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Bringing custom microbes to the business of recycling plastic

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists working on a solution for plastic waste have developed a two-step chemical and biological process to break down and upcycle mixed plastics into valuable bioproducts, as described in the journal Science. The project, which involves multiple institutions, draws on synthetic biology expertise at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to engineer a microbe that converts deconstructed plastic waste into building blocks for next-generation materials.

Journal: Science
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

New measurements quantifying qudits provide glimpse of quantum future

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using existing experimental and computational resources, a multi-institutional team has developed an effective method for measuring high-dimensional qudits encoded in quantum frequency combs, which are a type of photon source, on a single optical chip.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, U.S. National Science Foundation, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Swiss National Science Foundation

Story tips: Reducing molten salt’s corrosive effect. VERIFI-ing and tracking carbon’s big footprint. Moss genome study identifies two new species. Ultrasound for battery health

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Story tips from Oak Ridge National Laboratory including reducing molten salt’s corrosive effect, VERIFI-ing and tracking carbon’s big footprint, moss genome study identifies two new species and ultrasound for battery health.

Journal: New Phytologist

Earth System Grid Federation launches effort to upgrade climate projection data system

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The Earth System Grid Federation, a multi-agency initiative that gathers and distributes data for top-tier projections of the Earth’s climate, is preparing a series of upgrades that will make using the data easier and faster while improving how the information is curated.

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy, NASA Headquarters, U.S. National Science Foundation

Scientists develop tech to manage two-way power flow to commercial buildings

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently demonstrated a new technology to better control how power flows to and from commercial buildings equipped with solar, wind or other renewable energy generation. The team designed a hybrid AC/DC power electronics hub to act as a gatekeeper between the larger grid and subsystems including renewables, generators and battery storage.

Taking it to the streets: ORNL models climate solutions for US cities

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are deploying their broad expertise in climate data and modeling to create science-based mitigation strategies for cities stressed by climate change as part of two U.S. Department of Energy Urban Integrated Field Laboratory projects.

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

Gang Seob “GS” Jung: Solving scientific puzzles using computational models

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Jung, a member of the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate at ORNL, is using his fellowship to develop essential tools of multiscale models for universal materials. He is interested in modeling materials using computational science to help develop new technology for new materials.

New report ensures hydropower sustainability amid climate change

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has provided hydropower operators with new data to better prepare for extreme weather events and shifts in seasonal energy demands caused by climate change.

Industry partners use ORNL software tool to trim carbon footprint of buildings

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Two years after the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory provided a model of every building in America, commercial partners are using the tool for tasks ranging from designing energy-efficient buildings and cities to relating energy efficiency to real estate value and risk. International companies like Google and SmithGroup are sharing the benefits by making the resulting data publicly available.

Lab experiments support COVID-19 bradykinin storm theory

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A new paper published in Nature Communications adds further evidence to the bradykinin storm theory of COVID-19’s viral pathogenesis — a theory that was posited two years ago by a team of researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, NIH/National Institutes of Health

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