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ORNL inventor Tomonori Saito honored at Battelle Celebration of Solvers

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Tomonori Saito, a distinguished innovator in the field of polymer science and senior R&D staff member at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was honored on May 11 in Columbus, Ohio, at Battelle’s Celebration of Solvers.

Funder: US Department of Energy Office of Science

The copper key to more efficient biomass breakdown

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Nonfood, plant-based biofuels have potential as a green alternative to fossil fuels, but the enzymes required for production are too inefficient and costly to produce. However, new research is shining a light on enzymes from fungi that could make biofuels economically viable.

Journal: Chemical Science

Clearing the runway: Modeling a realistic supply chain for bio-based jet fuel

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists led the development of a supply chain model revealing the optimal places to site farms, biorefineries, pipelines and other infrastructure for sustainable aviation fuel production.

Teletrix licenses methods for ionizing radiation training using augmented reality

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

A method using augmented reality to create accurate visual representations of ionizing radiation, developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been licensed by Teletrix, a firm that creates advanced simulation tools to train the nation’s radiation control workforce.

Squeezing data from a diamond sandwich

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

For decades, scientists sought a way to apply the outstanding analytical capabilities of neutrons to materials under pressures approaching those surrounding the Earth’s core. These extreme pressures can rearrange a material’s atoms, potentially resulting in interesting new properties.

Journal: Scientific Reports

Speedy composite manufacturing

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

An Oak Ridge National Laboratory-developed advanced manufacturing technology, AMCM, was recently licensed by Orbital Composites and enables the rapid production of composite-based components, which could accelerate the decarbonization of vehicles, airplanes and drones.

Cybersecurity goes undercover to protect electric grid data

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Inspired by one of the mysteries of human perception, an ORNL researcher invented a new way to hide sensitive electric grid information from cyberattack: Within a constantly-changing color palette.

ORNL celebrates 80th anniversary, unveils International Hall representing diversity

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory leadership and staff gathered at the lab’s main campus in Oak Ridge, Tenn., on April 27 to dedicate a renovated International Hall of flags and unveil new displays reflecting the lab’s rich 80-year history.

Cooper appointed to DOE’s Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Valentino “Tino” Cooper, a scientist at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been appointed to DOE’s Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee for a three-year term. Cooper’s research elucidates the fundamental understanding of advanced materials for next-generation energy and information technologies.

Yue Yuan, Weinberg Research Fellow, uses nature to create sustainable materials

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Profile of Yue Yuan, Weinberg Distinguished Staff Fellow at ORNL, who is researching ways to create new materials to help the environment.

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