Filter News
Area of Research
- (-) Clean Energy (43)
- (-) Supercomputing (27)
- Advanced Manufacturing (3)
- Biology and Environment (6)
- Computational Biology (1)
- Computer Science (3)
- Electricity and Smart Grid (1)
- Fuel Cycle Science and Technology (1)
- Fusion and Fission (11)
- Fusion Energy (4)
- Isotopes (3)
- Materials (57)
- Materials for Computing (12)
- National Security (11)
- Neutron Science (21)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (24)
- Nuclear Systems Modeling, Simulation and Validation (1)
- Sensors and Controls (2)
News Topics
- (-) Artificial Intelligence (12)
- (-) Cybersecurity (6)
- (-) Grid (18)
- (-) Materials Science (24)
- (-) Nuclear Energy (4)
- (-) Physics (4)
- (-) Security (3)
- (-) Transformational Challenge Reactor (2)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (46)
- Advanced Reactors (4)
- Big Data (14)
- Bioenergy (13)
- Biology (8)
- Biomedical (12)
- Biotechnology (2)
- Buildings (12)
- Chemical Sciences (4)
- Clean Water (2)
- Climate Change (14)
- Composites (7)
- Computer Science (59)
- Coronavirus (18)
- Critical Materials (4)
- Decarbonization (6)
- Energy Storage (38)
- Environment (39)
- Exascale Computing (3)
- Frontier (4)
- Fusion (1)
- High-Performance Computing (13)
- Isotopes (1)
- Machine Learning (8)
- Materials (19)
- Mathematics (3)
- Mercury (2)
- Microscopy (7)
- Molten Salt (1)
- Nanotechnology (8)
- National Security (2)
- Net Zero (1)
- Neutron Science (15)
- Polymers (9)
- Quantum Computing (5)
- Quantum Science (13)
- Space Exploration (2)
- Statistics (1)
- Summit (21)
- Sustainable Energy (45)
- Transportation (36)
Media Contacts
![Pella Marion](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2021-03/WMMPA%20Pella%20Marion%20790_Small.jpg?h=f14a4ec1&itok=ItU-Ca6U)
A new Department of Energy report produced by Oak Ridge National Laboratory details national and international trends in hydropower, including the role waterpower plays in enhancing the flexibility and resilience of the power grid.
![In situ monitoring to evaluate nickel-based superalloys as they are printing gave Mike Kirka, an ORNL materials scientist, the ability to see potential weaknesses that could lead to part failure. Credit: ORNL/U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2021-01/2020-p17959_scaled.jpg?h=349a97f0&itok=WNCnFI0X)
Growing up in the heart of the American automobile industry near Detroit, Oak Ridge National Laboratory materials scientist Mike Kirka was no stranger to manufacturing.
![The researchers embedded a programmable model into a D-Wave quantum computer chip. Credit: D-Wave](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2021-02/P5-o5czF_0.jpg?h=b69e0e0e&itok=wCU6WIp_)
Since the 1930s, scientists have been using particle accelerators to gain insights into the structure of matter and the laws of physics that govern our world.
![self-healing elastomers](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2021-01/Buildings%20-%20Unbreakable%20bond-%20small.png?h=5ded6b27&itok=Du9vTz_5)
![An X-ray CT image of a 3D-printed metal turbine blade was reconstructed using ORNL’s neural network and advanced algorithms. Credit: Amir Ziabari/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2021-01/Manufacturing%20-%20Defect%20detection%202_0.jpg?h=259e5a75&itok=CwpLQv6U)
Algorithms developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory can greatly enhance X-ray computed tomography images of 3D-printed metal parts, resulting in more accurate, faster scans.
![Distinguished Inventors](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-12/inventors.jpg?h=4631f1c1&itok=xhAGY0kv)
Six scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory were named Battelle Distinguished Inventors, in recognition of obtaining 14 or more patents during their careers at the lab.
![Six ORNL scientists have been elected as fellows to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-11/AAASfellows.jpg?h=d761c044&itok=opKRkA17)
Six ORNL scientists have been elected as fellows to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS.
![ORNL researchers in advanced manufacturing, materials science and engineering collaborated to produce face shields and reusable mask molds so that industry can quickly mass produce. Credit: Carlos Jones/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-05/MDF_group_shot.jpg?h=5e9da067&itok=hx6y5O6o)
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has formally launched the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII), a $111 million public-private partnership.
![ORNL Sign](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-11/ORNLsign.jpg?h=22d0129c&itok=YoZbTjCS)
Seven ORNL scientists have been named among the 2020 Highly Cited Researchers list, according to Clarivate, a data analytics firm that specializes in scientific and academic research.
![Blue sky above ORNL campus.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-11/ORNLCampus1_0.jpg?h=85f71c8f&itok=Bic6TXC0)
ORNL and three partnering institutions have received $4.2 million over three years to apply artificial intelligence to the advancement of complex systems in which human decision making could be enhanced via technology.