Filter News
Area of Research
- (-) Clean Energy (22)
- (-) Materials (19)
- Biology and Environment (8)
- Computer Science (1)
- Fusion and Fission (4)
- Fusion Energy (4)
- Isotopes (3)
- Materials for Computing (2)
- National Security (8)
- Neutron Science (8)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (19)
- Nuclear Systems Modeling, Simulation and Validation (1)
- Quantum information Science (2)
- Supercomputing (27)
News Type
News Topics
- (-) Biomedical (5)
- (-) Clean Water (1)
- (-) Computer Science (11)
- (-) Nuclear Energy (6)
- (-) Polymers (6)
- (-) Security (2)
- (-) Space Exploration (2)
- (-) Sustainable Energy (13)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (18)
- Advanced Reactors (3)
- Artificial Intelligence (3)
- Big Data (4)
- Bioenergy (4)
- Biology (2)
- Chemical Sciences (2)
- Climate Change (6)
- Composites (1)
- Coronavirus (8)
- Cybersecurity (3)
- Energy Storage (16)
- Environment (16)
- Exascale Computing (1)
- Grid (9)
- High-Performance Computing (1)
- Isotopes (4)
- Machine Learning (5)
- Materials (2)
- Materials Science (27)
- Mathematics (2)
- Mercury (1)
- Microscopy (6)
- Molten Salt (1)
- Nanotechnology (11)
- National Security (1)
- Neutron Science (7)
- Physics (8)
- Quantum Science (1)
- Summit (2)
- Transformational Challenge Reactor (2)
- Transportation (15)
Media Contacts
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.
If air taxis become a viable mode of transportation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have estimated they could reduce fuel consumption significantly while alleviating traffic congestion.
As ORNL’s fuel properties technical lead for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Co-Optimization of Fuel and Engines, or Co-Optima, initiative, Jim Szybist has been on a quest for the past few years to identify the most significant indicators for predicting how a fuel will perform in engines designed for light-duty vehicles such as passenger cars and pickup trucks.
Six ORNL scientists have been elected as fellows to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS.
The Transformational Challenge Reactor, or TCR, a microreactor built using 3D printing and other new advanced technologies, could be operational by 2024.
Four research teams from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and their technologies have received 2020 R&D 100 Awards.
About 60 years ago, scientists discovered that a certain rare earth metal-hydrogen mixture, yttrium, could be the ideal moderator to go inside small, gas-cooled nuclear reactors.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers used additive manufacturing to build a first-of-its kind smart wall called EMPOWER.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have discovered a cost-effective way to significantly improve the mechanical performance of common polymer nanocomposite materials.
A team led by ORNL created a computational model of the proteins responsible for the transformation of mercury to toxic methylmercury, marking a step forward in understanding how the reaction occurs and how mercury cycles through the environment.