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Researchers at ORNL will share their discoveries and innovations at DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy Energy Innovation Summit in San Diego, California. 

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.

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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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.

Researcher Sally Ghanem sets up a camera to capture license plate numbers of passing vehicles at an ORNL intersection to match vehicles with drone video recordings

Researchers at ORNL have developed a deep learning algorithm that analyzes drone, camera and sensor data to reveal unusual vehicle patterns that may indicate illicit activity, including the movement of nuclear materials. 

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 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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After more than 25 years of experience in condensed matter physics, as a student, researcher and in high-ranking executive roles at neutron scattering sources around the globe, Jon Taylor brings a wealth of experience and accomplishments to his new

A woman with short curly hair smiles while standing outdoors in front of a pond. She is wearing a light blue floral sleeveless blouse and a necklace. Behind her, there is a small footbridge, green trees, and landscaped plants surrounding the water.

Building on ORNL’s legacy in health physics, Caleigh Samuels uses AI to modernize radiation dosimetry models. Her work provides federal agencies with the accurate data needed to strengthen nuclear safety.

Photo of the Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory featuring black panels with a stylized compass logo and the word FRONTIER illuminated under red overhead lighting.

Five breakthrough simulation projects conducted on the Frontier supercomputer at ORNL have been named finalists for the Association for Computing Machinery’s Gordon Bell Prize. Four of the projects are in the running for the main prize and one project is contending for a special prize.

A visualization showing a quantum computing system connected to classical supercomputing infrastructure. On the left, a cryogenic quantum processor is suspended within a metal frame, linked by golden cables to nearby electronics and control units. These control units are connected to several large black server racks on the right, representing a hybrid quantum–classical computing environment. The image highlights the data flow and integration between quantum hardware and classical computing resources.

ORNL, NVIDIA, and HPE are partnering to integrate quantum computing, AI, and high-performance computing using NVIDIA NVQLink and CUDA-Q, establishing a hybrid testbed at ORNL to advance quantum–classical convergence and scientific discovery.

Shown here is an Illustration of predicted binding modes between a large, flexible ligand and its protein receptor, depicting the dynamics influencing the strength of the molecular interactions.

By combining AI with molecular dynamics simulations, researchers at ORNL have developed a new tool to more accurately predict how plants and helpful microbes communicate and form partnerships at the most fundamental level. The new AI-powered workflow helps scientists identify which plant genes control the best microbial partnerships.