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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...
![The GLIDES approach has the potential to change the way energy is stored. The GLIDES approach has the potential to change the way energy is stored.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/01%20-%20glides%20tip.jpg?itok=feaio682)
The gap between electricity generation and use could be narrowed with an Oak Ridge National Laboratory system that extracts energy from thin air. Actually, Ground-Level Integrated Diverse Energy Storage, or GLIDES, stores electricity mechanically in the form of compressed gas that disp...
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![ORNL’s dual-purpose coating potentially offers key advantages for fuel and core structures in light water reactors. ORNL’s dual-purpose coating potentially offers key advantages for fuel and core structures in light water reactors.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/03%20-%20nuclear%20tip.jpg?itok=quoPw3te)
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A successful test of 3D-printed thermoplastic molds demonstrates the potential of additive manufacturing in the tooling industry. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility collaborated with a team of industry partners to 3D-print and machine se...
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Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers specializing in environmental, biological and computational science are among 49 recipients of Department of Energy's Office of Science Early Career Research Program awards. The Early Career Research Program, now in its ...
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![ORNL researchers discovered that water in beryl displays some unique and unexpected characteristics. (Photo by Jeff Scovil) ORNL researchers discovered that water in beryl displays some unique and unexpected characteristics. (Photo by Jeff Scovil)](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/berylCoverImage_horz.jpg?itok=-RJN_yV9)
![SuperORRUBA detectors like the one being connected by ORNL researcher Kelly Chipps will play a big role in the JENSA experiment at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory. (ORNL photo by Jason Richards)](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/2016-P02067.jpg?h=b6236d98&itok=AGcZ7R8h)
Physicists studying stellar explosions, the origin of life and just about everything in between could gain light years in precision because of a system inspired by a team led by Kelly Chipps of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. As the sophistication of rad...