Filter News
Area of Research
News Topics
- (-) Fusion (3)
- (-) Grid (3)
- (-) Molten Salt (1)
- (-) Quantum Science (3)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (8)
- Advanced Reactors (5)
- Artificial Intelligence (5)
- Big Data (5)
- Bioenergy (1)
- Biomedical (1)
- Clean Water (2)
- Composites (1)
- Computer Science (16)
- Cybersecurity (2)
- Energy Storage (4)
- Environment (6)
- Machine Learning (3)
- Materials Science (9)
- Microscopy (3)
- Nanotechnology (2)
- Neutron Science (8)
- Nuclear Energy (9)
- Physics (2)
- Polymers (1)
- Space Exploration (3)
- Summit (2)
- Sustainable Energy (3)
- Transportation (7)
Media Contacts
As scientists study approaches to best sustain a fusion reactor, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory investigated injecting shattered argon pellets into a super-hot plasma, when needed, to protect the reactor’s interior wall from high-energy runaway electrons.
Using additive manufacturing, scientists experimenting with tungsten at Oak Ridge National Laboratory hope to unlock new potential of the high-performance heat-transferring material used to protect components from the plasma inside a fusion reactor. Fusion requires hydrogen isotopes to reach millions of degrees.
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory studying quantum communications have discovered a more practical way to share secret messages among three parties, which could ultimately lead to better cybersecurity for the electric grid
Oak Ridge National Laboratory physicists studying quantum sensing, which could impact a wide range of potential applications from airport security scanning to gravitational wave measurements, have outlined in ACS Photonics the dramatic advances in the field.
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a low-cost, printed, flexible sensor that can wrap around power cables to precisely monitor electrical loads from household appliances to support grid operations.
Gleaning valuable data from social platforms such as Twitter—particularly to map out critical location information during emergencies— has become more effective and efficient thanks to Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Scientists have tested a novel heat-shielding graphite foam, originally created at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, at Germany’s Wendelstein 7-X stellarator with promising results for use in plasma-facing components of fusion reactors.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists analyzed more than 50 years of data showing puzzlingly inconsistent trends about corrosion of structural alloys in molten salts and found one factor mattered most—salt purity.
Researchers used neutron scattering at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Spallation Neutron Source to investigate bizarre magnetic behavior, believed to be a possible quantum spin liquid rarely found in a three-dimensional material. QSLs are exotic states of matter where magnetism continues to fluctuate at low temperatures instead of “freezing” into aligned north and south poles as with traditional magnets.