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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...
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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)
![ORNL’s Udaya Kalluri brings lab resources together for studies of plants. ORNL’s Udaya Kalluri brings lab resources together for studies of plants.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/UdayaKalluriNov2016.jpg?itok=JwQkktMz)
![Omar Abdelaziz in ORNL’s Maximum Building Energy Efficiency Research Laboratory (MAXLAB). Photo credit: Jason Richards Omar Abdelaziz in ORNL’s Maximum Building Energy Efficiency Research Laboratory (MAXLAB). Photo credit: Jason Richards](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/OmarMAXLAB.jpg?itok=S4JjK9zz)
As a graduate student at the University of Maryland, Omar Abdelaziz took a class in an unfamiliar topic: sustainable energy. It was a choice that would change the path of his life and career. Ten years later, Abdelaziz’ passion for healthy ecosystems and his hands-on work around ...
![Magnetic suspension test bed. Magnetic suspension test bed.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/CannedRotorProject.jpg?itok=OFsYjhVY)
When it comes to a challenging application for embedded instrumentation and control, none quite beats an environment of molten salt at 700 degrees Celsius. But that is just the application chosen by scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
![Madhu Chinthavali Madhu Chinthavali](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2016-P04246.jpg?itok=ixXOl1aE)
While trying to decide on an area of technical study as an undergraduate, Madhu Chinthavali visited labs at his college in India. One particular lab where an electrical engineer had devised various motor controls caught his eye. "It wasn't the motor that drew my attention," Ma...
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