Filter News
Area of Research
- Advanced Manufacturing (1)
- Biological Systems (1)
- Biology and Environment (46)
- Clean Energy (101)
- Climate and Environmental Systems (1)
- Computational Biology (1)
- Computational Engineering (1)
- Computer Science (3)
- Electricity and Smart Grid (1)
- Fusion and Fission (3)
- Isotopes (5)
- Materials (27)
- Materials for Computing (5)
- National Security (20)
- Neutron Science (15)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (3)
- Quantum information Science (2)
- Sensors and Controls (1)
- Supercomputing (24)
- Transportation Systems (2)
News Type
News Topics
- (-) Bioenergy (56)
- (-) Biomedical (39)
- (-) Cybersecurity (26)
- (-) Grid (44)
- (-) Mercury (9)
- (-) Transportation (73)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (89)
- Advanced Reactors (26)
- Artificial Intelligence (54)
- Big Data (32)
- Biology (62)
- Biotechnology (15)
- Buildings (45)
- Chemical Sciences (52)
- Clean Water (22)
- Climate Change (62)
- Composites (23)
- Computer Science (114)
- Coronavirus (34)
- Critical Materials (25)
- Decarbonization (47)
- Education (3)
- Element Discovery (1)
- Energy Storage (88)
- Environment (119)
- Exascale Computing (14)
- Fossil Energy (2)
- Frontier (19)
- Fusion (33)
- High-Performance Computing (50)
- Hydropower (8)
- Irradiation (2)
- Isotopes (35)
- ITER (6)
- Machine Learning (32)
- Materials (103)
- Materials Science (100)
- Mathematics (7)
- Microelectronics (1)
- Microscopy (36)
- Molten Salt (8)
- Nanotechnology (44)
- National Security (37)
- Net Zero (7)
- Neutron Science (87)
- Nuclear Energy (61)
- Partnerships (31)
- Physics (44)
- Polymers (26)
- Quantum Computing (16)
- Quantum Science (40)
- Renewable Energy (1)
- Security (19)
- Simulation (21)
- Space Exploration (13)
- Statistics (2)
- Summit (29)
- Sustainable Energy (89)
- Transformational Challenge Reactor (4)
Media Contacts
A new technical collaboration program at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory will help businesses develop and launch electric grid innovations. Sponsored by the Transformer Resilience and Advanced Components program in DOE’s Office of Electricity, the initiative will provide companies with access to national laboratory resources, enabling them to capture market opportunities.
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.
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.
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.
Brian Sanders is focused on impactful, multidisciplinary science at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, developing solutions for everything from improved imaging of plant-microbe interactions that influence ecosystem health to advancing new treatments for cancer and viral infections.
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have opened a new virtual library where visitors can check out waveforms instead of books. So far, more than 350 users worldwide have utilized the library, which provides vital understanding of an increasingly complex grid.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have developed a method leveraging artificial intelligence to accelerate the identification of environmentally friendly solvents for industrial carbon capture, biomass processing, rechargeable batteries and other applications.
Researchers at ORNL have successfully demonstrated the first 270-kW wireless power transfer to a light-duty electric vehicle. The demonstration used a Porsche Taycan and was conducted in collaboration with Volkswagen Group of America using the ORNL-developed polyphase wireless charging system.
John Lagergren, a staff scientist in Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Plant Systems Biology group, is using his expertise in applied math and machine learning to develop neural networks to quickly analyze the vast amounts of data on plant traits amassed at ORNL’s Advanced Plant Phenotyping Laboratory.
Researchers at ORNL are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the use of renewable energy and capturing airborne carbon dioxide.