Electric utilities seeking to enhance worker safety and system reliability by using drones to inspect their transmission systems can look to a new report by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers to help guide their efforts.
Modern vehicles are essentially computers-on-wheels, operating with an average of 100 million lines of code and 60 control units. Those numbers are on the rise as automakers expand safety, entertainment, navigation, and autonomous driving features.
For many tenants and homeowners, smoke alarms are the bane of the household.
When nuclear power plants in the United States were built, they were licensed for 40 years of operation.
When asked to assist with the evaluation of first responder equipment, Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Technical Testing and Analysis Center (TTAC) brought in special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team members from across the country to assist in the project—
Electromagnetic interference, a nuisance to electronic devices used in hundreds of applications that include biomedical, automobiles, manufacturing, satellites and space, could be a non-issue because of a noise filter invented at Oak Ridge National Laborat
The future of cybersecurity will depend a great deal on today's STEM students. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is preparing the next generation of cyber researchers to tackle the emerging, myriad threats.
ORNL is developing a new airport and runway lighting technology to enhance visibility for pilots during takeoffs and landings.
According to Roger Kisner of the Electrical and Electronics Systems Research Division, researchers from his division and the Phy
Burak Ozpineci, leader of ORNL's Power Electronics and Electric Machinery Group and Manager of the Electric Drive Technologies Program, discusses electric vehicle research at the lab.
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