company FM Global are using Titan to try and better understand fire growth and suppression.

Funder: DOE-ASCR

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2016

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

January 2016 story tips include: Unmanned Aerial Systems Research Center at ORNL offers world of opportunities; New ORNL material offers clear advantages for consumer products and more; Hospital occupancy data helping ORNL study population distribution; Laser beams, plasmonic sensors able to detect trace biochemical compounds; ORNL devises new tool to map vegetation, wildlife habitat; ORNL software connects dots of disparate data; ORNL breaks mold with steel like none other.

ORNL cell-free protein synthesis is potential lifesaver

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Lives of soldiers and others injured in remote locations could be saved with a cell-free protein synthesis system developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Journal: Small

ORNL achieves milestone with plutonium-238 sample

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

With the production of 50 grams of plutonium-238, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have restored a US capability dormant for nearly 30 years and set the course to provide power for NASA and other missions.