News By Location

News from TN

Select a state to view local articles and features

Supercomputing exposes potential pathways for inhibiting COVID-19

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

To explore the inner workings of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2, researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a novel technique.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Polymer upcycling of common plastic adds toughness, recyclability to structural adhesives

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory used polymer chemistry to transform a common household plastic into a reusable adhesive with a rare combination of strength and ductility, making it one of the toughest materials ever reported.

Taking on decarbonization in the ag sector: ORNL summit highlights focus areas

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Energy and sustainability experts from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, industry, universities and the federal government recently identified key focus areas to meet the challenge of successfully decarbonizing the agriculture sector, as well as scientific resources that the U.S. Department of Energy’s national laboratories can bring to the table.

Artificially altered material could accelerate neuromorphic device development

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Neuromorphic devices — which emulate the decision-making processes of the human brain — show great promise for solving pressing scientific problems, but building physical systems to realize this potential presents researchers with a significant challenge. An international team has gained additional insights into a material compound called vanadium oxide, or VO2, that might be the missing ingredient needed to complete a reliable neuromorphic recipe.

Journal: Physical Review B
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, National Research Foundation of Korea

Ultra Safe Nuclear licenses ORNL method to 3D print advanced reactor components

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

A novel method to 3D print components for nuclear reactors, developed by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been licensed today by Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation.

Funder: Office of Nuclear Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Advanced Manufacturing Office

Scientists use Summit supercomputer, deep learning to predict protein functions at genome scale

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team of scientists led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Georgia Institute of Technology is using supercomputing and revolutionary deep learning tools to predict the structures and roles of thousands of proteins with unknown functions.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Story tips: Cooler vaccine transport, bioenergy boost and radiation-resistant sensors

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

ORNL story tips: Cooler vaccine transport, bioenergy boost and radiation-resistant sensors

Journal: International Journal of Refrigeration
Funder: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Bioenergy Technologies Office, Building Technologies Office, Office of Science

Oak Ridge National Laboratory supercomputers support Nobel Prize–winning research

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

In October, a scientist whose research was supported by modeling and simulation efforts on supercomputers at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021.

Journal: Science

Closing In on Fusion

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team used the Summit supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to model plasma turbulence in a nuclear fusion device to capture energy loss in fusion plasmas. The team’s simulations will help inform the design of next-generation tokamaks like ITER with optimum confinement properties.

Journal: Physics of Plasmas

Microscopy innovator receives ORNL’s top science honor

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

A world-leading researcher in solid electrolytes and sophisticated electron microscopy methods received Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s top science honor today for her work in developing new materials for batteries. The announcement was made during a livestreamed Director’s Awards event hosted by ORNL Director Thomas Zacharia.

49
50
51
52
53