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![Arthur Baddorf Arthur Baddorf](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/Baddorf200%20r1.jpg?itok=fNaNjcnA)
Arthur Baddorf and An-Ping Li, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have been named fellows of the American Vacuum Society. AVS fellowship is a selective and prestigious honor reserved for members
![Researcher Ryan McManamay holds a lake sturgeon in ORNL's Aquatic Ecology Laboratory. Researcher Ryan McManamay holds a lake sturgeon in ORNL's Aquatic Ecology Laboratory.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/McManamy200_0.jpg?itok=jVwttc8c)
Growing up in South Carolina, Ryan McManamay enjoyed a nature-rich upbringing. Both of his parents are retired teachers from the public school system and instilled in him early an appreciation for immersive learning as well as a love of the outdoors. His father, a biology teacher,...
![A combination of X-ray and neutron scattering has revealed new insights into how a highly efficient industrial enzyme is used to break down cellulose. Knowing how oxygen molecules (red) bind to catalytic elements (illustrated by a single copper ion). A combination of X-ray and neutron scattering has revealed new insights into how a highly efficient industrial enzyme is used to break down cellulose. Knowing how oxygen molecules (red) bind to catalytic elements (illustrated by a single copper ion).](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/16-G01779_ODell_web_0.png?itok=Itii1kyV)
![Ben Doughty Ben Doughty](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/Ben_Doughty_-_Laser_spectroscopist_-_YouTube.jpg?itok=AeMCjq6u)
![Claus Daniel, director of the Sustainable Transportation program at ORNL. Photo by Carlos Jones, ORNL. Claus Daniel, director of the Sustainable Transportation program at ORNL. Photo by Carlos Jones, ORNL.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/claus16-P07076.jpg?itok=ybLvpBHM)
Claus Daniel was initially attracted to the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory by its reputation as a world leader in materials research. What has kept him at the lab is the opportunity to work with experts across many disciplines using the latest tools to convey ba...
![ORNL Image](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2017-P03965_0.jpg?itok=I58hewcC)
Xin Sun spent her early career helping define a new scientific field, and now she plans to use her technical and managerial experience to expand the capabilities of Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL) Energy and Transportation Science Division (ETSD) as she steps in as division director. Xin t...
![As neutrons (blue line) scatter off the graphene-like honeycomb material, they produce a magnetic Majorana fermion (green wave) that moves through the material disrupting or breaking apart magnetic interactions between “spinning” electrons. As neutrons (blue line) scatter off the graphene-like honeycomb material, they produce a magnetic Majorana fermion (green wave) that moves through the material disrupting or breaking apart magnetic interactions between “spinning” electrons.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/17-G00760_Science_Press.png?itok=0gPcfaBx)
Neutron scattering has revealed in unprecedented detail new insights into the exotic magnetic behavior of a material that, with a fuller understanding, could pave the way for quantum calculations far beyond the limits of the ones and zeros of a computer’s binary code. ...
![Eck Cylinder Head Eck Cylinder Head](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/EckCylinderHead_0.jpg?itok=aScaSG23)
Wisconsin’s Eck Industries has signed an exclusive license for the commercialization of a cerium-aluminum (Ce-Al) alloy co-developed by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory that is ideal for creating lightweight, strong componen...
![A novel approach developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory could streamline processes for locating oil and natural gas in shale. A novel approach developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory could streamline processes for locating oil and natural gas in shale.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/01%20Better_oil_gas_seeking.jpg?itok=bZ9kOIDY)
Finding optimal locations for extracting petroleum and natural gas from shale could become more economical and efficient thanks to a new approach developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The research team combined two existing statistical models and applied them to publicly availab...
![ORNL’s Sergei Kalinin and Rama Vasudevan (far left) used scanning probe microscopy to discover inseparable interplay between bulk ferroelectricity and surface electrochemistry in a 30-nanometer-thick film of barium titanate. ORNL’s Sergei Kalinin and Rama Vasudevan (far left) used scanning probe microscopy to discover inseparable interplay between bulk ferroelectricity and surface electrochemistry in a 30-nanometer-thick film of barium titanate.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/02%20Inseparable_states_matter.jpg?itok=0IXX7oAc)