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31-Jan-2020
Stretched to the Limit and Sparkling on Curved Surfaces
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Scientists grew tungsten disulfide 2D crystals over donut shapes. With this approach, they created strain that changed the materials' growth dynamics and light emission properties.
24-Jan-2020
Polymer expert Advincula named ORNL-UT Governor's Chair
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Rigoberto 'Gobet' Advincula has been named Governor's Chair of Advanced and Nanostructured Materials at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee.
23-Jan-2020
Quantum experiments explore power of light for communications, computing
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryReports and Proceedings
A team of quantum researchers from ORNL have conducted a series of experiments to gain a better understanding of quantum mechanics and pursue advances in quantum networking and quantum computing, which could lead to practical applications in cybersecurity and other areas.
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22-Jan-2020
ORNL develops sorbent to recover lithium from geothermal brines
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
In the quest for domestic sources of lithium to meet growing demand for battery production, scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are advancing a sorbent that can be used to more efficiently recover the material from brine wastes at geothermal power plants.
21-Jan-2020
Liam Collins: Mapping the unseen
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
As a scientist at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Liam Collins advances microscopy techniques to enable researchers to study materials and their properties on a nanometer length scale.
17-Jan-2020
New ORNL software improves neutron spectroscopy data resolution
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Neutron spectroscopy is an important tool for studying magnetic and thermoelectric properties in materials. But often the resolution, or the ability of the instrument to see fine details, is too coarse to clearly observe features identifying novel phenomena in new advanced materials. To solve this problem, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, developed a new super-resolution software, called SRINS, that makes it easier for scientists to better understand materials' dynamical properties using neutron spectroscopy.
13-Jan-2020
Daniel Bardayan: Then and now
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Daniel W. Bardayan is a professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Notre Dame, formerly a senior research staff member in the Physics Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Tennessee.
7-Jan-2020
Neutrons 'break the ice' for exploring fundamental physics in frozen water
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Scientists from Xavier University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutrons to explore the atomic structure of ice, which sometimes features mysterious molecular anomalies in its otherwise crystalline structure. Learning more about these ionic defects could help researchers learn more about similar inconsistencies found in other materials.
6-Jan-2020
Story tips: Weather days, grid balance and scaling reactors
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Story Tips: Weather days, grid balance and scaling reactors.
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- Applied Thermal Engineering
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