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Joining carbon fiber composites and aluminum for lightweight cars and other multi-material high-end products could become less expensive and the joints more robust because of a new method that harnesses a laser’s power and precision.
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![A 3D structure of the HIV-1 protease in cartoon representation with bound clinical drug darunavir (shown as sticks). A 3D structure of the HIV-1 protease in cartoon representation with bound clinical drug darunavir (shown as sticks).](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/16-G00322_Feature_Kovalevsky_ornlStory.jpg?itok=zB1CTsDr)
![ORNL Director Thom Mason congratulates UT-Battelle Scholarship recipient Ian Greeley. ORNL Director Thom Mason congratulates UT-Battelle Scholarship recipient Ian Greeley.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/utbschol16_crop.jpg?itok=PGr9LYNM)
![ORNL carbon fiber processing technology co-invented by Felix Paulauskas (left) has been licensed to RMX Technologies, represented by vice president for research and development Truman Bonds. ORNL carbon fiber processing technology co-invented by Felix Paulauskas (left) has been licensed to RMX Technologies, represented by vice president for research and development Truman Bonds.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/Paulauskas_Bonds.jpeg?itok=cgf4ivb7)
RMX Technologies of Knoxville, Tenn., and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have signed an exclusive licensing agreement for a new technology that dramatically reduces the time and energy needed in the production of carbon fiber. Lowering the ...
![Illustration showing structure of Bi2Se3-EuS bilayer film. (Image credit: ORNL/Jill Hemman) Illustration showing structure of Bi2Se3-EuS bilayer film. (Image credit: ORNL/Jill Hemman)](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/16-G00316_Lauter_ornlStory2.png?itok=w3Ag9nk7)
![The silo-shaped tower for the 25-megavolt Tandem Electrostatic Accelerator also serves as an ORNL landmark. The silo-shaped tower for the 25-megavolt Tandem Electrostatic Accelerator also serves as an ORNL landmark.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/holnt11-P02495.jpg?itok=_zGMhrTA)
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![An ORNL-led research team found the key to fast ion conduction in a solid electrolyte. Tiny features maximize ion transport pathways, represented by red and green. Image credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy An ORNL-led research team found the key to fast ion conduction in a solid electrolyte. Tiny features maximize ion transport pathways, represented by red and green. Image credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/LLTO%20AEM%20figure.jpg?itok=NWIp-9aa)
In a rechargeable battery, the electrolyte transports lithium ions from the negative to the positive electrode during discharging. The path of ionic flow reverses during recharging. The organic liquid electrolytes in commercial lithium-ion batteries are flammable and su...