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![Temperature is represented by different colors for this heat sink for a 50-kilowatt DC-to-DC converter with red being the hottest. Temperature is represented by different colors for this heat sink for a 50-kilowatt DC-to-DC converter with red being the hottest.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/3-D%20heat%20tip_0.jpg?itok=LlDjQU2S)
![Temperature is represented by different colors for this heat sink for a 50-kilowatt DC-to-DC converter with red being the hottest. Temperature is represented by different colors for this heat sink for a 50-kilowatt DC-to-DC converter with red being the hottest.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/inspections%20on%20the%20fly.png?itok=huO6X1rA)
Production run spot checks of materials for lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells could be a thing of the past because of a process developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The infrared/thermal nondestructive evaluation technique invented by a team led by David Wood examines key parameters such as porosity and thickness of the coating in real time without destroying product.
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![After running a simulation proving calcium-48 was a magic isotope, ORNL researchers were surprised to find experimental data and simulations that suggested calcium-52 was not magic, as expected. After running a simulation proving calcium-48 was a magic isotope, ORNL researchers were surprised to find experimental data and simulations that suggested calcium-52 was not magic, as expected.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/ca-52%20tip.jpg?itok=7gRqs68E)
![A 3-D printed table was manufactured using 10 percent bamboo fiber, an initial step toward sustainable practices using bio-derived materials A 3-D printed table was manufactured using 10 percent bamboo fiber, an initial step toward sustainable practices using bio-derived materials](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/bamboo%20table.jpg?itok=yYwObbdX)
![Future Formula E cars could be powered by batteries that feature up to 30 percent increased energy density. Future Formula E cars could be powered by batteries that feature up to 30 percent increased energy density.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/01%20batteries%20tip.jpg?itok=KDFrvFoY)
Drivers of Formula E cars may soon no longer have to change cars midway through the race, thanks to a battery coating technology developed by XALT Energy of Michigan and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. By depositing a nanoscale layer of alumina on oxide cathodes, researchers have incre...
![A superhydrophobic additive increases resistance to water, soiling and microbial growth. A superhydrophobic additive increases resistance to water, soiling and microbial growth.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/02%20roof%20tip.png?itok=44km-H8n)
An anti-soiling highly reflective and water-resistant roof coating developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and evaluated at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has produced encouraging results. The coating based on superhydrophobic particles resulted in only 3.3 and 4.9 percent r...
![This map depicts locations of trap states (in purple) in a hybrid perovskite film, with emission and overall photoexcitation distributions measured directly using multimodal ORNL optical imaging techniques. This map depicts locations of trap states (in purple) in a hybrid perovskite film, with emission and overall photoexcitation distributions measured directly using multimodal ORNL optical imaging techniques.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/03%20physics%20tip.png?itok=TWX1CAee)
![Microwave imaging (left) reveals conducting ferroelectric domain walls (right) in lead zirconate titanate. Before microwave microscopy, it was difficult to detect electrically conducting ferroelectric domains. Microwave imaging (left) reveals conducting ferroelectric domain walls (right) in lead zirconate titanate. Before microwave microscopy, it was difficult to detect electrically conducting ferroelectric domains.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/04%20a%20-%20dawn%20levy%20tip.png?itok=Oc4Zv81s)
![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...