Filter News
Area of Research
News Topics
- (-) Exascale Computing (4)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (6)
- Advanced Reactors (1)
- Artificial Intelligence (7)
- Big Data (7)
- Bioenergy (17)
- Biology (21)
- Biomedical (5)
- Biotechnology (2)
- Buildings (12)
- Chemical Sciences (6)
- Clean Water (5)
- Climate Change (24)
- Composites (3)
- Computer Science (13)
- Coronavirus (7)
- Critical Materials (3)
- Cybersecurity (3)
- Decarbonization (15)
- Energy Storage (8)
- Environment (30)
- Frontier (4)
- Fusion (4)
- Grid (6)
- High-Performance Computing (11)
- Hydropower (8)
- Irradiation (1)
- Isotopes (2)
- ITER (1)
- Machine Learning (6)
- Materials (19)
- Materials Science (7)
- Mercury (1)
- Microscopy (10)
- Nanotechnology (5)
- National Security (10)
- Net Zero (2)
- Neutron Science (5)
- Nuclear Energy (3)
- Partnerships (2)
- Physics (3)
- Polymers (2)
- Quantum Computing (5)
- Quantum Science (5)
- Security (2)
- Simulation (5)
- Space Exploration (3)
- Summit (5)
- Sustainable Energy (19)
- Transportation (5)
Media Contacts
![A simulation of the planet from the DOE Energy Exascale Earth System Model, one of the large-scale models incorporated in the Earth System Grid Federation led by DOE’s Oak Ridge, Argonne and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories. Credit: LLNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-10/E3SM%20nAtlHurricanesTake2.0557_trsp.png?h=4fe6ae66&itok=WSM8rX_c)
The Earth System Grid Federation, a multi-agency initiative that gathers and distributes data for top-tier projections of the Earth’s climate, is preparing a series of upgrades.
![Researchers used quantum Monte Carlo calculations to accurately render the structure and electronic properties of germanium selenide, a semiconducting nanomaterial. Credit: Paul Kent/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-09/ECP-storytip_0.png?h=e58db2e8&itok=ZzbB2Z-f)
A multi-lab research team led by ORNL's Paul Kent is developing a computer application called QMCPACK to enable precise and reliable predictions of the fundamental properties of materials critical in energy research.
![ORNL biogeochemist Teri O’Meara is focused on improving how coastal systems are represented in global climate models, enabling better predictions about the future of these critical ecosystems. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-03/2022-P00647_0.jpg?h=8f9cfe54&itok=0G7wpXG6)
Surrounded by the mountains of landlocked Tennessee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Teri O’Meara is focused on understanding the future of the vitally important ecosystems lining the nation’s coasts.
![The Energy Exascale Earth System Model project reliably simulates aspects of earth system variability and projects decadal changes that will critically impact the U.S. energy sector in the future. A new version of the model delivers twice the performance of its predecessor. Credit: E3SM, Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-01/E3SM_0.jpg?h=d5571230&itok=lKS66vCl)
A new version of the Energy Exascale Earth System Model, or E3SM, is two times faster than an earlier version released in 2018.