Filter News
Area of Research
- (-) Fusion and Fission (4)
- Advanced Manufacturing (18)
- Biology and Environment (14)
- Building Technologies (1)
- Clean Energy (64)
- Fusion Energy (1)
- Isotopes (1)
- Materials (54)
- Materials for Computing (11)
- National Security (8)
- Neutron Science (7)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (2)
- Sensors and Controls (1)
- Supercomputing (15)
News Topics
- (-) Chemical Sciences (2)
- (-) Microscopy (1)
- (-) Security (1)
- Advanced Reactors (4)
- Biology (1)
- Computer Science (1)
- Critical Materials (1)
- Decarbonization (1)
- Energy Storage (2)
- Fossil Energy (1)
- Fusion (10)
- Grid (1)
- ITER (4)
- Materials (1)
- Materials Science (4)
- Nanotechnology (1)
- Neutron Science (1)
- Nuclear Energy (9)
- Partnerships (2)
- Simulation (1)
- Space Exploration (1)
- Sustainable Energy (1)
- Transportation (1)
Media Contacts
![Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered a tug-of-war strategy to enhance chemical separations needed to recover critical materials. Credit: Alex Ivanov/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2023-04/lanthanide.png?h=41c68e13&itok=KvT1ZLJo)
ORNL scientists combined two ligands, or metal-binding molecules, to target light and heavy lanthanides simultaneously for exceptionally efficient separation.
![Mars Rover 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2019-03/Mars_0.jpg?h=c44fcfa1&itok=gSstQOJO)
More than 50 current employees and recent retirees from ORNL received Department of Energy Secretary’s Honor Awards from Secretary Jennifer Granholm in January as part of project teams spanning the national laboratory system. The annual awards recognized 21 teams and three individuals for service and contributions to DOE’s mission and to the benefit of the nation.
![Larry Baylor, left, and Andrew Lupini have been elected fellows of the American Physical Society. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2021-10/APSfellows.jpg?h=e91a75a9&itok=rDVqiCkQ)
ORNL's Larry Baylor and Andrew Lupini have been elected fellows of the American Physical Society.
![Joseph Pickel has been elected a 2021 fellow of the American Chemical Society. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2021-08/2021-P05142_0.jpg?h=c74750f6&itok=uUGzy6GP)
Joseph Pickel has been elected a 2021 fellow of the American Chemical Society, or ACS. Pickel supports the Fusion and Fission Energy and Sciences Directorate as environment, safety and health