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Oak Ridge establishes carbon fiber composites consortium

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Fourteen companies have agreed to join with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to establish the Oak Ridge Carbon Fiber Composites Consortium, which will work to accelerate the development, demonstration and commercial application of new low-cost carbon fiber and composites materials in many different industry sectors.

Hydrogen may be key to growth of high-quality graphene

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new approach to growing graphene greatly reduces problems that have plagued researchers in the past and clears a path to the crystalline form of graphite's use in sophisticated electronic devices of tomorrow.

Journal: ACS Nano

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 2011

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

July 2011's story tips from ORNL include: "Nanoscale robots that can flow through blood may yet be a possibility"; "Making Industry Part of the Climate Solution"; "New band magnetism"; "Clean energy production"; and "Thermochemical degradation of plant materials."

It takes 3 to tango

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers who want to understand how and why a nucleus hangs together as it does must take into account the complex interactions known as the three-body force. This conclusion, drawn from simulations on America's most powerful supercomputer, is outlined in the May 20, 2011, edition of Physical Review Letters.

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 2011

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory's recent research is highlighted in this series of news tips.

ORNL researchers win 7 R&D 100 awards

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Scientists and engineers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have received seven R&D 100 Awards presented by R&D Magazine.

Packing the ions

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Drexel University's Yury Gogotsi and colleagues recently needed an atom's-eye view of a promising supercapacitor material to sort out experimental results that were exciting but appeared illogical. That view was provided by a research team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory computational chemists Bobby Sumpter and Jingsong Huang and computational physicist Vincent Meunier.

ORNL neutrons, simulations reveal details of bioenergy barrier

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A first of its kind combination of experiment and simulation at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing a close-up look at the molecule that complicates next-generation biofuels.

ORNL package tracking system takes social media to new heights

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

What has made the Internet such a success could help change the way high-dollar and hazardous packages are tracked, according to Randy Walker of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Neutron analysis explains dynamics behind best thermoelectric materials

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Neutron analysis of thermoelectric materials could spur the development of a broader range of products with the capability to transform heat to electricity.