Filter News
Area of Research
- Advanced Manufacturing (1)
- Biology and Environment (49)
- Biology and Soft Matter (1)
- Clean Energy (69)
- Climate and Environmental Systems (2)
- Computational Engineering (1)
- Fusion and Fission (4)
- Fusion Energy (1)
- Isotopes (20)
- Materials (42)
- Materials for Computing (7)
- Mathematics (1)
- National Security (18)
- Neutron Science (8)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (6)
- Quantum information Science (3)
- Supercomputing (43)
- Transportation Systems (2)
News Type
News Topics
- (-) Climate Change (76)
- (-) Cybersecurity (17)
- (-) Exascale Computing (32)
- (-) Frontier (28)
- (-) Isotopes (36)
- (-) Mercury (10)
- (-) Microscopy (31)
- (-) Physics (35)
- (-) Security (13)
- (-) Space Exploration (22)
- (-) Transportation (63)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (74)
- Advanced Reactors (21)
- Artificial Intelligence (65)
- Big Data (47)
- Bioenergy (67)
- Biology (79)
- Biomedical (43)
- Biotechnology (15)
- Buildings (43)
- Chemical Sciences (39)
- Clean Water (28)
- Composites (17)
- Computer Science (129)
- Coronavirus (28)
- Critical Materials (17)
- Decarbonization (58)
- Education (2)
- Emergency (2)
- Energy Storage (61)
- Environment (150)
- Fossil Energy (5)
- Fusion (40)
- Grid (47)
- High-Performance Computing (60)
- Hydropower (11)
- Irradiation (2)
- ITER (5)
- Machine Learning (35)
- Materials (81)
- Materials Science (83)
- Mathematics (9)
- Microelectronics (3)
- Molten Salt (6)
- Nanotechnology (28)
- National Security (50)
- Net Zero (10)
- Neutron Science (81)
- Nuclear Energy (75)
- Partnerships (22)
- Polymers (17)
- Quantum Computing (27)
- Quantum Science (42)
- Renewable Energy (1)
- Simulation (41)
- Software (1)
- Statistics (2)
- Summit (39)
- Sustainable Energy (93)
- Transformational Challenge Reactor (3)
Media Contacts
The Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility welcomed users to an interactive meeting at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory from Sept. 10–11 for an opportunity to share achievements from the OLCF’s user programs and highlight requirements for the future.
The Summit supercomputer, once the world’s most powerful, is set to be decommissioned by the end of 2024 to make way for the next-generation supercomputer. Over the summer, crews began dismantling Summit’s Alpine storage system, shredding over 40,000 hard drives with the help of ShredPro Secure, a local East Tennessee business. This partnership not only reduced costs and sped up the process but also established a more efficient and secure method for decommissioning large-scale computing systems in the future.
After retiring from Y-12, Scott Abston joined the Isotope Science and Engineering Directorate to support isotope production and work with his former manager. He now leads a team maintaining critical equipment for medical and space applications. Abston finds fulfillment in mentoring his team and is pleased with his decision to continue working.
Scientists using high-resolution aerial scans and computational modeling concluded that wildfires, storms and selective logging have become key drivers behind rainforest carbon emissions, outpacing clear-cutting practices.
ORNL has partnered with Western Michigan University to advance intelligent road infrastructure through the development of new chip-enabled raised pavement markers. These innovative markers transmit lane-keeping information to passing vehicles, enhancing safety and enabling smarter driving in all weather conditions.
Office of Science to announce a new research and development opportunity led by ORNL to advance technologies and drive new capabilities for future supercomputers. This industry research program worth $23 million, called New Frontiers, will initiate partnerships with multiple companies to accelerate the R&D of critical technologies with renewed emphasis on energy efficiency for the next generation of post-exascale computing in the 2029 and beyond time frame.
Nuclear physicists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently used Frontier, the world’s most powerful supercomputer, to calculate the magnetic properties of calcium-48’s atomic nucleus.
ORNL’s Joshua New was named the 2024 Researcher of the Year by R&D World magazine as part of its R&D 100 Professional Award winners.
Researchers at ORNL recently demonstrated an automated drone-inspection technology at EPB of Chattanooga that will allow utilities to more quickly and easily check remote power lines for malfunctions, catching problems before outages occur.
Jeremiah Sewell leads a team at ORNL, working on xenon-129 production for lung imaging. Reflecting on his career, Sewell views each opportunity as a "door" he steps through, leveraging over 25 years of experience in nuclear power and centrifuge operations to advance the facility’s mission.