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![J. Bryan Lyles](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/JBLyles200.jpg?h=49cfbb8f&itok=qwzVwcgM)
J. Bryan Lyles, a researcher at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been recognized by two professional societies for his achievements in computational science. Lyles, who works in the Computational Sciences & Engineering Division's ...
![Jeffrey S. Vetter Jeffrey S. Vetter](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/Vetter200.jpg?itok=nKkeL5vu)
![With Piranha, Almeria Analytics can make sense of vast amounts of data in mere minutes. With Piranha, Almeria Analytics can make sense of vast amounts of data in mere minutes.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/1%20almeria%20license%20tip.jpg?itok=gJYv5_6C)
![ORNL’s wireless sensor network provides researchers with an accurate index of population density in half-hour increments. ORNL’s wireless sensor network provides researchers with an accurate index of population density in half-hour increments.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/2%20cellular%20tip%203_0.jpg?itok=Jf4Gey5t)
![ORNL’s novel, nontoxic fluorescent air leak detection system uses a vitamin- and water-based solution to quickly locate cracks in occupied buildings without damaging property. ORNL’s novel, nontoxic fluorescent air leak detection system uses a vitamin- and water-based solution to quickly locate cracks in occupied buildings without damaging property.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/3%20b2_thumb.jpg?itok=b-7dl2bV)
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a novel, nontoxic fluorescent air leak detection system that can find cracks in walls and roofs in existing and new buildings. In laboratory experiments, ORNL’s Diana Hun and Brenda Smith used an off-the-shelf humidifier ...
![Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Tim Burress works with a prototype motor that generates 75 percent more power than comparable commercial motors without the use of rare earth materials. Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Tim Burress works with a prototype motor that generates 75 percent more power than comparable commercial motors without the use of rare earth materials.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/4%20motors%20story%20tip.jpg?itok=Y6iO2iXA)
A new motor developed by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory achieved 75 percent higher power than a comparably sized commercial motor for electric vehicles. The prototype motor uses ferrite, iron-based, permanent magnets instead of the expensive imported rare earth perma...
![ORNL scientists developed a new microscopy technique that provides high-resolution images of nanomaterial behavior thousands of times faster than current techniques. ORNL scientists developed a new microscopy technique that provides high-resolution images of nanomaterial behavior thousands of times faster than current techniques.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/5%20faster%20scanning%20tip%201.jpg?itok=uHCHi9Xq)
![Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers Sara Jawdy (left) and Lee Gunter evaluate the growth of rice plants carrying a genetic mechanism that reduces lignin and increases flavonoids. Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers Sara Jawdy (left) and Lee Gunter evaluate the growth of rice plants carrying a genetic mechanism that reduces lignin and increases flavonoids.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/6%20jawdy_gunter_2016_Forage_Genetics.jpg?itok=f1snz54G)
Livestock may soon be getting more nutrition from forage feed thanks to an invention from the BioEnergy Science Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and partners at the University of Tennessee and West Virginia University. Working with a population of poplar trees, the scientis...
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Seven researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
![Bill Strunk received the ORNL Director's Award for Outstanding Individual Accomplishment in Science and Technology. Bill Strunk received the ORNL Director's Award for Outstanding Individual Accomplishment in Science and Technology.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/BillStrunk200_0.jpg?itok=ZzSEXwP2)
Bill Strunk of Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Nuclear Science and Engineering Directorate has received the ORNL Director’s Award for Outstanding Individual Accomplishment in Science and Technology. ORNL Director Thom Mason presented the top researcher award to S...