• Neutron scattering at ORNL’s High Flux Isotope Reactor was used to study the effectiveness of dental implants. Neutron imaging radiographs illustrate restorative materials bound to the tooth structure using principal investigator Esteban Florez’s experimental adhesive resins, which contain differing concentrations of metal oxide nanoparticles. Credit: Hassina Bilheux/ORNL

    Dental detectives

    Scientists use neutrons to try to develop better, less costly dental restorations
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  • Eric Pierce conducts research on mercury transformation in the environment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

    Unparalleled experience

    Pierce reports on DOE Oppenheimer leadership program
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  • ORNL chemist Shelley VanCleve. Image credit: Carlos Jones, ORNL

    Expanding the periodic table

    ORNL has been involved in the discovery or confirmation of 11 new elements.
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  • Princeton University graduate student Juliane Preimesberger (left) and postdoctoral researcher Sally Kang stand next to their experiment studying piezoelectrochemical effects in lithium-ion batteries using the VULCAN instrument at ORNL’s Spallation Neutron Source. (Credit: ORNL/Genevieve Martin)

    Self-charging technologies

    What if the energy we expend walking could be harnessed to charge our electronic devices?
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  • The image visualizes how the team’s multitask convolutional neural network classifies primary cancer sites. Image credit: Hong-Jun Yoon/ORNL

    Teaching AI to multitask

    Researchers develop an artificial intelligence-based tool to extract cancer data in record time
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  • Data scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have completed a study of long-term trends in the relationship between the timing of tree leafing and rising temperatures in the United States. The information is being incorporated into DOE’s Energy Exascale Earth System Model. Photo Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Spring ahead?

    Hot climates to see more variability in tree leafing as temperatures rise
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  • Researcher Charl Jafta holds a cell for electrochemical testing at ORNL’s Battery Manufacturing Facility. Credit: Ilias Belharouak/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Accelerating EVs

    Energy storage startup SPARKZ licenses ORNL cobalt-free battery tech
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  • ORNL’s collaboration with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center will leverage the lab’s expertise in high-performance computing and safe, secure recordkeeping. Credit: Genevieve Martin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Computing – Assessing mental health

    Health data science could more quickly identify patients’ mental health risk factors and aid in suicide prevention.
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  • Closely spaced hydrogen atoms could facilitate superconductivity in ambient conditions

    Super close

    Tight-knit hydrogen atoms could facilitate superconductivity in ambient conditions
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  • Peter Wang is focused on robotics and automation at the Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL, working on high-profile projects such as the MedUSA, a large-scale hybrid additive manufacturing machine.

    Full circle

    Robotics and automation engineer follows career path back to Oak Ridge.
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