Filter News
Area of Research
News Topics
- (-) Bioenergy (13)
- (-) Biomedical (8)
- (-) Cybersecurity (1)
- (-) Nanotechnology (4)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (9)
- Advanced Reactors (2)
- Artificial Intelligence (8)
- Big Data (3)
- Biology (14)
- Biotechnology (4)
- Buildings (2)
- Chemical Sciences (2)
- Clean Water (5)
- Climate Change (3)
- Computer Science (25)
- Coronavirus (2)
- Decarbonization (3)
- Energy Storage (8)
- Environment (29)
- Exascale Computing (3)
- Frontier (1)
- Fusion (1)
- Grid (2)
- High-Performance Computing (9)
- Isotopes (6)
- ITER (1)
- Machine Learning (1)
- Materials (4)
- Materials Science (7)
- Mercury (4)
- Microscopy (3)
- National Security (4)
- Neutron Science (10)
- Nuclear Energy (9)
- Physics (3)
- Polymers (1)
- Quantum Computing (1)
- Quantum Science (6)
- Security (2)
- Space Exploration (2)
- Summit (8)
- Sustainable Energy (8)
- Transportation (9)
Media Contacts
Students often participate in internships and receive formal training in their chosen career fields during college, but some pursue professional development opportunities even earlier.
Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a method to insert genes into a variety of microorganisms that previously would not accept foreign DNA, with the goal of creating custom microbes to break down plants for bioenergy.
Early career scientist Stephanie Galanie has applied her expertise in synthetic biology to a number of challenges in academia and private industry. She’s now bringing her skills in high-throughput bio- and analytical chemistry to accelerate research on feedstock crops as a Liane B. Russell Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Using artificial neural networks designed to emulate the inner workings of the human brain, deep-learning algorithms deftly peruse and analyze large quantities of data. Applying this technique to science problems can help unearth historically elusive solutions.
While studying the genes in poplar trees that control callus formation, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have uncovered genetic networks at the root of tumor formation in several human cancers.