• Colorado School of Mines graduate student researchers (left) Ben Schneiderman and Tim Pickle using neutrons at ORNL’s High Flux Isotope Reactor to measure residual stress in welds used to make renewable energy storage tanks. (credit: ORNL/Genevieve Martin)

    Crack-free welds

    Researchers use neutrons to study weld-induced stress relief in renewable energy infrastructure
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  • NVBL Symposium

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  • Using geometry and computer assisted design, Betters designs the tooling necessary to build machines for such projects as the electrostatic charging device which was used by industry to manufacture N95 filter material for face masks in the fight against COVID-19. Credit: Carlos Jones/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy.

    Emma Betters

    Advancing machining and revitalizing industry
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  • An MOF material could store and release methane more safely and cost effectively at moderate temperatures and pressures. Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL

    New methane storage medium

    Discovery may lead to safer, more practical natural gas storage
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  • Transformative science: The impact of exascale computing on modeling and simulation with big data and AI

    Transformative science

    The impact of exascale computing on modeling and simulation with big data and AI
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  • Substituting deuterium for hydrogen makes methylammonium heavier and slows its swaying so it can interact with vibrations that remove heat, keeping charge carriers hot longer. Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Boosting solar cell efficiency

    Blocking vibrations could improve the efficiency of next-gen solar cells
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