Fifty years since Apollo 11, ORNL ‘Moon Scoop’ remains a source of family pride

Glen Ellis, who worked as a draftsman at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the 1960s, drew the plans for NASA’s contingency soil sampler, or “moon scoop,” used to collect lunar soil and rock on the Apollo missions.
18-Jul-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 2019

Study finds waste soft drinks for carbon capture could help cut carbon dioxide emissions; sharing secret messages using quantum communications just got more practical for better cybersecurity; designed synthetic polymers for better binding in...
1-Jul-2019 10:20 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Neutrons get a wider angle on DNA and RNA to advance 3D models

Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland used neutrons at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to capture new information about DNA and RNA molecules and enable more accurate computer...
19-Jun-2019 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Story Tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 17 2019

ORNL story tips: New builders’ tool by ORNL assesses design performance before construction begins; new pressure technique to manipulate magnetism in thin films could enhance electronic devices; ORNL outlines quantum sensing advances for better...
17-Jun-2019 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

At DOE’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, science drives next-gen creations

American ingenuity is providing radical productivity improvements from advanced materials and robotic systems developed at the Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
12-Jun-2019 11:50 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Demarteau to head ORNL Physics Division

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has named Marcel Demarteau as Physics Division Director, effective June 17.
12-Jun-2019 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

ORNL welcomes seven new research fellows to Innovation Crossroads

Oak Ridge National Laboratory welcomed seven technology innovators to join the third cohort of Innovation Crossroads, the Southeast’s only entrepreneurial research and development program based at a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory.
10-Jun-2019 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Neutrons allow analysis of polymer gels’ unusual attributes

Researchers used neutron scattering at ORNL’s Spallation Neutron Source to investigate the response properties of polymer gels commonly used in products like cosmetics, adhesives, and paints. A better understanding of their behaviors will lead to...
6-Jun-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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