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![ORNL scientists used molecular dynamics simulations, exascale computing, lab testing and analysis to accelerate the development of an energy-saving method to produce nanocellulosic fibers.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-09/bioMaterial04.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=UoJo1KoB)
A team led by scientists at ORNL identified and demonstrated a method to process a plant-based material called nanocellulose that reduced energy needs by a whopping 21%, using simulations on the lab’s supercomputers and follow-on analysis.
![Scientists used neutrons to study the role of ergosterol (green), a cholesterol-like lipid found in the lipid bilayer (yellow) of fungi, which could help in combatting fungal infections that each year cause almost 1.7 million fatalities globally.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-09/Ergosterol_02%20%28002%29_approved.png?h=e5aec6c8&itok=0DLJt29F)
A group of scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have conducted neutron scattering research to reveal key information about fungus cell membranes that could aid in developing new antifungal treatments.
![The Frontier supercomputer simulated magnetic responses inside calcium-48, depicted by red and blue spheres. Insights into the nucleus’s fundamental forces could shed light on supernova dynamics.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-09/Nova%20Nucleus%20v2.jpg?h=2d44e782&itok=YlbsTzRG)
Nuclear physicists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently used Frontier, the world’s most powerful supercomputer, to calculate the magnetic properties of calcium-48’s atomic nucleus.
![VENUS, slated for user beamtime next fall, dons ORNL green to symbolize involvement from scientists and researchers across ORNL.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/VENUS%20from%20above%20with%20punch_0.jpg?h=6f8e8448&itok=jqIbvtLF)
DOE commissioned a neutron imaging instrument, VENUS, at the Spallation Neutron Source in July. VENUS instrument scientists will use AI to deliver 3D models to researchers in half the time it typically takes.
![Weyl semimetal](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/Picture4.jpg?h=b38bf506&itok=dUHD6CQU)
At ORNL, a group of scientists used neutron scattering techniques to investigate a relatively new functional material called a Weyl semimetal. These Weyl fermions move very quickly in a material and can carry electrical charge at room temperature. Scientists think that Weyl semimetals, if used in future electronics, could allow electricity to flow more efficiently and enable more energy-efficient computers and other electronic devices.
![Students listen as ORNL instrument scientist Hanyu Wang explains the intricacies of the LIQREF instrument at the Spallation Neutron Source](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/2024-P14425.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=4mINtyca)
The 26th annual National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering School concluded on August 9, 2024. Each year, more than 200 graduate students in North America studying physics, chemistry, engineering, biological matter and more compete to participate in NXS. However, given limited space, only 60 can be accepted. The school exposes graduate students to neutron and X-ray scattering techniques through lectures, experiments, and tutorials.
![This is an image of a man sitting at a computer with three screens.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-07/GiuseppeBarca-5.jpg?h=8f74817f&itok=bNl8-yBi)
Researchers conduct largest, most accurate molecular dynamics simulations to date of two million correlated electrons using Frontier, the world’s fastest supercomputer. The simulation, which exceed an exaflop using full double precision, is 1,000 times greater in size and speed than any quantum chemistry simulation of it's kind.
![Arial view of the Atchafalaya Basin](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-07/CoastalEco_atchafalayadelta_pho_2010113.jpg?h=34e43602&itok=_bt6Z5Va)
In the wet, muddy places where America’s rivers and lands meet the sea, scientists from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are unearthing clues to better understand how these vital landscapes are evolving under climate change.
![Colorful circles with symbols of Vc, Vh and Vt inside. Blue, Orange and Pink](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-06/OLCF_SavageNeutrinos_2024.jpg?h=ae114f5c&itok=2f-mXg6g)
Researchers used quantum simulations to obtain new insights into the nature of neutrinos — the mysterious subatomic particles that abound throughout the universe — and their role in the deaths of massive stars.
![Woman is standing at podium holding a gavel in the air.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-06/pilat%20gavel.jpg?h=be858193&itok=pRQmFpBz)
In May, the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge and Brookhaven national laboratories co-hosted the 15th annual International Particle Accelerator Conference, or IPAC, at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee.