Filter News
Area of Research
- (-) Biological Systems (2)
- (-) Materials for Computing (5)
- (-) Quantum information Science (1)
- Advanced Manufacturing (4)
- Biology and Environment (130)
- Biology and Soft Matter (1)
- Clean Energy (96)
- Climate and Environmental Systems (5)
- Computational Biology (2)
- Computational Engineering (2)
- Computer Science (2)
- Electricity and Smart Grid (1)
- Functional Materials for Energy (1)
- Fusion and Fission (6)
- Fusion Energy (1)
- Isotope Development and Production (1)
- Isotopes (10)
- Materials (40)
- Mathematics (1)
- National Security (11)
- Neutron Science (25)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (9)
- Supercomputing (79)
News Topics
- (-) Bioenergy (4)
- (-) Biomedical (3)
- (-) Composites (1)
- (-) Environment (1)
- (-) Space Exploration (1)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (4)
- Biology (1)
- Chemical Sciences (4)
- Climate Change (1)
- Computer Science (13)
- Coronavirus (3)
- Cybersecurity (2)
- Decarbonization (1)
- Energy Storage (4)
- Grid (1)
- Isotopes (1)
- Materials (10)
- Materials Science (15)
- Microscopy (6)
- Nanotechnology (8)
- National Security (1)
- Neutron Science (5)
- Physics (1)
- Polymers (6)
- Quantum Computing (1)
- Quantum Science (12)
- Security (1)
- Simulation (1)
- Summit (1)
- Sustainable Energy (6)
- Transportation (5)
Media Contacts
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists identified a gene “hotspot” in the poplar tree that triggers dramatically increased root growth. The discovery supports development of better bioenergy crops and other plants that can thrive in difficult conditions while storing more carbon belowground.
Tackling the climate crisis and achieving an equitable clean energy future are among the biggest challenges of our time.
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.
Researchers at ORNL designed a novel polymer to bind and strengthen silica sand for binder jet additive manufacturing, a 3D-printing method used by industries for prototyping and part production.
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee designed and demonstrated a method to make carbon-based materials that can be used as electrodes compatible with a specific semiconductor circuitry.
Four research teams from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and their technologies have received 2020 R&D 100 Awards.
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new method to peer deep into the nanostructure of biomaterials without damaging the sample. This novel technique can confirm structural features in starch, a carbohydrate important in biofuel production.
While studying the genes in poplar trees that control callus formation, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have uncovered genetic networks at the root of tumor formation in several human cancers.