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Cannibalistic materials feed on themselves to grow new nanostructures

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic 'building blocks' from which stable structures formed. The findings, reported in Nature Communications, provide insights that may improve design of 2-D materials for fast-charging energy-storage and electronic devices.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: US Department of Energy's Office of Science

ORNL researchers enable real-time forensic analysis with new cybersecurity tool

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Researchers at ORNL have developed a new cybersecurity tool called Akatosh that automates the process of analyzing computer networks to detect malware. The tool collects historical information on host systems on the network to immediately show changes that transpired leading up to and during a cyber attack, which saves precious time and resources previously spent manually searching the network for changes.

Funder: ORNL's Global Security Directorate under Work for Others for the DHS Transition to Practice Program

Mathematics can assist cities in addressing unstructured neighborhoods

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New mathematical models developed by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory with collaborators at Sam Houston State University and the University of Chicago can help guide changes to the layout of poor urban neighborhoods to improve access to resources with minimum disruption and cost.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Slum Dwellers International, MacArthur Foundation, Santa Fe Institute, ORNL's Laboratory Directed Research and Development program, Army Research Office Minerva program AQ11

All Aboard the Neutron Train: Mapping Residual Stresses for More Robust Rails

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers from the Transportation Technology Center Inc. (TTCI) are using neutrons at DOE's ORNL to study how rails used in railway tracks wear away over time. A better understanding will help TTCI develop improved rail simulation models and other applications to enhance rail durability for increased safety and performance.

Sergei Kalinin: Turning seeing into understanding and making

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Profiles is Sergei Kalinin of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, who knows that seeing something is not the same as understanding it. As director of ORNL's Institute for Functional Imaging of Materials, he convenes experts in microscopy and computing to gain scientific insights that will inform the design of advanced materials for energy and information technologies.

Qrypt licenses ORNL's quantum random number generator to fortify encryption methods

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Qrypt, Inc., has exclusively licensed a novel cyber security technology from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, promising a stronger defense against cyberattacks including those posed by quantum computing.

Funder: Department of Energy

Two steps ahead: Neutrons help explore future HIV treatments

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Using the BioSANS instrument at DOE's ORNL, a team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine explores future HIV treatments. Specifically, the researchers hope to better understand how HIV evolves to combat ALLINIs, a new class of HIV-fighting drug. With the information they've gathered at ORNL, the researchers hope to pave the way for more effective HIV treatments in the future.

Sight unseen: Novel method detects evidence of unmarked human graves

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A new approach to find unmarked gravesites could help narrow the scope and potentially speed up the search for clues during crime scene investigations. Geospatial researchers with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and forensic scientists at University of Tennessee used sophisticated laser scanning and 3D modeling techniques, known as LIDAR, to detect telltale signs of recently buried human remains.

UT-ORNL team makes first particle accelerator beam measurement in six dimensions

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The first full characterization measurement of an accelerator beam in six dimensions will advance the understanding and performance of current and planned accelerators around the world.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation

SNS completes full neutron production cycle at record power level

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has reached a new milestone by operating a complete neutron production run cycle at 1.3 megawatts. Achieving the record power level with a remarkable 94 percent accelerator beam availability establishes a new baseline of operation as well as a path to operate reliably at higher powers. Increased power offers researchers the ability to conduct faster scientific analyses using neutrons on more types of materials.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

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