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![Sophie Voisin, an ORNL software engineer, was part of a team that won a 2014 R&D 100 Award for work on Intelligent Software for a Personalized Modeling of Expert Opinions, Decisions and Errors in Visual Examination Tasks. Credit: Jason Richards/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-08/algo-crop2.jpg?h=384d27f0&itok=qfe3b2Fx)
Cameras see the world differently than humans. Resolution, equipment, lighting, distance and atmospheric conditions can impact how a person interprets objects on a photo.
![Data from different sources are joined on platforms created by ORNL researchers to offer better information for decision makers. Credit: ORNL/Nathan Armistead](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-07/COVID%20dashboards%20story%20graphic_0.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=ubNOO2W4)
When the COVID-19 pandemic stunned the world in 2020, researchers at ORNL wondered how they could extend their support and help
![Samarthya Bhagia examines a sample of a thermoplastic composite material additively manufactured using poplar wood and polylactic acid. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-07/2022-P03486.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=sdSfzVet)
Chemical and environmental engineer Samarthya Bhagia is focused on achieving carbon neutrality and a circular economy by designing new plant-based materials for a range of applications from energy storage devices and sensors to environmentally friendly bioplastics.
![Melanie Mayes is an ORNL biogeochemist studying soil carbon cycling across varied ecosystems, including in urban environments. Credit: Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-07/2022-P05790.jpg?h=e5831c8d&itok=chW-Ob9B)
Science has taken Melanie Mayes from Tennessee to the tropics, studying some of the most important ecosystems in the world.
![ORNL researchers deploy a gas trap to measure ebullitive (bubbling) emissions of methane at the Melton Dam in East Tennessee. The trap is deployed for ~ 24 hours to allow gas to accumulate in the trap. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, US Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-06/2022-P04233.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=rKz5qh7F)
As the United States moves toward more sustainable and renewable sources of energy, hydropower is expected to play a pivotal role in integrating more intermittent renewables like wind and solar to the electricity grid
![Doug Kothe](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-06/2021-P10876_0.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=TsPrUDyR)
Doug Kothe has been named associate laboratory director for the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate at ORNL, effective June 6.
![Microorganisms may provide hope that peatlands can withstand hotter temperatures in a changing climate.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-06/2022-P05008_thumbnail.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=XrWyH8u0)
Microorganisms may provide hope that peatlands can withstand hotter temperatures in a changing climate.
![Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers developed an invertible neural network, a type of artificial intelligence that mimics the human brain, to improve accuracy in climate-change models and predictions. Credit: Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-05/CCSD%20Neuro-climate.png?h=845c699a&itok=AJbSKZF8)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers developed an invertible neural network, a type of artificial intelligence that mimics the human brain, to improve accuracy in climate-change models and predictions.
![ORNL scientists created a geodemographic cluster for the Atlanta metro area that identifies risk factors related to climate impacts. Credit: ORNL/U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-06/climateMapCorrection_0.jpg?h=5c1b3784&itok=ijIvJETa)
Scientists develop environmental justice lens to identify neighborhoods vulnerable to climate change
A new capability to identify urban neighborhoods, down to the block and building level, that are most vulnerable to climate change could help ensure that mitigation and resilience programs reach the people who need them the most.
![Technology developed at ORNL to monitor plant productivity and health at wide scales has been licensed to Logan, Utah-based instrumentation firm Campbell Scientific Inc.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-05/93F4DF26.jpg?h=68b07240&itok=9kcq1b8W)
Technology developed at ORNL to monitor plant productivity and health at wide scales has been licensed to Logan, Utah-based instrumentation firm Campbell Scientific Inc.