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ORNL microscopy directly images problematic lithium dendrites in batteries

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists have captured the first real-time nanoscale images of lithium dendrite structures known to degrade lithium-ion batteries.

Journal: Nano Letters

The making of a geochemist: Q&A with Andrew Stack

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

In this Q&A Andrew Stack of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory calls on expertise in geology, chemistry and computing to advance understanding of the dynamics of minerals underground. He investigates chemical processes that take place on mineral surfaces at scales ranging from individual atoms to entire rocks. These processes can trap contaminants, such as nuclear waste, carbon dioxide and toxic by-products from hydraulic fracturing.

APLAIR partners with ORNL to commercialize weld inspection technology

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

ORNL's infrared imaging system can help automakers quickly determine whether a weld is good or bad without damaging the part. The infrared check can be performed in a few seconds, offering industry a low-cost and non-destructive alternative to monitor welds in real time.

Innovative, lower cost sensors and controls yield better energy efficiency

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Buildings are responsible for about 40 percent of the energy consumed in the United States. Studies indicate that advanced sensors and controls have the potential to reduce the energy consumption of buildings by 20-30 percent.

ORNL signs agreement with Whirlpool Corp. to develop new energy-efficient refrigerator

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Whirlpool Corporation are collaborating to design a refrigerator that could cut energy use by up to 40 percent compared with current models.

Yonath discusses visualizing ribosomes and antibiotic resistance

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Ada Yonath, a pioneer in using crystallographic techniques to visualize ribosome structure, was the most recent Eugene P. Wigner Distinguished Lecturer at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Her work continues to contribute to ribosomal research, prompting researchers to look more closely at antibiotics that target bacterial ribosomes, including those of pathogenic bacteria species, an avenue that could help reverse current levels of antibiotic resistance. At the talk, she steered conversation to species-specific antibiotic resistance.

ORNL's Roberto named MRS Fellow

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

James Roberto, the associate laboratory director for Science and Technology Partnerships at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a fellow of the Materials Research Society.

ORNL researchers tune friction in ionic solids at the nanoscale

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Experiments conducted by researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have uncovered a way of controlling friction on ionic surfaces at the nanoscale using electrical stimulation and ambient water vapor.

Journal: Scientific Reports

ORNL model explores location of future US population growth

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have developed a population distribution model that provides unprecedented county-level predictions of where people will live in the US in the coming decades.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

R&K Cyber Solutions licenses ORNL malware detection technology

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Washington DC-based R&K Cyber Solutions LLC has licensed Hyperion, a cyber security technology from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that can quickly recognize malicious software even if the specific program has not been previously identified as a threat.