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ORNL and three partnering institutions have received $4.2 million over three years to apply artificial intelligence to the advancement of complex systems in which human decision making could be enhanced via technology.
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory hosted the 17th annual Smoky Mountains Computational Sciences and Engineering Conference, or SMC, from August 26 to 28.
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In late July, staff from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory hosted the third annual International Conference on Neuromorphic Systems, or ICONS.
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Nearly 100 participants from government, industry and academia gathered at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory from January 22 to 24 for the inaugural Artificial Intelligence for Robust Engineering & Science, or AIRES, workshop.
![The students analyzed diatom images like this one to compare wild and genetically modified strains of these organisms. Credit: Alison Pawlicki/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Department of Energy.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2019-11/RI4362007.png?h=37702503&itok=9lQReLRe)
Students often participate in internships and receive formal training in their chosen career fields during college, but some pursue professional development opportunities even earlier.
![After studying the mixture of lead titanate and strontium titanate with x-ray diffraction imaging, the research team used machine learning techniques to identify two different phases at the nanoscale level: ferroelectric-ferroelastic (red, A) and polarization vortices (blue, V).](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2019-11/phase_mixture_graphic.png?h=f9efadb1&itok=hfg4Kx35)
Beyond solids, liquids, gases, plasma, and other examples only accessible under extreme conditions, scientists are constantly searching for other states of matter.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques have the potential to support medical decision-making, from diagnosing diseases to prescribing treatments.
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Materials scientists, electrical engineers, computer scientists, and other members of the neuromorphic computing community from industry, academia, and government agencies gathered in downtown Knoxville July 23–25 to talk about what comes next in
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A study led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory explored the interface between the Department of Veterans Affairs’ healthcare data system and the data itself to detect the likelihood of errors and designed an auto-surveillance tool