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![Brenda Pracheil and Bryan Chakoumakos examine the structure of an otolith under a microscope. Brenda Pracheil and Bryan Chakoumakos examine the structure of an otolith under a microscope.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2016-P07704.jpeg?itok=srIY-MKS)
![Adam Makhluf from the University of California, Los Angeles is using neutrons at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Spallation Neutron Source to study the fundamental role carbon dioxide plays in Earth’s carbon cycle. Adam Makhluf from the University of California, Los Angeles is using neutrons at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Spallation Neutron Source to study the fundamental role carbon dioxide plays in Earth’s carbon cycle.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/BL-3%20user%20-%20Makhulf_UCLA-5626_sm%5B1%5D.jpg?itok=2DqVUpld)
![ORNL bioscience researcher Jerry Tuskan had an early interest in plant genetics. ORNL bioscience researcher Jerry Tuskan had an early interest in plant genetics.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/Tuskan_greens200.jpg?itok=K9XTwMj4)
It’s been 10 years since the Department of Energy first established a BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and researcher Gerald “Jerry” Tuskan has used that time and the lab’s and center’s resources and tools to make good on his college dreams of usi...
![SPRUCE experiment enclosure SPRUCE experiment enclosure](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/SPRUCE%20experiment%20enclosure.jpg?itok=lYX4L-Fn)
Deep stores of carbon in northern peatlands may remain stable despite rising temperatures, according to a team of researchers from several U.S.-based institutions. And that is good news for now, the researchers said. Florida State University ...
![This image shows an artist’s depiction of the team’s QCD multigrid method. This image shows an artist’s depiction of the team’s QCD multigrid method.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/Edwards%20image.jpg?itok=YMX_OWsZ)
![With Piranha, Almeria Analytics can make sense of vast amounts of data in mere minutes. With Piranha, Almeria Analytics can make sense of vast amounts of data in mere minutes.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/1%20almeria%20license%20tip.jpg?itok=gJYv5_6C)
![ORNL’s wireless sensor network provides researchers with an accurate index of population density in half-hour increments. ORNL’s wireless sensor network provides researchers with an accurate index of population density in half-hour increments.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/2%20cellular%20tip%203_0.jpg?itok=Jf4Gey5t)
![ORNL’s novel, nontoxic fluorescent air leak detection system uses a vitamin- and water-based solution to quickly locate cracks in occupied buildings without damaging property. ORNL’s novel, nontoxic fluorescent air leak detection system uses a vitamin- and water-based solution to quickly locate cracks in occupied buildings without damaging property.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/3%20b2_thumb.jpg?itok=b-7dl2bV)
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a novel, nontoxic fluorescent air leak detection system that can find cracks in walls and roofs in existing and new buildings. In laboratory experiments, ORNL’s Diana Hun and Brenda Smith used an off-the-shelf humidifier ...
![Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Tim Burress works with a prototype motor that generates 75 percent more power than comparable commercial motors without the use of rare earth materials. Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Tim Burress works with a prototype motor that generates 75 percent more power than comparable commercial motors without the use of rare earth materials.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/4%20motors%20story%20tip.jpg?itok=Y6iO2iXA)
A new motor developed by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory achieved 75 percent higher power than a comparably sized commercial motor for electric vehicles. The prototype motor uses ferrite, iron-based, permanent magnets instead of the expensive imported rare earth perma...
![ORNL scientists developed a new microscopy technique that provides high-resolution images of nanomaterial behavior thousands of times faster than current techniques. ORNL scientists developed a new microscopy technique that provides high-resolution images of nanomaterial behavior thousands of times faster than current techniques.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/5%20faster%20scanning%20tip%201.jpg?itok=uHCHi9Xq)