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11-Jul-2021
Population-specific diversity within fungi species could enable improved drug discovery
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that genetically distinct populations within the same species of fungi can produce unique mixes of secondary metabolites, which are organic compounds with applications in medicine, industry and agriculture. The finding could open new avenues for drug discovery and provide a deeper understanding of fungal evolution.
8-Jul-2021
Tiny but mighty precipitates toughen a structural alloy
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have found a way to simultaneously increase the strength and ductility of an alloy by introducing tiny precipitates into its matrix and tuning their size and spacing. The precipitates are solids that separate from the metal mixture as the alloy cools. The results will open new avenues for advancing structural materials.
- Journal
- Nature
- Funder
- Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, DOE/US Department of Energy
6-Jul-2021
Story tips: Powered by nature, get on the bus, accelerating methane and more
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
ORNL story tips: Powered by nature, get on the bus, accelerating methane, helping JET soar, charged up planning and building a better thermostat
- Journal
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
29-Jun-2021
Biosciences chief scientist, Corporate Fellow reflects on trailblazing LGBTQIA+ presence at ORNL
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Among Brian Davison's many accomplishments at ORNL, he's most proud of forming PRISM, a thriving employee resource group for LGBTQIA+ staff.
10-Jun-2021
DOE scientists deploy creativity, speed to disrupt COVID-19
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
An ORNL-led team comprising researchers from multiple DOE national laboratories is using artificial intelligence and computational screening techniques - in combination with experimental validation - to identify and design five promising drug therapy approaches to target the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
7-Jun-2021
ORNL names new Innovation Crossroads cohort of entrepreneurs
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryGrant and Award Announcement
Six science and technology innovators from across the United States will join the fifth cohort of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Innovation Crossroads program in June. As the Southeast's only research and development program for entrepreneurs based at a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory, Innovation Crossroads provides unique support to science-based startups to help advance game-changing technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace.
3-Jun-2021
Single gene boosts climate resilience, yield and carbon capture in crops
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered a single gene that simultaneously boosts plant growth and tolerance for stresses such as drought and salt, all while tackling the root cause of climate change by enabling plants to pull more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
1-Jun-2021
Story tips: Un-Earthly ice, buildings in the loop, batteries unbound and 3D printing for geothermal
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
ORNL story tips: Un-Earthly ice, buildings in the loop, batteries unbound and 3D printing for geothermal.
- Journal
- ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
- Funder
- DOE/US Department of Energy, NASA
19-May-2021
Physicists crack the code to signature superconductor kink using supercomputing
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
A team performed simulations on the Summit supercomputer at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility and found that electrons in cuprates interact with phonons much more strongly than was previously thought, leading to experimentally observed "kinks," or sudden changes, in the relationship between an electron's energy and the momentum it carries.