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![Nuclear — Seeing inside particles](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-04/Kernels-nuclear%20materials-2_0.jpg?h=ae51ec69&itok=_AWiopZz)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers working on neutron imaging capabilities for nuclear materials have developed a process for seeing the inside of uranium particles – without cutting them open.
![UT-Battelle donates $10,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-04/image001_0.jpg?h=4c1fc98e&itok=f9EzrQGz)
UT-Battelle, the managing contractor of Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy, has donated $10,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, providing 30,000 meals for those in need.
![Oak Ridge National Laboratory entrance sign](/themes/custom/ornl/images/default-thumbnail.jpg)
UT-Battelle, the managing contractor of Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy, and ORNL staff members have raised $15,000 to assist the victims of the tornadoes that struck Middle Tennessee on March 3.
![Short-leafed spring beauties are among the Oak Ridge Reservation flora than can be spotted on this season’s Nature Walks. Photo: Trent Jett](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-03/spring%20beauty200_0.jpg?h=b8aae163&itok=W70487kz)
On the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR), located in East Tennessee, more than 1100 vascular plants, 72 fish, 34 mammals and over 200 bird species have been observed.
![Coronavirus research](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-03/still_original.png?h=d1cb525d&itok=0Md1n6Ct)
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have used Summit, the world’s most powerful and smartest supercomputer, to identify 77 small-molecule drug compounds that might warrant further study in the fight
![A team of scientists may have discovered a new family of antidotes for certain poisons that can mitigate their effects more efficiently compared with existing remedies. Credit: Andrey Kovalevsky/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-02/01a%20-%20Biochemistry-Antidote1_2.jpg?h=17baf361&itok=FfTYSl6k)
In the most comprehensive, structure-based approach to date, a team of scientists may have discovered a new family of antidotes for certain poisons that can mitigate their effects more efficiently compared with existing remedies.
![A preliminary study by ORNL and GRIDSMART shows promise of a new system to keep trucks moving through intersections and reduce fuel consumption. Credit: Thomas Karnowski/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-02/02%20-%20Truck-intersection_2.png?h=3f2bfcb7&itok=W1t_FWJ9)
Large trucks lumbering through congested cities could become more fuel efficient simply by not having to stop at so many traffic lights.
![ORNL’s modeling tool simulates the energy efficiency of buildings by automating data received from satellite images. The tool was tested on buildings in the Chattanooga area. Credit: Joshua New/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-02/03%20-%20Building_energy_model_graphic_2.png?h=fa1600d0&itok=lqbMnrQz)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a modeling tool that identifies cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities in existing buildings across the United States.
![Polymer self-assembly at the liquid-liquid interface in real time](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-02/descent.png?h=d1cb525d&itok=rz3eSM-H)
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 27, 2020 — Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee achieved a rare look at the inner workings of polymer self-assembly at an oil-water interface to advance materials for neuromorphic computing and bio-inspired technologies.
![Moe Khaleel (left), associate laboratory director of ORNL’s Energy and Environmental Sciences Directorate, presents a symbolic check to Pellissippi State Community College President L. Anthony Wise Jr.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-02/PSCC_5K200_0.jpg?h=5185f460&itok=aAWV4z7Q)
UT-Battelle, the managing contractor of Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the US Department of Energy, has donated $5,000 to the Pellissippi State Community College Foundation to advance STEM education for community college students across East Tennessee.