Filter News
Area of Research
- Advanced Manufacturing (21)
- Biological Systems (1)
- Biology and Environment (29)
- Building Technologies (1)
- Clean Energy (137)
- Computational Biology (2)
- Computational Engineering (1)
- Fuel Cycle Science and Technology (1)
- Fusion and Fission (43)
- Fusion Energy (17)
- Isotope Development and Production (1)
- Isotopes (9)
- Materials (55)
- Materials for Computing (9)
- National Security (10)
- Neutron Science (25)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (38)
- Nuclear Systems Modeling, Simulation and Validation (2)
- Supercomputing (30)
- Transportation Systems (2)
News Type
News Topics
- (-) 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (119)
- (-) Advanced Reactors (32)
- (-) Biomedical (60)
- (-) Fusion (56)
- (-) Molten Salt (9)
- (-) Nuclear Energy (102)
- (-) Transportation (88)
- Artificial Intelligence (99)
- Big Data (54)
- Bioenergy (90)
- Biology (101)
- Biotechnology (23)
- Buildings (58)
- Chemical Sciences (71)
- Clean Water (30)
- Climate Change (98)
- Composites (28)
- Computer Science (190)
- Coronavirus (45)
- Critical Materials (28)
- Cybersecurity (34)
- Decarbonization (78)
- Education (5)
- Element Discovery (1)
- Emergency (2)
- Energy Storage (104)
- Environment (186)
- Exascale Computing (42)
- Fossil Energy (6)
- Frontier (43)
- Grid (63)
- High-Performance Computing (90)
- Hydropower (11)
- Irradiation (2)
- Isotopes (54)
- ITER (7)
- Machine Learning (48)
- Materials (141)
- Materials Science (136)
- Mathematics (9)
- Mercury (12)
- Microelectronics (4)
- Microscopy (47)
- Nanotechnology (54)
- National Security (68)
- Net Zero (13)
- Neutron Science (132)
- Partnerships (51)
- Physics (59)
- Polymers (29)
- Quantum Computing (38)
- Quantum Science (70)
- Renewable Energy (2)
- Security (25)
- Simulation (50)
- Software (1)
- Space Exploration (25)
- Statistics (3)
- Summit (60)
- Sustainable Energy (123)
- Transformational Challenge Reactor (7)
Media Contacts
Scientists at ORNL used neutrons to end a decades-long debate about an enzyme cancer uses.
A study led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory details how artificial intelligence researchers created an AI model to help identify new alloys used as shielding for housing fusion applications components in a nuclear reactor. The findings mark a major step towards improving nuclear fusion facilities.
After retiring from Y-12, Scott Abston joined the Isotope Science and Engineering Directorate to support isotope production and work with his former manager. He now leads a team maintaining critical equipment for medical and space applications. Abston finds fulfillment in mentoring his team and is pleased with his decision to continue working.
A new convergent manufacturing platform, developed in only five months at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is debuting at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, or IMTS, in Chicago, Sept. 9–12, 2024.
ORNL has partnered with Western Michigan University to advance intelligent road infrastructure through the development of new chip-enabled raised pavement markers. These innovative markers transmit lane-keeping information to passing vehicles, enhancing safety and enabling smarter driving in all weather conditions.
A team led by scientists at ORNL identified and demonstrated a method to process a plant-based material called nanocellulose that reduced energy needs by a whopping 21%, using simulations on the lab’s supercomputers and follow-on analysis.
ORNL is working with industry partners to develop a technique that combines 3D printing and conventional machining to produce large metal parts for clean energy applications. The project, known as Rapid Research on Universal Near Net Shape Fabrication Strategies for Expedited Runner Systems, or Rapid RUNNERS, recently received $15 million in funding from DOE.
ORNL is the lead partner on five research collaborations with private fusion companies in the 2024 cohort of the Innovation Network for FUSion Energy, or INFUSE, program. These collaborative projects are intended to resolve technical hurdles and develop enabling technologies to accelerate fusion energy research in the private sector.
Researchers for the first time documented the specific chemistry dynamics and structure of high-temperature liquid uranium trichloride salt, a potential nuclear fuel source for next-generation reactors.
Jeremiah Sewell leads a team at ORNL, working on xenon-129 production for lung imaging. Reflecting on his career, Sewell views each opportunity as a "door" he steps through, leveraging over 25 years of experience in nuclear power and centrifuge operations to advance the facility’s mission.