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Rubber meets the road with new ORNL carbon, battery technologies

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Recycled tires could see new life in lithium-ion batteries.

Journal: RSC Advances

Oak Ridge supercomputer turns the tide for consumer products research

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Consumer-products giant Procter & Gamble has turned to Oak Ridge National Laboratory and America's fastest supercomputer to simulate microscopic processes that can threaten product performance and stability.

Catalytic gold nanoclusters promise rich chemical yields

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

With scientists from Carnegie Mellon University, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a catalyst containing exactly 25 gold atoms that catalyzes the conversion of various molecules, including the transformation of poisonous carbon monoxide into harmless carbon dioxide, a reaction that may find application in devices near gas flues or wood-burning stoves.

ORNL scientists uncover clues to role of magnetism in iron-based superconductors

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New measurements of atomic-scale magnetic behavior in iron-based superconductors are challenging conventional wisdom about superconductivity and magnetism.

Journal: Advanced Materials
Funder: US Department of Energy's Office of Science, National Science Foundation

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, August 2014

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

1) Glass used for military vehicle windshields is being put to the test. 2) Tomorrow's commercial refrigeration systems could be cooled by carbon dioxide. 3) Graphite put to the test . 4) Reformulated plant matter could be at the roots of a revolution in 3-D printing. 5) Batteries for cars, phones, and laptop computers could retain their charge and last longer.

ORNL study reveals new characteristics of complex oxide surfaces

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A combination of microscopy and data processing has given researchers an unprecedented look at the surface of a material known for its unusual physical and electrochemical properties.

Journal: Nature Communications

ORNL, UTGSM study compares structures of Huntington's disease protein

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Neutron scattering research has revealed clear structural differences in the normal and pathological forms of a protein involved in Huntington's disease.

Journal: Biophysical Journal

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 2014

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An alloy that holds great promise for permanent magnets. Motors for electric vehicles could be smaller and use less electricity. A graphite foam that could help preserve U.S. soldiers' hearing. Supercharging injector design.

ORNL wins eight R&D 100s

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have received eight R&D 100 awards, presented by R&D Magazine in recognition of the year's top technological innovations.

ORNL awarded 2 Energy Frontier Research Centers

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be home to two Energy Frontier Research Centers announced this week by US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.