• NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover artist's concept. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

    ORNL on the red planet

    NASA's Mars 2020 Rover mission will be the first to contain plutonium produced at ORNL.
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  • llustration of the intricate organization of the PKA structure, wherein different parts of the protein are connected through elaborate hydrogen bonding networks (dashed yellow lines), glued together by the hydrophobic assemblies (light blue and orange volumes)—all working together to build the functional active site. Insert shows protonation of the transferred phosphoryl group (cyan mesh) and its many interactions with water and the active site amino acid residues. Credit: Jill Hemman/Oak Ridge National Lab

    Power of observation

    Observing the structures and interactions of key enzymes will help researchers understand and treat diseases such as cancer, diabetes and cystic fibrosis
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  • Veronica Melesse Vergara: Troubleshooting the world’s smartest and fastest supercomputer

    Veronica Melesse Vergara

    Troubleshooting the world’s smartest and fastest supercomputer
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  • Visualization of CMC densification depicting poor infiltration (blue) with internal voids. (Image credit: Ramanan Sankaran)

    Supercharged ceramics

    ORNL, Rolls Royce software could help engineers design cleaner, more fuel-efficient planes and power plants.
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  • Clarice Phelps

    Clarice Phelps

    "What drew me to nuclear science was the mystery of it."
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  • The concrete parts are installed in a residential and commercial tower (above center and below) on the site of the Domino Sugar Factory along the waterfront in Brooklyn. Windows in the tower resemble sugar crystals. Image credit: Gate Precast

    3D printing

    Creating rapid construction potential
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  • Raph Hix: Modeling the origin story of the elements

    Raph Hix

    Modeling the origin story of the elements
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  • Ecology—When air becomes wood

    Ecology

    When air becomes wood
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  • ORNL teams with Los Alamos, EPB to demonstrate next-generation grid security tech

    Grid security

    Demonstrating next-generation technology
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Datasets — Measuring the dark
ORNL used #machinelearning to analyze “dark spots” where informal neighborhoods may lack access to #power.
Grid security
ORNL is working with Los Alamos National Laboratory and EPB of Chattanooga to harness the power of quantum technology in advancing grid security.
Actinide isotopes
Actinide #isotopes are not only helping scientists expand the #periodictable, they’re also helping pioneer new #medical treatments.

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