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![An Oak Ridge National Laboratory-led research team used a sophisticated X-ray scattering technique to visualize and quantify the movement of water molecules in space and time, which provides new insights that may open pathways for liquid-based electronics An Oak Ridge National Laboratory-led research team used a sophisticated X-ray scattering technique to visualize and quantify the movement of water molecules in space and time, which provides new insights that may open pathways for liquid-based electronics](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/Water_viscosity_ORNL_droplets.jpg?itok=LlDz2MQb)
![ORNL’s Xiaohan Yang led a team who identified a common set of genes that enable different drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions. This finding could play a significant role in bioengineering energy crops tolerant to water deficits. Cr ORNL’s Xiaohan Yang led a team who identified a common set of genes that enable different drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions. This finding could play a significant role in bioengineering energy crops tolerant to water deficits. Cr](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/New_gene_in_Kalanchoe_ORNL1_0.jpg?itok=k_slVt0n)
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have identified a common set of genes that enable different drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions, which could play a significant role in bioengineering
![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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Five researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS, the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society
![David Womble has been slated to lead ORNL’s artificial intelligence effort. David Womble has been slated to lead ORNL’s artificial intelligence effort.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/womble%5B1%5D%20r2.jpg?itok=CdbhVK26)
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has hired high-performance computing leader David Womble to direct its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts. Womble began as AI Program Director on October 30. His responsibilities include guiding ORNL’s AI a...
![R&D 100 Award winning ACMZ Cast Aluminum Alloys, shown with lead developer Amit Shyam, were developed by a team of researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory with Fiat Chrysler Automobile U.S. and Nemak U.S.A. R&D 100 Award winning ACMZ Cast Aluminum Alloys, shown with lead developer Amit Shyam, were developed by a team of researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory with Fiat Chrysler Automobile U.S. and Nemak U.S.A.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/ACMZ_Shyam.jpg?itok=0WlIBzr-)