Filter News
Area of Research
News Topics
- (-) Coronavirus (1)
- (-) Quantum Science (2)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (2)
- Bioenergy (1)
- Biology (1)
- Chemical Sciences (1)
- Climate Change (2)
- Composites (1)
- Computer Science (2)
- Cybersecurity (1)
- Energy Storage (1)
- Environment (1)
- Frontier (1)
- Fusion (1)
- High-Performance Computing (2)
- ITER (1)
- Materials (3)
- Microscopy (4)
- Nanotechnology (3)
- Neutron Science (1)
- Polymers (1)
- Quantum Computing (2)
Media Contacts
![Sergei Kalinin](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2021-05/2019-P00127%20%281%29.jpg?h=49ab6177&itok=anhrhQ-g)
Sergei Kalinin, a scientist and inventor at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a fellow of the Microscopy Society of America professional society.
![ORNL has modeled the spike protein that binds the novel coronavirus to a human cell for better understanding of the dynamics of COVID-19. Credit: Stephan Irle/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2021-02/toc_notext_0.png?h=3474dc74&itok=zSrqLz3F)
To better understand the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have harnessed the power of supercomputers to accurately model the spike protein that binds the novel coronavirus to a human cell receptor.