• World-class science takes on the COVID-19 pandemic

    Video: In the fight

    ORNL researchers are applying expertise in computational science, advanced manufacturing, data science and neutron science to combat COVID-19.
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  • ORNL scientists are currently using Proto-MPEX to perform necessary research and development that is needed to build MPEX. Credit: Genevieve Martin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Material Plasma Exposure eXperiment (MPEX)

    Temperatures hotter than the center of the sun. Magnetic fields hundreds of thousands of times stronger than the earth’s.
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  • VENUS will look into materials made of heavy elements—such as engine blocks and turbine blades—to learn about their structure and behavior on an atomic scale

    Peering deeply into materials

    VENUS will look into materials made of heavy elements—such as engine blocks and turbine blades—to learn about their structure and behavior on an atomic scale
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  • ORNL researchers in advanced manufacturing, materials science and engineering collaborated to produce face shields and reusable mask molds so that industry can quickly mass produce. Credit: Carlos Jones/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Catalyzing industry

    Advanced manufacturing innovation helps industry in COVID-19 fight
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  • The 14-tesla magnet, fully assembled at SNS. The magnet will help researchers learn more about materials that exhibit quantum behaviors like quantum magnetism. Credit: ORNL/Genevieve Martin

    Big chill

    Powerful new magnet provides fresh insight into “frozen” quantum materials
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  • Ecosystem Ecologist Verity Salmon captures and analyzes field data from sites in in Alaska and Minnesota to inform earth system models that are being used to predict environmental change. Credit: David McLennan/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Verity Salmon

    Investigating carbon cycles at the top of the world
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  • Kenneth Read led design, fabrication and assembly of ALICE’s upgraded electronics hardware. Background: CERN. Foreground: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy; photographer Carlos Jones, composition Brett Hopwood.

    Data tsunami

    Major upgrades of particle detectors and electronics for gargantuan physics experiment
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  • ORNL is in the fight against COVID-19

    ORNL is in the fight against COVID-19

    Staff mobilize research, facility, community support to combat novel coronavirus
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  • Hugh O’Neill, director of ORNL’s Center for Structural and Molecular Biology, is leading a team of scientists in an ambitious research campaign to provide structural information at the atomic scale on SARS-CoV-2. He and his team are using neutron scattering at two of DOE’s flagship research facilities to aid in the development of treatments to stop the deadly virus. (Left) Gwyndalyn Phillips, Hugh O'Neill, Kevin Weiss, Swati Pant, and Qiu Zhang. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL

    Ramping up research to combat COVID-19

    ORNL’s neutron facilities are using their capabilities to discern the virus’s biological structure and how it behaves.
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  • Kat Royston

    Kat Royston

    “I liked how physics explained the things we saw in everyday life. I thought it was really cool that you could learn those basics, and it would explain the world.”
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Researchers from @UofG and @stfxuniversity used #neutrons @ORNL to better understand how chocolate’s microstructure impacts its appealing sheen and creamy mouthfeel.
Researchers from @UofG and @stfxuniversity used #neutrons @ORNL to better understand how chocolate’s microstructure impacts its appealing sheen and creamy mouthfeel.
.@ORNL Scientists Develop Plant-Based Materials to Grow Nation’s Bioeconomy
.@ORNL Scientists Develop Plant-Based Materials to Grow Nation’s Bioeconomy
Feeling a little burned out? Then take a moment to relax with some #SoothingScience. Glassblowers at ORNL make custom scientific equipment that helps make the lab’s research possible. #FridayFeeling
Feeling a little burned out? Then take a moment to relax with some #SoothingScience. Glassblowers at ORNL make custom scientific equipment that helps make the lab’s research possible. #FridayFeeling

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