Filter News
Area of Research
News Topics
- (-) Advanced Reactors (2)
- (-) Energy Storage (5)
- (-) Grid (2)
- (-) Neutron Science (12)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (10)
- Artificial Intelligence (7)
- Big Data (4)
- Bioenergy (11)
- Biology (1)
- Biomedical (4)
- Biotechnology (1)
- Clean Water (3)
- Composites (1)
- Computer Science (24)
- Cybersecurity (5)
- Environment (16)
- Exascale Computing (3)
- Frontier (2)
- Fusion (3)
- Isotopes (1)
- Machine Learning (2)
- Materials Science (10)
- Mercury (2)
- Microscopy (2)
- Nanotechnology (3)
- Nuclear Energy (6)
- Physics (5)
- Quantum Science (7)
- Security (2)
- Space Exploration (1)
- Summit (7)
- Sustainable Energy (6)
- Transportation (6)
Media Contacts
Tempering, the heating process that gives chocolate its appealing sheen and creamy texture, is a crucial part of crafting quality chocolate. But, at the molecular level, it gets a little tricky, and when done incorrectly, can render entire batches of chocolate gritty and unappetizing.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 14, 2019—Advanced Research Systems, Inc., has licensed a technology designed to automatically refill liquid helium used in laboratory equipment for low-temperature scientific experiments, which will reduce downtime, recover more helium and increase overall efficiency.
Ionic conduction involves the movement of ions from one location to another inside a material. The ions travel through point defects, which are irregularities in the otherwise consistent arrangement of atoms known as the crystal lattice. This sometimes sluggish process can limit the performance and efficiency of fuel cells, batteries, and other energy storage technologies.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 20, 2019—Direct observations of the structure and catalytic mechanism of a prototypical kinase enzyme—protein kinase A or PKA—will provide researchers and drug developers with significantly enhanced abilities to understand and treat fatal diseases and neurological disorders such as cancer, diabetes, and cystic fibrosis.
The use of lithium-ion batteries has surged in recent years, starting with electronics and expanding into many applications, including the growing electric and hybrid vehicle industry. But the technologies to optimize recycling of these batteries have not kept pace.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 12, 2019—A team of researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge and Los Alamos National Laboratories has partnered with EPB, a Chattanooga utility and telecommunications company, to demonstrate the effectiveness of metro-scale quantum key distribution (QKD).
After more than a year of operation at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the COHERENT experiment, using the world’s smallest neutrino detector, has found a big fingerprint of the elusive, electrically neutral particles that interact only weakly with matter.
Researchers used neutrons to probe a running engine at ORNL’s Spallation Neutron Source
Researchers have long sought electrically conductive materials for economical energy-storage devices. Two-dimensional (2D) ceramics called MXenes are contenders. Unlike most 2D ceramics, MXenes have inherently good conductivity because they are molecular sheets made from the carbides ...