• ORNL’s Sergei Kalinin and Rama Vasudevan (foreground) use scanning probe microscopy to study bulk ferroelectricity and surface electrochemistry -- and generate a lot of data. Credit: Jason Richards/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Tackling big data

    ORNL’s superb materials expertise, data and AI tools propel progress
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  • The Spallation Neutron Source at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a world-leading research facility powered by a linear accelerator used to study materials and energy. April 28, 2021, marks 15 years of neutron production since the facility was constructed in 2006. To date, it has served thousands of researchers and contributed to thousands of scientific publications. Credit: Jason Richards/ORNL

    Spallation Neutron Source celebrates 15 years

    The SNS has served thousands of researchers and contributed to thousands of scientific publications.
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  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s MENNDL AI software system can design thousands of neural networks in a matter of hours. One example uses a driving simulator to evaluate a network’s ability to perceive objects under various lighting conditions. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Accelerating driver assistance

    ORNL licenses revolutionary AI system to General Motors for automotive use
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  • Jianlin Li, leader of the Energy Storage and Conversion Manufacturing Group, directs the development of advanced manufacturing schemes and pilot-scale devices into emerging energy storage and conversion research. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Jianlin Li

    Building better batteries for a clean energy future
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  • Nuclear engineer Nesrin Ozgan Cetiner led ORNL’s collaboration with AMS Corp. to test instrument and control sensors for the next generation of nuclear power reactor technology. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Next generation nuclear power

    ORNL and Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation have completed testing instrument and control sensors for advanced small modular reactors.
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  • A 2017 study from ORNL that shows the far-reaching impacts of U.S. cities’ energy consumption on regional ecosystems has received the 2021 Sustainability Science Award from the Ecological Society of America.

    Far-reaching impacts

    ORNL-led team recognized for sustainability research
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  • The mitochondria in human cells depend on manganese superoxide dismutase to keep the amount of harmful reactive oxygen molecules under control. Researchers have now obtained a complete atomic portrait of the enzyme, providing key information about the catalytic mechanism within its active site, situated between the green and blue subunits and the yellow and pink subunits. Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL

    Elusive inner workings

    Researchers have observed the complete atomic structure of an antioxidant enzyme with therapeutic potential
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Simulations performed by researchers at @ORNL have revealed deficiencies in the most modern and state-of-the-art theory of the atomic nucleus. Read more: https://olcf.ornl.gov/2021/03/31/the-magic-is-gone-for-certain-atomic-nuclei/
Simulations performed by researchers at @ORNL have revealed deficiencies in the most modern and state-of-the-art theory of the atomic nucleus. Read more: https://olcf.ornl.gov/2021/03/31/the-magic-is-gone-for-certain-atomic-nuclei/
Scientists at ORNL have devised a method to identify the unique chemical makeup of every lithium-ion battery around the world, information that could accelerate recycling, recover critical materials and resolve a growing waste stream.
Scientists at ORNL have devised a method to identify the unique chemical makeup of every lithium-ion battery around the world, information that could accelerate recycling, recover critical materials and resolve a growing waste stream.
A team at @ORNL has developed a method to detect and measure air leaking from a building’s walls and roof that is quicker, cheaper and less disruptive.
A team at @ORNL has developed a method to detect and measure air leaking from a building’s walls and roof that is quicker, cheaper and less disruptive.

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