Filter News
Area of Research
- (-) Clean Energy (1)
- (-) Isotopes (1)
- Advanced Manufacturing (1)
- Biology and Environment (2)
- Computational Biology (1)
- Fusion and Fission (1)
- Fusion Energy (7)
- Materials (3)
- Materials for Computing (1)
- Neutron Science (2)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (5)
- Nuclear Systems Modeling, Simulation and Validation (1)
- Supercomputing (6)
News Topics
- (-) Biomedical (2)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (23)
- Artificial Intelligence (1)
- Big Data (1)
- Bioenergy (2)
- Biology (2)
- Biotechnology (1)
- Buildings (13)
- Chemical Sciences (1)
- Clean Water (4)
- Climate Change (6)
- Composites (9)
- Computer Science (9)
- Coronavirus (2)
- Critical Materials (4)
- Decarbonization (4)
- Energy Storage (22)
- Environment (15)
- Grid (15)
- High-Performance Computing (1)
- Hydropower (2)
- Irradiation (1)
- Isotopes (3)
- Machine Learning (2)
- Materials (13)
- Materials Science (9)
- Mathematics (1)
- Mercury (1)
- Microscopy (2)
- Nanotechnology (1)
- Net Zero (1)
- Nuclear Energy (1)
- Polymers (5)
- Simulation (1)
- Space Exploration (3)
- Statistics (1)
- Sustainable Energy (27)
- Transportation (26)
Media Contacts
![Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory probed the chemistry of radium to gain key insights on advancing cancer treatments using radiation therapy. Credit: Adam Malin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-09/radium_0.jpg?h=dbdf53bf&itok=dMlhyVKO)
Researchers at ORNL explored radium’s chemistry to advance cancer treatments using ionizing radiation.
![Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Halil Tekinalp combines silanes and polylactic acid to create supertough renewable plastic. Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Halil Tekinalp combines silanes and polylactic acid to create supertough renewable plastic.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/02%20Materials-Supertough_bioplastic.jpg?itok=64jAyN8y)
A novel method developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory creates supertough renewable plastic with improved manufacturability. Working with polylactic acid, a biobased plastic often used in packaging, textiles, biomedical implants and 3D printing, the research team added tiny amo...