8-May-2023 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.
4-May-2023 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.
3-May-2023 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
3-May-2023 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.
2-May-2023 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.
2-May-2023 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.
25-Apr-2023 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.
25-Apr-2023 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.
21-Apr-2023 Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Robert Wagner receives 2023 SAE Medal of Honor DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Grant and Award Announcement SAE International has awarded Oak Ridge National Laboratory Buildings and Transportation Science Division Director Robert Wagner with the SAE Medal of Honor for his dedication and support of the organization’s mission of advancing mobility solutions.
20-Apr-2023 ORNL’s Lupini elected fellow of the Microscopy Society of America DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Grant and Award Announcement Andrew Lupini, a scientist and inventor at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America. Funder DOE/US Department of Energy