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![ORNL’s Larry Allard used high-resolution aberration-corrected electron microscopy methods to image single atoms of rhodium in a zeolite catalyst material, which aided in the development of a breakthrough process that directly converts methane to methanol. ORNL’s Larry Allard used high-resolution aberration-corrected electron microscopy methods to image single atoms of rhodium in a zeolite catalyst material, which aided in the development of a breakthrough process that directly converts methane to methanol.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/Larry_Allard_ORNL1_0.jpg?itok=fM6vGlNi)
![Lianhong Gu is an environmental scientist in the Ecosystem Science Group at ORNL. Lianhong Gu is an environmental scientist in the Ecosystem Science Group at ORNL.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/03%20LianhongGuGreenhouse%5B1%5D_0.jpg?itok=KZKfN8Vz)
![Scientists peer inside materials used to clean automotive exhaust to understand why one works better than the other. Red and blue dots represent positions of copper and aluminum atoms, respectively, for two zeolite catalysts (SSZ-13 and ZSM-5) used in a d Scientists peer inside materials used to clean automotive exhaust to understand why one works better than the other. Red and blue dots represent positions of copper and aluminum atoms, respectively, for two zeolite catalysts (SSZ-13 and ZSM-5) used in a d](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/figure%20for%20ornl%20press%20release%20r1.jpg?itok=7Vi5WBBe)
Diesel vehicles today emit far fewer pollutants than older vehicles, thanks to a zeolite (hydrous silicate) catalytic converter that was invented around 10 years ago to reduce pollutants that cause the formation of acid rain and smog. Although many groups have investigated t...
![Inspired by the brain’s web of neurons, deep neural networks consist of thousands or millions of simple computational units. Inspired by the brain’s web of neurons, deep neural networks consist of thousands or millions of simple computational units.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/iStock_Patton.jpg?itok=-_7cCRH4)
Deep neural networks—a form of artificial intelligence—have demonstrated mastery of tasks once thought uniquely human. Their triumphs have ranged from identifying animals in images, to recognizing human speech, to winning complex strategy games, among other su...
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![David Weston](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2017-P05990_0.jpg?itok=YIUSYZwf)
David Weston became fascinated with plant genetics and ecology in college, and now with the support provided by the DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program, he will link those fields as he studies plant-microbe symbiosis. The research will focus on sphagnum moss, a dominant plant of n...
![Chlorite dismutase - Journal cover art reprinted with permission from ACS Catalysis, vol. 7, issue 11, November 3, 2017. Further permissions related to the material excerpted should be directed to the ACS. Chlorite dismutase - Journal cover art reprinted with permission from ACS Catalysis, vol. 7, issue 11, November 3, 2017. Further permissions related to the material excerpted should be directed to the ACS.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/Chlorite_Dismutase_Cover_Candidate_v2.jpg?itok=3D3XU2_U)
A new study sheds light on a unique enzyme that could provide an eco-friendly treatment for chlorite-contaminated water supplies and improve water quality worldwide. An international team of researchers led by Christian Obinger from the University of Vienna used neutron analys...
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In the quest for better batteries, Rose Ruther has found that the positives nearly always outweigh the negatives, and that’s what keeps her coming back to the lab. Ruther works on novel materials to create batteries with higher energy density at a lower cost as part of the Roll to Roll Manufactur...
![Bacteria containing enzymes called beta-lactamases, illustrated by the light blue cluster, break down antibiotics and allow bacterial infections to develop and spread through human cells (orange). A team from ORNL’s Neutron Sciences Directorate is using n Bacteria containing enzymes called beta-lactamases, illustrated by the light blue cluster, break down antibiotics and allow bacterial infections to develop and spread through human cells (orange). A team from ORNL’s Neutron Sciences Directorate is using n](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/Beta-lactamase_cropped.jpg?itok=jKdigc20)
![Professors Zhenzhen Yu (left) and Michael Joachim Andreassen use neutrons at HFIR’s NRSF2 to investigate residual stresses expected to occur in the welds of offshore underwater wind turbine foundations. (Credit: ORNL/Genevieve Martin) Professors Zhenzhen Yu (left) and Michael Joachim Andreassen use neutrons at HFIR’s NRSF2 to investigate residual stresses expected to occur in the welds of offshore underwater wind turbine foundations. (Credit: ORNL/Genevieve Martin)](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/01%20HB-2B%20user%20Colorado-Mines_TU-Denmar-9905_sm_0.jpg?itok=6q_R7aQa)