Filter News
Area of Research
News Type
News Topics
- (-) 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (4)
- (-) Computer Science (6)
- (-) Machine Learning (1)
- (-) Materials Science (16)
- (-) Microscopy (3)
- (-) Polymers (2)
- (-) Sustainable Energy (5)
- Advanced Reactors (3)
- Artificial Intelligence (1)
- Bioenergy (4)
- Biomedical (1)
- Chemical Sciences (2)
- Climate Change (1)
- Composites (1)
- Critical Materials (2)
- Cybersecurity (1)
- Decarbonization (1)
- Energy Storage (4)
- Environment (3)
- Fusion (1)
- Isotopes (4)
- Materials (1)
- Molten Salt (1)
- Nanotechnology (11)
- National Security (1)
- Neutron Science (10)
- Nuclear Energy (7)
- Physics (6)
- Quantum Science (4)
- Space Exploration (1)
- Summit (1)
- Transformational Challenge Reactor (1)
- Transportation (1)
Media Contacts
Real-time measurements captured by researchers at ORNL provide missing insight into chemical separations to recover cobalt, a critical raw material used to make batteries and magnets for modern technologies.
Five researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been named ORNL Corporate Fellows in recognition of significant career accomplishments and continued leadership in their scientific fields.
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are advancing gas membrane materials to expand practical technology options for reducing industrial carbon emissions.
An ORNL team used a simple process to implant atoms precisely into the top layers of ultra-thin crystals, yielding two-sided structures with different chemical compositions.
A team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory synthesized a tiny structure with high surface area and discovered how its unique architecture drives ions across interfaces to transport energy or information.
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are refining their design of a 3D-printed nuclear reactor core, scaling up the additive manufacturing process necessary to build it, and developing methods
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 27, 2020 — Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee achieved a rare look at the inner workings of polymer self-assembly at an oil-water interface to advance materials for neuromorphic computing and bio-inspired technologies.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 19, 2020 — The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Tennessee Valley Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate a new generation of flexible, cost-effective advanced nuclear reactors.
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 12, 2020 -- Michael Brady, a researcher at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named fellow of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, or NACE International.
Energy storage startup SPARKZ Inc. has exclusively licensed five battery technologies from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed to eliminate cobalt metal in lithium-ion batteries. The advancement is aimed at accelerating the production of electric vehicles and energy storage solutions for the power grid.