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Newswise: Greener solution powers new method for lithium-ion battery recycling
Released: 29-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Greener solution powers new method for lithium-ion battery recycling
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Used lithium-ion batteries from cell phones, laptops and a growing number of electric vehicles are piling up, but options for recycling them remain limited mostly to burning or chemically dissolving shredded batteries.

Newswise: Manard named recipient of 2023 JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship
Released: 28-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Manard named recipient of 2023 JAAS Emerging Investigator Lectureship
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Benjamin Manard, an analytical chemist in the Chemical Sciences Division of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been selected for the 2023 Emerging Investigator Lectureship from the Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry.

Newswise: New carbon material sets energy-storage record, likely to advance supercapacitors
Released: 21-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
New carbon material sets energy-storage record, likely to advance supercapacitors
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Guided by machine learning, chemists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a record-setting carbonaceous supercapacitor material that stores four times more energy than the best commercial material.

Newswise: ORNL scientists contribute Earth system expertise to Fifth National Climate Assessment
Released: 20-Nov-2023 10:25 AM EST
ORNL scientists contribute Earth system expertise to Fifth National Climate Assessment
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory used their knowledge of complex ecosystem processes, energy systems, human dynamics, computational science and Earth-scale modeling to inform the nation’s latest National Climate Assessment, which draws attention to vulnerabilities and resilience opportunities in every region of the country.

Newswise: Seven ORNL scientists among world’s top 1% most-cited researchers
Released: 17-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Seven ORNL scientists among world’s top 1% most-cited researchers
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Seven scientists from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been named among the world’s most influential researchers on the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list, produced by Clarivate, a data analytics firm that specializes in scientific and academic research.

Newswise: Three-pronged approach discerns qualities of quantum spin liquids
Released: 16-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Three-pronged approach discerns qualities of quantum spin liquids
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

In 1973, physicist Phil Anderson hypothesized that the quantum spin liquid, or QSL, state existed on some triangular lattices, but he lacked the tools to delve deeper. Fifty years later, a team led by researchers associated with the Quantum Science Center headquartered at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has confirmed the presence of QSL behavior in a new material with this structure, KYbSe2.

Newswise: Super construction at super scale: How ORNL built a new home for Frontier
Released: 14-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Super construction at super scale: How ORNL built a new home for Frontier
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Making room for the world’s first exascale supercomputer took some supersized renovations.Frontier’s 74 cabinets cover more than 7,300 square feet in the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility’s data center located at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. That’s a space roughly 1,700 square feet larger than that occupied by its high-speed predecessor Summit and more than three times the size of the average American home for a machine that runs on 30 million watts of electricity.

Newswise: Super speeds for super AI: Frontier sets new pace for artificial intelligence
Released: 14-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Super speeds for super AI: Frontier sets new pace for artificial intelligence
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The team that built Frontier set out to break the exascale barrier, but the supercomputer’s record-breaking didn’t stop there.“The exascale number marks a major milestone itself, but it also marks the beginning of a new chapter in high-speed computing,” said Feiyi Wang, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory computer scientist who leads research into artificial intelligence and analytics.

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Released: 14-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
The Journey to Frontier: The Story of How the Exascale Era Began
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Frontier still holds the title of world’s fastest supercomputer after new TOP500 lists came out in November 2022, June 2023, and this week, and OLCF engineers expect further tuning to coax even faster speeds from its processors.

Released: 9-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Scientists use quantum biology, AI to sharpen genome editing tool
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used their expertise in quantum biology, artificial intelligence and bioengineering to improve how CRISPR Cas9 genome editing tools work on organisms like microbes that can be modified to produce renewable fuels and chemicals.

Released: 9-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Study probes risks to power plants from electromagnetic pulse
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been leading a project to understand how a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, could threaten power plants.

Newswise: McGuire takes top award at ORNL’s Awards Night for leadership, materials research
Released: 6-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
McGuire takes top award at ORNL’s Awards Night for leadership, materials research
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Michael McGuire has received the lab’s Director’s Award for Outstanding Individual Accomplishment in Science and Technology and the Distinguished Researcher award for his leadership and contributions to materials research.

Newswise: Machine learning brings faster answers for healthcare providers
Released: 3-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Machine learning brings faster answers for healthcare providers
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

When it comes to medical decisions, time is of the essence. In her research, Maria Mahbub applies machine learning to clinical practice guidelines to help reduce time to clinical decisions.

Newswise: Researchers demonstrate novel technique to observe molten salt intrusion in nuclear-grade graphite
Released: 1-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Researchers demonstrate novel technique to observe molten salt intrusion in nuclear-grade graphite
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

In response to a renewed international interest in molten salt reactors, researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a novel technique to visualize molten salt intrusion in graphite.

Newswise: Hix, Lajoie elected Fellows of the American Physical Society
Released: 31-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Hix, Lajoie elected Fellows of the American Physical Society
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Physicists William Raphael “Raph” Hix of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and John Lajoie, who will join ORNL on Nov. 6 from Iowa State University, have been elected Fellows of the American Physical Society.

Newswise: Inspection method increases confidence in laser powder bed fusion 3D printing
Released: 26-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Inspection method increases confidence in laser powder bed fusion 3D printing
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have improved flaw detection to increase confidence in metal parts that are 3D-printed using laser powder bed fusion.

Newswise: At the root of bulked-up plants
Released: 26-Oct-2023 9:00 AM EDT
At the root of bulked-up plants
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists identified a gene “hotspot” in the poplar tree that triggers dramatically increased root growth. The discovery supports development of better bioenergy crops and other plants that can thrive in difficult conditions while storing more carbon belowground.

Newswise: Firsthand fieldwork: Getting mangroves into coastal models for better climate prediction
Released: 24-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Firsthand fieldwork: Getting mangroves into coastal models for better climate prediction
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

To better understand important dynamics at play in flood-prone coastal areas, Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists working on simulations of Earth’s carbon and nutrient cycles paid a visit to experimentalists gathering data in a Texas wetland.

Newswise: New Oak Ridge National Lab director emphasizes mission impact
Released: 23-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
New Oak Ridge National Lab director emphasizes mission impact
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Stephen Streiffer began his tenure as director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory with a focus on enabling staff members, an awareness of the laboratory’s rich history and a commitment to addressing the most significant scientific and technical challenges.

Newswise: Zeroing in on EV batteries with more storage and faster charging
Released: 20-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Zeroing in on EV batteries with more storage and faster charging
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Currently, the biggest hurdle for electric vehicles, or EVs, is the development of advanced battery technology to extend driving range, safety and reliability.New research has shown how a novel lithium-based electrolyte material (Li9N2Cl3) can be used to develop solid-state batteries that charge faster and store more energy than conventional designs.

Newswise: ORNL scientists close the cycle on recycling mixed plastics
Released: 20-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
ORNL scientists close the cycle on recycling mixed plastics
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory used carefully planned chemical design, neutron scattering and high-performance computing to help develop a new catalytic recycling process. The catalyst selectively and sequentially deconstructs multiple polymers in mixed plastics into pristine monomers. The new organocatalyst has proven to efficiently and quickly deconstruct multiple polymers — in around two hours. Such polymers include those used in materials such as safety goggles (polycarbonates), foams (polyurethanes), water bottles (polyethylene terephthalates) and ropes or fishing nets (polyamides), which together comprise more than 30% of global plastic production. Until now, no single catalyst has been shown to be effective on all four of these polymers.

Newswise: Electrons are quick-change artists in molten salts, chemists show
Released: 19-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Electrons are quick-change artists in molten salts, chemists show
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

In a finding that helps elucidate how molten salts in advanced nuclear reactors might behave, scientists have shown how electrons interacting with the ions of the molten salt can form three states with different properties.

Newswise: Neutrons see stress in 3D-printed parts, advancing additive manufacturing
Released: 16-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Neutrons see stress in 3D-printed parts, advancing additive manufacturing
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Using neutrons to see the additive manufacturing process at the atomic level, scientists have shown that they can measure strain in a material as it evolves and track how atoms move in response to stress.

Newswise: Scientists illuminate the mechanics of solid-state batteries
Released: 7-Oct-2023 9:05 AM EDT
Scientists illuminate the mechanics of solid-state batteries
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team led by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a framework for designing solid-state batteries, or SSBs, with mechanics in mind. Their paper, published in Science, reviewed how these factors change SSBs during their cycling.

Newswise: ORNL is poised to have a major role in the future of nuclear physics
Released: 6-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
ORNL is poised to have a major role in the future of nuclear physics
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a bastion of nuclear physics research for the past 80 years, is poised to strengthen its programs and service to the United States over the next decade if national recommendations of the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee, or NSAC, are enacted.

Newswise: Researchers 3D print moon rover wheel prototype with NASA
Released: 6-Oct-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Researchers 3D print moon rover wheel prototype with NASA
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with NASA, are taking additive manufacturing to the final frontier by 3D printing the same kind of wheel as the design used by NASA for its robotic lunar rover, demonstrating the technology for specialized parts needed for space exploration.

Newswise: ORNL, Tennessee State University to partner on research education programs
Released: 6-Oct-2023 10:10 AM EDT
ORNL, Tennessee State University to partner on research education programs
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Tennessee State University have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen research cooperation and provide diverse undergraduate students enriching educational research opportunities at the lab.

Newswise: ORNL, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley partner to provide students research, mentorship opportunities / 

ORNL e UTGRV establecen colaboración para fortalecer la investigación y educación de estudiantes
Released: 6-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
ORNL, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley partner to provide students research, mentorship opportunities / ORNL e UTGRV establecen colaboración para fortalecer la investigación y educación de estudiantes
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, known as UTRGV, have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen research cooperation and establish a collaborative program for undergraduate research and education, further cementing relationships and collaboration between the lab and minority-serving institutions. El Laboratorio Nacional de Oak Ridge del Departamento de Energía del EEUU, o DOE, y la Universidad de Texas del Valle del Rio Grande, o UTRGV, han firmado un Memorándum de Entendimiento comprometiéndose a fortalecer la cooperación en la investigación científica y establecer un programa colaborativo para estudiantes de pregrado.

Newswise: ORNL to lead new center to create sustainable chemical industry processes
Released: 29-Sep-2023 7:05 PM EDT
ORNL to lead new center to create sustainable chemical industry processes
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been selected to lead an Energy Earthshot Research Center, or EERC, focused on developing chemical processes that use sustainable methods instead of burning fossil fuels to radically reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions to stem climate change and limit the crisis of a rapidly warming planet.

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Released: 28-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Light-activated acid drives energy-efficient, on-demand release of captured CO2
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Using light instead of heat, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers found a way to release carbon dioxide from a solvent used in direct air capture to trap this greenhouse gas.

Newswise: ORNL supports EPA human health risk assessment calculators, databases
Released: 27-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
ORNL supports EPA human health risk assessment calculators, databases
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

For 25 years, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have used their broad expertise in human health risk assessment, ecology, radiation protection, toxicology and information management to develop widely used tools and data for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of the agency’s Superfund program.

Newswise: Q&A with Xiaohan Yang: Transforming plants for a cleaner future
Released: 27-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Q&A with Xiaohan Yang: Transforming plants for a cleaner future
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientist Xiaohan Yang’s research at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory focuses on transforming plants to make them better sources of renewable energy and carbon storage.

Newswise: ORNL launches Center for AI Security Research to study AI’s impacts on society, security
26-Sep-2023 7:30 AM EDT
ORNL launches Center for AI Security Research to study AI’s impacts on society, security
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced the establishment of its Center for AI Security Research, or CAISER, to address threats already present as governments and industries around the world adopt artificial intelligence and take advantage of the benefits it promises in data processing, operational efficiencies and decision-making.

Newswise: World-class neutron source takes a break for major Proton Power Upgrade
Released: 26-Sep-2023 12:30 PM EDT
World-class neutron source takes a break for major Proton Power Upgrade
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory — already the world’s most powerful accelerator-based neutron source — will be on a planned hiatus through June 2024 as crews work to upgrade the facility. Much of the work — part of the facility’s Proton Power Upgrade project — will involve building a connector between the accelerator and the planned Second Target Station at SNS.

Newswise: Benefit breakdown, 3D printed vs. wood molds
Released: 21-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Benefit breakdown, 3D printed vs. wood molds
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have conducted a comprehensive life cycle, cost and carbon emissions analysis on 3D-printed molds for precast concrete and determined the method is economically beneficial compared to conventional wood molds.

Newswise: Researchers advance topological superconductors for quantum computing
Released: 20-Sep-2023 4:10 PM EDT
Researchers advance topological superconductors for quantum computing
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Quantum computers process information using quantum bits, or qubits, based on fragile, short-lived quantum mechanical states. To make qubits robust for applications, researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory sought to create a new material system.

Newswise: New recycling method fights plastic waste
Released: 20-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
New recycling method fights plastic waste
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Almost 80% of plastic in the waste stream ends up in landfills or accumulates in the environment. Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have developed a technology that converts a conventionally unrecyclable mixture of plastic waste into useful chemicals, presenting a new strategy in the toolkit to combat global plastic waste.

Newswise: From atomic nuclei to astrophysics, collaborative program builds basis for scientific discoveries
Released: 18-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
From atomic nuclei to astrophysics, collaborative program builds basis for scientific discoveries
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is leading two nuclear physics research projects within the Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing, or SciDAC, program from the Department of Energy Office of Science. One of the projects is called Nuclear Computational Low-Energy Initiative, or NUCLEI. The other is Exascale Nuclear Astrophysics for FRIB, or ENAF.

Newswise: Scientists uncovered mystery of important material for semiconductors at the surface
Released: 14-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Scientists uncovered mystery of important material for semiconductors at the surface
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A team of scientists with Oak Ridge National Laboratory has investigated the behavior of hafnium oxide, or hafnia, because of its potential for use in novel semiconductor applications.

Newswise: Modeling climate extremes
Released: 14-Sep-2023 3:15 PM EDT
Modeling climate extremes
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Northeastern University modeled how extreme conditions in a changing climate affect the land’s ability to absorb atmospheric carbon — a key process for mitigating human-caused emissions.

Newswise: Life in boiling water
Released: 13-Sep-2023 9:30 AM EDT
Life in boiling water
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists studied hot springs on different continents and found similarities in how some microbes adapted despite their geographic diversity. The findings yield clues to the evolution of life and whether some of the hardiest microbes may be harnessed for biotechnology.

Newswise: Charging ahead: New electrolyte goes extra mile for faster EV charging
Released: 12-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Charging ahead: New electrolyte goes extra mile for faster EV charging
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are taking fast charging for electric vehicles, or EVs, to new extremes.

Newswise: ORNL teams receive funding through DOE BRaVE initiative to study biopreparedness
Released: 11-Sep-2023 4:50 PM EDT
ORNL teams receive funding through DOE BRaVE initiative to study biopreparedness
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy’s Office of Science has selected three Oak Ridge National Laboratory research teams to receive funding through DOE’s new Biopreparedness Research Virtual Environment, or BRaVE, initiative. BRaVE, announced earlier this year, aims to build on biopreparedness research that delivered high-impact results in the fight against COVID-19.

Newswise: New program to connect entrepreneurs with national laboratory-developed technologies
Released: 8-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
New program to connect entrepreneurs with national laboratory-developed technologies
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has launched a new entrepreneurial start-up program, Safari, as an addition to the Department of Energy Office of Technology Transitions Practices to Accelerate the Commercialization of Technologies, or PACT, program.

Newswise: With automated treatment, affordable water from nontraditional sources can flow to underserved communities
Released: 7-Sep-2023 9:30 AM EDT
With automated treatment, affordable water from nontraditional sources can flow to underserved communities
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are developing advanced automation techniques for desalination and water treatment plants, enabling them to save while providing affordable drinking water to small, parched communities without high-quality water supplies.

Newswise: ‘Doubly magic’ rare isotope oxygen-28 can’t overcome its neutron-rich instability
Released: 6-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
‘Doubly magic’ rare isotope oxygen-28 can’t overcome its neutron-rich instability
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Isotopes — atoms of a particular element that have different numbers of neutrons — can be used for a variety of tasks, from tracking climate change to conducting medical research.Investigating rare isotopes, which have extreme neutron-to-proton imbalances and are often created in accelerator facilities, provides scientists with opportunities to test their theories of nuclear structure and to learn more about isotopes that have yet to be utilized in application.

Newswise: Mukherjee elevated to senior member of IEEE
Released: 31-Aug-2023 4:15 PM EDT
Mukherjee elevated to senior member of IEEE
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Subho Mukherjee, an R&D associate in the Vehicle Power Electronics Research group at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elevated to the grade of senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE. Senior IEEE members have made significant contributions to the profession and worked in the engineering field for 10 years or more.

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Released: 31-Aug-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Air leak detection system visualizes building drafts with the click of a camera
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a new detection system that allows home energy auditors to see air leaking from a building in real time with the help of a camera. It’s an advancement that could provide more accurate readings far more quickly than current diagnostic tools allow.

Newswise: Kidder receives American Chemical Society’s 2023 Mid-Career Award
Released: 31-Aug-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Kidder receives American Chemical Society’s 2023 Mid-Career Award
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Michelle Kidder, a senior R&D staff scientist at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has received the American Chemical Society’s Energy and Fuels Division’s Mid-Career Award for sustained and distinguished contributions to the field of energy and fuel chemistry. She was recognized for her scientific community service, leadership and contributions. Her research focuses on novel material development, methods and advanced characterizations for the separation and reaction chemistry of renewable energy resources including lignin and carbon dioxide.

Newswise: ZEISS, ORNL sign licensing agreement for inspection of 3D-printed parts
Released: 30-Aug-2023 10:05 AM EDT
ZEISS, ORNL sign licensing agreement for inspection of 3D-printed parts
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A licensing agreement between the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and research partner ZEISS will enable industrial X-ray computed tomography, or CT, to perform rapid evaluations of 3D-printed components using ORNL’s machine learning algorithm, Simurgh.



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