Filter News
Area of Research
- (-) Neutron Science (4)
- Advanced Manufacturing (1)
- Biology and Environment (9)
- Clean Energy (9)
- Climate and Environmental Systems (1)
- Computational Engineering (1)
- Computer Science (10)
- Fusion and Fission (1)
- Materials (8)
- National Security (9)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (1)
- Quantum information Science (3)
- Supercomputing (55)
News Type
News Topics
- (-) Artificial Intelligence (1)
- (-) Computer Science (2)
- (-) Quantum Science (1)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (2)
- Big Data (1)
- Bioenergy (3)
- Biology (1)
- Biomedical (4)
- Biotechnology (1)
- Chemical Sciences (1)
- Clean Water (2)
- Composites (1)
- Coronavirus (1)
- Decarbonization (1)
- Energy Storage (4)
- Environment (5)
- Fossil Energy (1)
- High-Performance Computing (1)
- Machine Learning (2)
- Materials (7)
- Materials Science (6)
- Microscopy (1)
- Nanotechnology (3)
- Neutron Science (46)
- Nuclear Energy (2)
- Physics (4)
- Space Exploration (1)
- Sustainable Energy (1)
- Transportation (2)
Media Contacts
Neutron experiments can take days to complete, requiring researchers to work long shifts to monitor progress and make necessary adjustments. But thanks to advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning, experiments can now be done remotely and in half the time.
ORNL computer scientist Catherine Schuman returned to her alma mater, Harriman High School, to lead Hour of Code activities and talk to students about her job as a researcher.
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.
Researchers used neutron scattering at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Spallation Neutron Source to investigate bizarre magnetic behavior, believed to be a possible quantum spin liquid rarely found in a three-dimensional material. QSLs are exotic states of matter where magnetism continues to fluctuate at low temperatures instead of “freezing” into aligned north and south poles as with traditional magnets.