• The Sound of Science

    Tune in to ORNL's brand-new podcast

    "The Sound of Science" is now available on Apple Podcasts and Google Play Music.
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  • NASA team uses Summit supercomputer to evaluate a descent to the Martian surface

    Mars landing

    NASA team uses Summit supercomputer to evaluate a descent to the Martian surface
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  • Mircea Podar is leading a team of ORNL scientists as they devise a new way to isolate and grow uncultured microbes for laboratory study. Credit: Genevieve Martin/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Microbial ‘dark matter’

    The vast majority of microorganisms have never been studied in the laboratory
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  • Scientists use a laser to align the plasma created at the Proto-MPEX machine at ORNL. Credit: Ted Biewer/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Fusion energy research

    The Proto-MPEX explores plasma-material interactions under conditions similar to those on the surface of the sun.
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  • Gaute Hagen uses ORNL’s Summit supercomputer to model scientifically interesting atomic nuclei. To validate models, he and other physicists compare computations with experimental observations. Carlos Jones/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Gaute Hagen

    Supercomputing the universe’s building blocks
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  • Christa Brelsford: Adventurous Russell Fellow focuses on urban planning, water resources

    Christa Brelsford

    Adventurous Russell Fellow focuses on urban planning, water resources
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  • Tyler Gerczak, a materials scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is focused on post-irradiation examination and separate effects testing of current fuels for light water reactors and advanced fuel types that could be used in future nuclear systems. Credit: Carlos Jones/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Tyler Gerczak

    ‘Moonlighting’ for nuclear fuels
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  • ORNL scientist Nina Balke uses scanning probe microscopy to explore materials’ nanoscale properties and push boundaries in nanomaterials for energy applications.

    Nina Balke

    Using scanning probe microscopy to push the boundaries in nanomaterials for energy applications.
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  • 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 the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The technologies work as a system that converts organic waste into renewable hydrogen gas for use as a biofuel.

    Food waste to fuel

    Start-up licenses ORNL-developed system to convert waste into biofuel
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  • https://www.ornl.gov/news/trash-treasure-electronic-waste-mined-rare-earth-elements

    From trash to treasure

    Electronic waste is mined for rare earth elements
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  • Eva Davidson, a nuclear engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is developing modeling and simulation techniques for current and future nuclear reactors. Currently, Davidson is developing ex-core modeling capabilities for use by industry as part of the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors. Credit: Carlos Jones/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Eva Davidson

    Bridging the gap for nuclear energy
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Researchers from ORNL, @UTKnoxville and @TAMU demonstrated bio-inspired devices that accelerate routes to brain-like #computing. 👉
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. @NobelPrize winners' ongoing research benefits from ORNL's neutron science
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ORNL's Amy Elliott has been selected as one of 125 AAAS - The American Association for the Advancement of Science IF/THEN Ambassadors. 👏

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