Coal-to-graphite innovation turns waste materials from coal into tomorrow’s batteries, creating jobs and strengthening U.S. energy security.
Three engineers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have recently been elevated to senior membership in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE. Researchers receiving the honor include Radha Krishna Moorthy
Researchers at ORNL have developed a tool that gives builders a quick way to measure, correct and certify level foundations.
Research from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Transportation Research Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) helped clear the way for gasoline with 15% ethanol, or E15, to enter the marketplace.
ORNL researchers developed a Smart Smoke Alarm that used sophisticated algorithms to more accurately identify fires, offering much faster detection of smoldering fires than conventional technology at the time.
Leaders represented the largest building equipment manufacturers in the U.S. and were part of the American Heating and Refrigeration Institute’s, or AHRI’s, semi-annual technology and research committee meetings.
Communities using grid-interactive building technologies, such as Wi-Fi-enabled smart appliances and equipment, are proven to consume more than 40% less energy than similarly constructed homes.
Scott Smith, section head for Precision Manufacturing and Manufacturing Innovation in the Manufacturing Science Division, has received the Dedicated Service Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Trevor Aguirre, an extreme environment materials researcher, has been selected as a 2025 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award winner by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers for his contributions to ceramic additive manufacturing.