Filter News
Area of Research
- (-) Clean Energy (43)
- (-) National Security (6)
- (-) Supercomputing (35)
- Advanced Manufacturing (1)
- Biology and Environment (13)
- Climate and Environmental Systems (2)
- Computer Science (2)
- Energy Sciences (1)
- Fusion Energy (2)
- Materials (20)
- Materials for Computing (3)
- Neutron Science (7)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (4)
- Quantum information Science (1)
News Topics
- (-) Computer Science (40)
- (-) Cybersecurity (5)
- (-) Energy Storage (17)
- (-) Environment (22)
- (-) Machine Learning (7)
- (-) Mercury (1)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (21)
- Advanced Reactors (3)
- Artificial Intelligence (9)
- Big Data (10)
- Bioenergy (10)
- Biology (2)
- Biomedical (11)
- Biotechnology (1)
- Chemical Sciences (2)
- Clean Water (1)
- Climate Change (8)
- Composites (1)
- Coronavirus (15)
- Critical Materials (1)
- Decarbonization (1)
- Exascale Computing (3)
- Frontier (1)
- Fusion (1)
- Grid (10)
- High-Performance Computing (2)
- Isotopes (1)
- Materials (2)
- Materials Science (16)
- Mathematics (2)
- Microscopy (4)
- Molten Salt (1)
- Nanotechnology (5)
- National Security (2)
- Neutron Science (11)
- Nuclear Energy (4)
- Physics (3)
- Polymers (6)
- Quantum Science (10)
- Security (6)
- Space Exploration (1)
- Summit (16)
- Sustainable Energy (21)
- Transformational Challenge Reactor (2)
- Transportation (19)
Media Contacts
A team from the ORNL has conducted a series of experiments to gain a better understanding of quantum mechanics and pursue advances in quantum networking and quantum computing, which could lead to practical applications in cybersecurity and other areas.
Scientists at have experimentally demonstrated a novel cryogenic, or low temperature, memory cell circuit design based on coupled arrays of Josephson junctions, a technology that may be faster and more energy efficient than existing memory devices.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers created a geothermal energy storage system that could reduce peak electricity demand up to 37% in homes while helping balance grid operations.
To better determine the potential energy cost savings among connected homes, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a computer simulation to more accurately compare energy use on similar weather days.
Researchers at ORNL have developed a quantum chemistry simulation benchmark to evaluate the performance of quantum devices and guide the development of applications for future quantum computers.
Researchers across the scientific spectrum crave data, as it is essential to understanding the natural world and, by extension, accelerating scientific progress.
Scientists studying a valuable, but vulnerable, species of poplar have identified the genetic mechanism responsible for the species’ inability to resist a pervasive and deadly disease. Their finding, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could lead to more successful hybrid poplar varieties for increased biofuels and forestry production and protect native trees against infection.
Biologists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center have confirmed that microorganisms called methanogens can transform mercury into the neurotoxin methylmercury with varying efficiency across species.
Long-haul tractor trailers, often referred to as “18-wheelers,” transport everything from household goods to supermarket foodstuffs across the United States every year. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, these trucks moved more than 10 billion tons of goods—70.6 ...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have developed a crucial component for a new kind of low-cost stationary battery system utilizing common materials and designed for grid-scale electricity storage. Large, economical electricity storage systems can benefit the nation’s grid ...