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DOE awards ORNL researchers more than $11 million to advance quantum technologies
Three researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory will lead or participate in collaborative research projects aimed at harnessing the power of quantum mechanics to advance a range of technologies including computing, fiber optics and network...
16-Sep-2019 11:25 AM EDT
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Building products manufacturer licenses ORNL technology for increased thermal insulation
Quanex has signed a non-exclusive agreement to license a method to produce insulating material from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The low-cost material can be used as an additive to increase thermal insulation performance and improve energy...
12-Sep-2019 10:05 AM EDT
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Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2019
ORNL story tips: ORNL’s project for VA bridges computing prowess, VA health data to speed up suicide risk screenings for U.S. veterans; ORNL reveals ionic liquid additive lubricates better than additives in commercial gear oil; researchers use...
4-Sep-2019 9:45 AM EDT
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ORNL-VA Collaboration Targets Veteran Suicide Epidemic
In collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, a team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has expanded a VA-developed predictive computing model to identify veterans at risk of suicide and sped it up to run 300 times faster, a gain that...
29-Aug-2019 1:15 PM EDT
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Knowledgebase Is Power for Nuclear Reactor Developers
Six new nuclear reactor technologies are planned to commercially deploy between 2030 and 2040. ORNL’s Weiju Ren heads a project managing structural materials information. This conversation explores challenges and opportunities in sharing nuclear...
27-Aug-2019 10:05 AM EDT
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Bioenergy startup licenses ORNL food-waste-to-fuel system
Electro-Active Technologies, Inc., of Knoxville, Tenn., has exclusively licensed two biorefinery technologies invented and patented by the startup’s co-founders while working at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The technologies work as a system that...
16-Aug-2019 2:30 PM EDT
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From trash to treasure
Researchers invented a process to extract rare earth elements from scrap magnets. They patented and scaled up the process in lab demonstrations and are working with a licensee to scale the process further to produce commercial batches of rare earth...
14-Aug-2019 10:35 AM EDT
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IDEMIA Identity & Security USA licenses ORNL advanced optical array
IDEMIA Identity & Security USA has licensed an advanced optical array developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The portable technology can be used to help identify individuals in challenging outdoor conditions.
8-Aug-2019 1:05 PM EDT
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Nina Balke: Fine-tuned science
As a researcher at ORNL’s Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, a DOE Nanoscience User Facility, Nina Balke explores avenues for fine-tuning materials’ physical properties to solve energy challenges and expands fundamental research...
26-Aug-2019 2:05 PM EDT
National lab tech to help locate people & power outages during Hurricane Irma; helps prep for Jose & Katia
1-Sep-2017 2:05 PM EDT
The Pressure Is on
Researchers with Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL’s) Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) have developed technology to squeeze materials with a million times the pressure of the earth’s atmosphere while studying them with neutrons. When they...
13-Aug-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Yonath Discusses Visualizing Ribosomes and Antibiotic Resistance
Ada Yonath, a pioneer in using crystallographic techniques to visualize ribosome structure, was the most recent Eugene P. Wigner Distinguished Lecturer at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Her work continues to contribute to...
12-Feb-2015 10:00 AM EST
