Filter News
Area of Research
- (-) Fusion and Fission (29)
- (-) National Security (8)
- Advanced Manufacturing (7)
- Biological Systems (2)
- Biology and Environment (52)
- Clean Energy (63)
- Computational Biology (1)
- Computer Science (1)
- Electricity and Smart Grid (1)
- Functional Materials for Energy (1)
- Fusion Energy (15)
- Isotope Development and Production (1)
- Isotopes (2)
- Materials (111)
- Materials Characterization (1)
- Materials for Computing (18)
- Materials Under Extremes (1)
- Neutron Science (104)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (25)
- Nuclear Systems Modeling, Simulation and Validation (1)
- Quantum information Science (1)
- Supercomputing (35)
- Transportation Systems (1)
News Topics
- (-) Advanced Reactors (7)
- (-) Bioenergy (4)
- (-) Fusion (23)
- (-) Materials Science (7)
- (-) Neutron Science (5)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (5)
- Artificial Intelligence (13)
- Big Data (6)
- Biology (6)
- Biomedical (3)
- Biotechnology (1)
- Buildings (2)
- Chemical Sciences (6)
- Climate Change (5)
- Composites (1)
- Computer Science (21)
- Coronavirus (2)
- Critical Materials (1)
- Cybersecurity (19)
- Decarbonization (4)
- Energy Storage (6)
- Environment (7)
- Exascale Computing (2)
- Fossil Energy (1)
- Frontier (2)
- Grid (8)
- High-Performance Computing (6)
- Isotopes (1)
- ITER (6)
- Machine Learning (12)
- Materials (3)
- Microscopy (1)
- Nanotechnology (2)
- National Security (34)
- Net Zero (1)
- Nuclear Energy (31)
- Partnerships (7)
- Physics (2)
- Quantum Science (1)
- Security (13)
- Simulation (4)
- Space Exploration (1)
- Summit (2)
- Sustainable Energy (7)
- Transportation (4)
Media Contacts
Practical fusion energy is not just a dream at ORNL. Experts in fusion and material science are working together to develop solutions that will make a fusion pilot plant — and ultimately carbon-free, abundant fusion electricity — possible.
To achieve practical energy from fusion, extreme heat from the fusion system “blanket” component must be extracted safely and efficiently. ORNL fusion experts are exploring how tiny 3D-printed obstacles placed inside the narrow pipes of a custom-made cooling system could be a solution for removing heat from the blanket.
ORNL researchers used the nation’s fastest supercomputer to map the molecular vibrations of an important but little-studied uranium compound produced during the nuclear fuel cycle for results that could lead to a cleaner, safer world.
Tackling the climate crisis and achieving an equitable clean energy future are among the biggest challenges of our time.
ORNL scientists had a problem mapping the genomes of bacteria to better understand the origins of their physical traits and improve their function for bioenergy production.
ORNL and the Tennessee Valley Authority, or TVA, are joining forces to advance decarbonization technologies from discovery through deployment through a new memorandum of understanding, or MOU.
A new fusion record was announced February 9 in the United Kingdom: At the Joint European Torus, or JET, the team documented the generation of 59 megajoules of sustained fusion energy, more than doubling the
ORNL manages the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy Program, or INFUSE, with Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, to help the private sector find solutions to technical challenges that need to be resolved to make practical fusion energy a reality.
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.
Three ORNL scientists have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals.