• ORNL used neutron CT scanning and an algorithm to study root dynamics in 3-D and real-time. Credit: Genevieve Martin/ORNL

    Caught 'on camera'

    The secret lives of corn plants
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  • Living laboratory, biodiversity hub: The Oak Ridge National Environmental Research Park

    Living laboratory, biodiversity hub

    The Oak Ridge National Environmental Research Park is home to more than 1,500 species of plants and animals.
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  • Hope Corsair: Amplifying the societal impact of new technologies

    Hope Corsair

    Amplifying the societal impact of new technologies
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  • The Second Target Station project selected 8 instruments to be built during its construction. Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL

    Neutron source upgrade

    New capabilities will address needs for more powerful and reliable sources of clean energy, improved materials, faster electronics, and new vaccines and medicines.
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  • As the leader of ORNL’s Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Group, environmental scientist Teresa Mathews works to understand the impacts of energy generation on water and solve challenging problems, including mercury pollution. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Teresa Mathews

    Tackling mercury pollution for healthier aquatic ecosystems
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  • The SPRUCE experiment, managed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, provides a unique opportunity to gather and analyze data on how warming and elevated carbon dioxide levels affect carbon-rich peatlands in northern latitudes. Credit: ORNL/U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Understanding climate change

    Improved data, models and analyses provide new levels of certainty about what the future holds for the planet
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  • ORNL metabolic engineer Adam Guss develops genetic tools to modify microbes that can perform a range of processes needed to create sustainable biofuels and bioproducts. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

    Adam Guss

    Taming wild microbes for the bioeconomy
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#IsotopeFunFactFriday: @ORNL 's #HFIR started producing small batches of californium in the 1960s, and by 1995 was producing at least 500 mg annually. HFIR is the sole producer of Cf-252 in the western world. How it happens: https://frontier-cf252.com/bl
#IsotopeFunFactFriday: @ORNL 's #HFIR started producing small batches of californium in the 1960s, and by 1995 was producing at least 500 mg annually. HFIR is the sole producer of Cf-252 in the western world. How it happens: https://frontier-cf252.com/bl
LISTEN: Peatlands occupy about 3 percent of the Earth's surface, but store thousands of years' worth of carbon. As temperatures rise, these carbon sinks could become carbon sources. Scientists are studying this possibility through the SPRUCE experiment. 🎧 https://apple.co/3ljDCmF
LISTEN: Peatlands occupy about 3 percent of the Earth's surface, but store thousands of years' worth of carbon. As temperatures rise, these carbon sinks could become carbon sources. Scientists are studying this possibility through the SPRUCE experiment.
.@ORNL researcher @Colleen_Iversen is dishing the dirt in search of climate change solutions ↓ http://tnledger.com/knoxville/editorial/Article.aspx?id=145250
.@ORNL researcher @Colleen_Iversen is dishing the dirt in search of climate change solutions

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