Filter News
Area of Research
News Type
News Topics
- (-) Climate Change (33)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (20)
- Advanced Reactors (3)
- Artificial Intelligence (14)
- Big Data (9)
- Bioenergy (41)
- Biology (59)
- Biomedical (16)
- Biotechnology (11)
- Buildings (4)
- Chemical Sciences (31)
- Clean Water (10)
- Composites (7)
- Computer Science (30)
- Coronavirus (12)
- Critical Materials (8)
- Cybersecurity (5)
- Decarbonization (22)
- Energy Storage (29)
- Environment (81)
- Exascale Computing (6)
- Frontier (6)
- Fusion (5)
- Grid (6)
- High-Performance Computing (21)
- Hydropower (5)
- Irradiation (1)
- Isotopes (11)
- ITER (1)
- Machine Learning (10)
- Materials (64)
- Materials Science (58)
- Mathematics (3)
- Mercury (6)
- Microscopy (26)
- Molten Salt (2)
- Nanotechnology (32)
- National Security (5)
- Net Zero (3)
- Neutron Science (31)
- Nuclear Energy (12)
- Partnerships (12)
- Physics (26)
- Polymers (11)
- Quantum Computing (2)
- Quantum Science (10)
- Renewable Energy (2)
- Security (3)
- Simulation (14)
- Space Exploration (1)
- Summit (11)
- Sustainable Energy (30)
- Transformational Challenge Reactor (3)
- Transportation (8)
Media Contacts
ORNL's Climate Change Science Institute and the Georgia Institute of Technology hosted a Southeast Decarbonization Workshop in November that drew scientists and representatives from government, industry, non-profits and other organizations to
Scientists at ORNL used their knowledge of complex ecosystem processes, energy systems, human dynamics, computational science and Earth-scale modeling to inform the nation’s latest National Climate Assessment, which draws attention to vulnerabilities and resilience opportunities in every region of the country.
A type of peat moss has surprised scientists with its climate resilience: Sphagnum divinum is actively speciating in response to hot, dry conditions.
To better understand important dynamics at play in flood-prone coastal areas, Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists working on simulations of Earth’s carbon and nutrient cycles paid a visit to experimentalists gathering data in a Texas wetland.
ORNL has been selected to lead an Energy Earthshot Research Center, or EERC, focused on developing chemical processes that use sustainable methods instead of burning fossil fuels to radically reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions to stem climate change and limit the crisis of a rapidly warming planet.
In 1993 as data managers at ORNL began compiling observations from field experiments for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the information fit on compact discs and was mailed to users along with printed manuals.
Bob Bolton may have moved to a southerly latitude at ORNL, but he is still stewarding scientific exploration in the Arctic, along with a project that helps amplify the voices of Alaskans who reside in a landscape on the front lines of climate change.
Wildfires are an ancient force shaping the environment, but they have grown in frequency, range and intensity in response to a changing climate. At ORNL, scientists are working on several fronts to better understand and predict these events and what they mean for the carbon cycle and biodiversity.
Wildfires have shaped the environment for millennia, but they are increasing in frequency, range and intensity in response to a hotter climate. The phenomenon is being incorporated into high-resolution simulations of the Earth’s climate by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, with a mission to better understand and predict environmental change.
An innovative and sustainable chemistry developed at ORNL for capturing carbon dioxide has been licensed to Holocene, a Knoxville-based startup focused on designing and building plants that remove carbon dioxide