ORNL Review Archive

Vol. 50, No. 3, (Fall 2017)

Science and Security

Editorial: Science and security
To the Point: ORNL welcomes new lab director and deputy for science, bacteria breaks down methylmercury, and neutrons and an elusive quantum state
National Security at ORNL: The science behind national security, new marching orders: Fast-attack submarine officer and F-35 test pilots among those with one-year assignments at lab, eye of the beholder: Identity science comes of age, have you seen these genes?
Focus on Computing: Titan digs deep with 3-D map of Earth's interior, virtual laser lab simulations create new insight
Infographic: The promise of exascale computing
Focus on Nuclear: Nuclear startup aided by high-performance computing
Focus on Cybersecurity: Guarding the grid: Exploring methods to protect critical infrastructure
Focus on Neutrons: Start your engines: Neutrons get a look inside a running engine, neutrons zero in on elusive magnetic Majorana fermion
Focus on Biology: Neutrons provide the first nanoscale look at a living cell membrane
Focus on Physical Sciences: More efficient turbine engines trace roots back a quarter century, small nanoparticles have surprisingly big effects on polymer nanocomposites
Eugene Wigner Distinguished Lecturer: Thomas Friedman
Why Science? Young researchers explain
Time War: ORNL, Rickover and the nuclear Navy

Fundamental science at ORNL

Editorial: ORNL is fundamentally strong
To the Point: ‘Mouse House’ inspires breakthrough research, automation aids space fuel production, and nickel-78 is ‘doubly magic’
Fundamental Science at ORNL: Fundamentally strong: ORNL dives into basic science ... Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility: Tackling big questions with computation ... Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences: Small worlds, big discoveries ... ORNL’s Neutron Science User Facilities: Neutrons unlock the mysteries of materials
Focus on Neutrons: Neutrons and quantum spin liquids: Exploring the next materials revolution
Focus on Neutrinos: Lab in a gold mine looks at matter– antimatter imbalance
Infographic: Why is there matter?
Focus on Data: Cancer research accelerates via deep learning
Focus on Nuclear: ALICE experiment re-creates the universe’s first split second ... Superior supercomputer parallelism for subatomic particle research
Focus on Physical Sciences: Quantum materials promise exciting technologies for energy and electronics
Eugene Wigner Distinguished Lecturer: Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian
Researcher Spotlight: Batteries and fertilizer: A conversation with ORNL chemist Gabriel Veith
Why Science? Young researchers explain
Time Warp: Liane Russell, pioneer of fetal rad safety

Big opportunities at the nanoscale

The Next Generation of Biofuels

Editorial: A Legacy Continues
Features: It Might Just Happen ... Two Steps Forward ... Sugar-Coated ... Finding a Path ... A Predictable Change ... But Are They Compatible? ... A Sustained Effort ... Something Special
A Closer View: Martin Keller
Research Horizons: ORNL Researchers Win Nine R&D 100 Awards
Awards: And the Winners Are. . .

Delivering Even More Science

Editorial: A Higher Expectation
Features: Delivering the Science ... Spallation Neutron Source User Program ... The Next Small Thing ... Magic Secrets ... A Helping Hand
A Closer View: Tom Ballard
Research Horizons: Z-contrast microscope first to resolve, identify individual light atoms ... Measurement and the “circle” of research
Research Horizons: And the Winners Are. . .

Delivering the Science

Editorial: Taking Down the Fence
Features: Delivering the Science ... High Temperature, High Stakes ... One of a Kind ... Nuclear Needs ... Fast Times at ORNL ... A State of Flux ... Standing in Line
A Closer View: Herb Debban
Research Horizons: Up-to-Date Research
Awards: And the Winners Are. . .

High-Performance Computing

State of the Laboratory

State of the Laboratory Features

Departments

State of the Laboratory