ORNL has advanced the knowledge required to improve large-scale energy storage. In doing so, they have revealed distinct chemical reactions that improve the stability and efficiency of a promising energy-storage system.
Researchers at ORNL are pioneering the design and synthesis of quantum materials, which are central to discovery science involving synergies with quantum computation.
Researchers at ORNL have developed an innovative energy storage system design that introduces a safer, more efficient method for electrical charge transfer.
Sheng Dai, a prolific inventor at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the organization's highest professional distinction.
ORNL's Sarah Szakas and Hunter Andrews were named among the world’s top young analytical scientists.
Chemist Bruce Moyer, a Corporate Fellow at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has won the 2025 Carl Hanson Award, the highest international recognition for achievement in solvent extraction.
Scientific Achievement: Atomic-scale simulations and experiments revealed the acidity of MgO surface sites and suggested their hydroxylation as the mechanism for Mg(OH)2 conversion.