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Kashif Nawaz, head of the Building Technologies Research Section, and Wes Brewer, senior research scientist in the National Center for Computational Sciences, walk through the energy plant that supports the Frontier data center.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory launches the Next-Generation Data Centers Institute

ORNL is announcing the creation of the Institute for Next-Generation Data Centers, a new national institute dedicated to advancing the design, operation and integration of artificial intelligence data centers into the United States’ energy system. 

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Tin isotopes reveal clues to nuclear stability

Experiments conducted between 2002 and 2012 at ORNL studied 31 tin isotopes with varying numbers of neutrons to examine how neutrons affect nuclear stability and nuclear properties. The combined results contributed to identifying tin-132 as a doubly magic nucleus and improved theoretical models of nuclear structure.

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First-of-its-kind automated root imaging platform speeds plant discoveries

ORNL has launched a novel robotic platform to rapidly analyze plant root systems as they grow, yielding AI-ready data to accelerate the development of stress-tolerant crops for new fuels, chemicals and materials. The new platform adds belowground imaging to ORNL’s Advanced Plant Phenotyping Laboratory.

Hyperspectral imaging in ORNL’s Advanced Plant Phenotyping Laboratory captures plant biochemical composition beyond visible light, resulting in massive amounts of data used to train an AI foundation model.

Scientists empower an AI foundation model to accelerate plant research

Scientists at ORNL have created a new method that more than doubles computer processing speeds while using 75 percent less memory to analyze plant imaging data. The advance removes a major computational bottleneck and accelerates AI-guided discoveries for the development of high-performing crops.

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Frontier provides high-fidelity insights into turbine aerothermal performance

In a long-running collaboration with GE Aerospace, researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia have been steadily working to improve the performance of high-pressure turbine engines

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Prakash elevated to IEEE senior member, recognizing data system expertise

Giri Prakash, lead for the Earth System Informatics and Data Discovery Section at ORNL, has been elevated to senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

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National labs, University of Tennessee collaborate on quantum, HPC innovation

ORNL is beginning a four-year collaboration exploring the use of high-performance computing (HPC) to drive innovation around nonequilibrium quantum materials. This collaborative effort, Controlled Numerics for Emergent Transients in Nonequilibrium Quantum Matter will create an interdisciplinary research program to transform how scientists model and understand the complex behaviors and processes that happen when quantum materials are out of balance. 

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DOE hosts undersecretary Dario Gil at SC25, ORNL brings home Best Paper award

At SC25, DOE Undersecretary Dario Gil joined national labs in spotlighting the accelerating integration of AI, quantum and HPC, while ORNL delivered multiple talks and demonstrations on emerging computational technologies. ORNL teams also won Best Paper, Best Student Paper and several additional honors.

Digital illustration showing the connection between a particle accelerator target, a computer processor, and the Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The top half shows a realistic depiction with color, while the bottom half displays a stylized blue-tinted version. Data flows along glowing lines connecting the components, symbolizing the path from experimental data generation to high-performance computing analysis.

Celeritas code sets fast pace for particle physics discoveries

The innovative Celeritas project, led by ORNL, provides a software tool that makes sure simulations used to analyze particles can run on the fastest supercomputers, accelerating answers about the nature of the universe.

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Four ORNL researchers named 2025 American Physical Society Fellows

Researchers Sang-Ho Kim, An-Ping Li, Bronson Messer and Zac Ward of ORNL have been named Fellows of the American Physical Society in recognition of their outstanding impact in their respective fields.