Filter News
Area of Research
News Topics
- (-) Composites (2)
- (-) Nuclear Energy (3)
- (-) Physics (1)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (5)
- Advanced Reactors (1)
- Clean Water (2)
- Computer Science (4)
- Energy Storage (2)
- Environment (6)
- Fusion (2)
- Grid (1)
- Materials Science (9)
- Microscopy (2)
- Molten Salt (1)
- Nanotechnology (2)
- Neutron Science (3)
- Polymers (1)
- Space Exploration (1)
- Sustainable Energy (2)
- Transportation (6)
Media Contacts
A team including Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of Tennessee researchers demonstrated a novel 3D printing approach called Z-pinning that can increase the material’s strength and toughness by more than three and a half times compared to conventional additive manufacturing processes.
Using additive manufacturing, scientists experimenting with tungsten at Oak Ridge National Laboratory hope to unlock new potential of the high-performance heat-transferring material used to protect components from the plasma inside a fusion reactor. Fusion requires hydrogen isotopes to reach millions of degrees.
Scientists have discovered a way to alter heat transport in thermoelectric materials, a finding that may ultimately improve energy efficiency as the materials
Scientists have tested a novel heat-shielding graphite foam, originally created at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, at Germany’s Wendelstein 7-X stellarator with promising results for use in plasma-facing components of fusion reactors.
By automating the production of neptunium oxide-aluminum pellets, Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have eliminated a key bottleneck when producing plutonium-238 used by NASA to fuel deep space exploration.
A new manufacturing method created by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Rice University combines 3D printing with traditional casting to produce damage-tolerant components composed of multiple materials. Composite components made by pouring an aluminum alloy over a printed steel lattice showed an order of magnitude greater damage tolerance than aluminum alone.