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Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist Tomonori Saito shows a 3D-printed sandcastle at the DOE Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Polymer discovery gives 3D-printed sand super strength

Researchers at ORNL designed a novel polymer to bind and strengthen silica sand for binder jet additive manufacturing, a 3D-printing method used by industries for prototyping and part production.

Biopsy from the tubular esophagus showing incomplete intestinal metaplasia, goblet cells with interposed cells having gastric foveolar-type mucin consistent with Barrett esophagus. Negative for dysplasia. H&E stain. Credit: Creative Commons

Scientists at ORNL employ digital esophagus to battle Barrett’s

A team including researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a digital tool to better monitor a condition known as Barrett’s esophagus, which affects more than 3 million people in the United States.

UT-Battelle has received a gold medallion award from the Department of Labor’s HIRE Vets program. Credit: Unsplash

Veterans recruitment, employment program honors UT-Battelle

The managing contractor of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT-Battelle, has received a gold medallion award from the Department of Labor’s Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans, or HIRE Vets, program.

ORNL scientists developed a scalable, low-cost electrochemical pulse method to improve the contact between layers of materials in solid-state batteries, resolving one of the key challenges in the development of energy-dense solid-state batteries. Credit: Andy Sproles/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

New scalable method resolves materials joining in solid-state batteries

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a scalable, low-cost method to improve the joining of materials in solid-state batteries, resolving one of the big challenges in the commercial development of safe, long-lived energy storage systems.

Amy Elliott, ORNL’s group leader for robotics and intelligent systems, has been honored with the ASTM International Additive Manufacturing Young Professional Award for her early career research in materials science and STEM leadership. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Amy Elliott receives ASTM International Additive Manufacturing Award

Amy Elliott, a group leader for robotics and intelligent systems at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has received the 2021 ASTM International Additive Manufacturing Young Professional Award for her early career research contributions

Oak Ridge National Laboratory was represented by Xin Sun, associate lab director for energy science and technology, at the kickoff event of the Net Zero World Initiative in Glasgow, Scotland. 

ORNL supports Net Zero World Initiative to accelerate global energy decarbonization

Oak Ridge National Laboratory was represented by Xin Sun, associate lab director for energy science and technology, at the kickoff event of the Net Zero World Initiative in Glasgow, Scotland. 

Alan Icenhour, right, ORNL deputy director for laboratory operations, presents Billy Edmonds, executive director of the Free Medical Clinic, with a check during a celebration on Oct. 18 in Briceville. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Area nonprofits receive $150,000 in grants from UT-Battelle

Twenty-five nonprofit entities have been awarded grants totaling $150,000 from UT-Battelle to support community-focused programs in East Tennessee.

A University of Oklahoma campus icon, the Seed Sower symbolizes the importance of sowing the seeds of knowledge to bear fruit in the future. Credit: University of Oklahoma 

ORNL to partner with University of Oklahoma

ORNL and the University of Oklahoma, known as OU, recently executed a memorandum of understanding to officially recognize their partnership in pursuing shared research and development goals.

ORNL researchers produced self-healable and highly adhesive elastomers, proving they self-repair in ambient conditions and underwater. This project garnered a 2021 R&D 100 Award. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Seven ORNL technologies win R&D 100 research awards

Research teams from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and their technologies have received seven 2021 R&D 100 Awards, plus special recognition for a COVID-19-related project.

From left, Mitchel Doktycz, Yutai Kato and Burak Ozpineci have been named ORNL Corporate Fellows. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Three researchers named ORNL Corporate Fellows

ORNL has named three researchers ORNL Corporate Fellows for their significant career accomplishments and continued leadership in their scientific fields.