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Researchers at ORNL and the University of Maine have designed and 3D-printed a single-piece, recyclable natural-material floor panel tested to be strong enough to replace construction materials like steel.
![Dr. Prasanna Balaprakash speaks at the Plenary session during the 2024 National Science Bowl®](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-06/53680508914_fabf0d01ce_c.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=rPKP5eYu)
Prasanna Balaprakash, a national leader in artificial intelligence, or AI, spoke to some of the highest achieving students in the country at the National Science Bowl in Washington D.C.
![Three team members looking at plants stand in front of a mountain scene, two are in orange safety vests.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-06/IMG_6533.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=27R2TL42)
When Oak Ridge National Laboratory's science mission takes staff off-campus, the lab’s safety principles follow. That’s true even in the high mountain passes of Washington and Oregon, where ORNL scientists are tracking a tree species — and where wildfires have become more frequent and widespread.
![Pink diamond shape in a glass jar. There is a cut out showing the chemical makeup of what's inside.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-06/Betsy%20Promethium%20banner02.png?h=ae114f5c&itok=E0UQuG-l)
A team from ORNL successfully characterized a coordination complex of the element Promethium. The research was supported by computational simulations of the element's electronic structure run on the IBM AC922 Summit supercomputer.
![Man in blue button down shirt with short grey hair stands in a field smiling](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-06/John%20Field_2021-P07473.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=JjRh-Ibb)
The United States has enough biomass potential to produce 35 billion gallons per year of aviation biofuel by 2050, a new report confirms. ORNL’s John Field provided biomass feedstock production expertise to the report focused on the role of the bioeconomy in U.S. decarbonization strategies.
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Erin Webb, lead for the Bioresources Science and Engineering group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers — the society’s highest honor.
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Jinghui Yuan, an R&D staff member in the Applied Research for Mobility Systems group at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elevated to a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
![ORNL researchers and communications specialists took part in the inaugural AI Expo for National Competitiveness in Washington D.C, May 7 and 8, showcasing how the lab and the Department of Energy are leading the way in utilizing AI.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-06/Image.jpeg?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=DM3bETjH)
ORNL researchers and communications specialists took part in the inaugural AI Expo for National Competitiveness in Washington D.C, May 7 and 8, to showcase and provide insight into how the lab is leading the way for utilizing the vast possibilities of AI.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists ingeniously created a sustainable, soft material by combining rubber with woody reinforcements and incorporating “smart” linkages between the components that unlock on demand.
![Frankie White, male in a black suite with a white shirt, is standing crossing his arms.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-06/frankie%20white.jpg?h=8f9cfe54&itok=hjnARKSO)
Early career scientist Frankie White's was part of two major isotope projects at the same time he was preparing to be a father. As co-lead on a team that achieved the first synthesis and characterization of a radium compound using single crystal X-ray diffraction and part of a team that characterized the properties of promethium, White reflects on the life-changing timeline at work, and at home.