Filter News
Area of Research
- (-) National Security (57)
- (-) Nuclear Science and Technology (19)
- (-) Supercomputing (72)
- Advanced Manufacturing (8)
- Biological Systems (2)
- Biology and Environment (60)
- Clean Energy (80)
- Computational Biology (1)
- Computational Engineering (1)
- Computer Science (8)
- Electricity and Smart Grid (1)
- Fuel Cycle Science and Technology (1)
- Functional Materials for Energy (1)
- Fusion and Fission (13)
- Fusion Energy (8)
- Isotope Development and Production (1)
- Isotopes (3)
- Materials (114)
- Materials Characterization (1)
- Materials for Computing (19)
- Materials Under Extremes (1)
- Neutron Science (106)
- Nuclear Systems Modeling, Simulation and Validation (1)
- Quantum information Science (3)
- Sensors and Controls (1)
- Transportation Systems (1)
News Topics
- (-) Advanced Reactors (13)
- (-) Artificial Intelligence (45)
- (-) Bioenergy (11)
- (-) Cybersecurity (23)
- (-) Materials Science (20)
- (-) National Security (36)
- (-) Neutron Science (19)
- (-) Security (14)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (10)
- Big Data (23)
- Biology (14)
- Biomedical (19)
- Biotechnology (3)
- Buildings (4)
- Chemical Sciences (5)
- Climate Change (20)
- Computer Science (105)
- Coronavirus (16)
- Critical Materials (3)
- Decarbonization (6)
- Energy Storage (9)
- Environment (26)
- Exascale Computing (24)
- Frontier (29)
- Fusion (10)
- Grid (11)
- High-Performance Computing (42)
- Isotopes (7)
- Machine Learning (23)
- Materials (16)
- Mathematics (1)
- Microscopy (7)
- Molten Salt (5)
- Nanotechnology (11)
- Net Zero (1)
- Nuclear Energy (42)
- Partnerships (5)
- Physics (11)
- Polymers (2)
- Quantum Computing (19)
- Quantum Science (25)
- Simulation (15)
- Software (1)
- Space Exploration (8)
- Summit (43)
- Sustainable Energy (12)
- Transformational Challenge Reactor (3)
- Transportation (8)
Media Contacts
On Feb. 15, 2024, the one billionth item, also known as an “occupancy,” was scanned at the Port of Aqaba, Jordan, one of the early sites where radiation detection equipment was installed. This milestone shows the extent of countries committed to preventing the spread of radioactive material through the amount of data volunteered to ORNL for continuous improvement. As adversaries push the limits of smuggling dangerous material, this collaboration pushes back through science-backed analysis.
Jack Orebaugh, a forensic anthropology major at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has a big heart for families with missing loved ones. When someone disappears in an area of dense vegetation, search and recovery efforts can be difficult, especially when a missing person’s last location is unknown. Recognizing the agony of not knowing what happened to a family or friend, Orebaugh decided to use his internship at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to find better ways to search for lost and deceased people using cameras and drones.
A team of computational scientists at ORNL has generated and released datasets of unprecedented scale that provide the ultraviolet visible spectral properties of over 10 million organic molecules.
Research performed by a team, including scientists from ORNL and Argonne National Laboratory, has resulted in a Best Paper Award at the 19th IEEE International Conference on eScience.
Digital twins are exactly what they sound like: virtual models of physical reality that continuously update to reflect changes in the real world.
ORNL is home to the world's fastest exascale supercomputer, Frontier, which was built in part to facilitate energy-efficient and scalable AI-based algorithms and simulations.
ORNL has joined a global consortium of scientists from federal laboratories, research institutes, academia and industry to address the challenges of building large-scale artificial intelligence systems and advancing trustworthy and reliable AI for
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.
The world’s first exascale supercomputer will help scientists peer into the future of global climate change and open a window into weather patterns that could affect the world a generation from now.
Scientists at ORNL used their expertise in quantum biology, artificial intelligence and bioengineering to improve how CRISPR Cas9 genome editing tools work on organisms like microbes that can be modified to produce renewable fuels and chemicals.