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Retired Sustainable Transportation Program director Ron Graves leaves innovation legacy

Sitting in the driver’s seat comes naturally to Ron Graves, the recently retired head of ORNL’s Sustainable Transportation Program. Graves has logged more than 100 days on national racetracks such as Daytona, Road Atlanta and Pocono and routinely reaches speeds of 175 mph in high-performance driv...

A 3-D-printed trim tool developed by ORNL and Boeing to be used in building Boeing’s 777X passenger jet has received the title of largest solid 3D printed item by Guinness World Records. (Photo by Carlos Jones)

A 3-D printed trim-and-drill tool, developed by ORNL researchers and to be evaluated at The Boeing Company, has received the title of largest solid 3-Dprinted item by Guinness World Records.

ORNL printed the lower cost trim tool in only 30 hours using carbon fiber and thermoplastic composite mate...