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![Joshua New](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/2017-P04896%20%281%29.jpg?h=b6236d98&itok=QV3DNb3K)
ORNL’s Joshua New was named the 2024 Researcher of the Year by R&D World magazine as part of its R&D 100 Professional Award winners.
![digital construction platform](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/PATHgraphic07_noText%5B1%5D.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=xoUoFERZ)
A digital construction platform in development at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is boosting the retrofitting of building envelopes and giving builders the tools to automate the process from design to installation with the assistance of a cable-driven robotic crane.
Researchers at ORNL recently demonstrated an automated drone-inspection technology at EPB of Chattanooga that will allow utilities to more quickly and easily check remote power lines for malfunctions, catching problems before outages occur.
![Debjani Singh](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/2024-P12408.jpg?h=8f9cfe54&itok=zFo2oivw)
Debjani Singh, a senior scientist at ORNL, leads the HydroSource project, which enhances hydropower research by making water data more accessible and useful. With a background in water resources, data science, and earth science, Singh applies innovative tools like AI to advance research. Her career, shaped by her early exposure to science in India, focuses on bridging research with practical applications.
![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.
![Image with a grey and black backdrop - in front is a diamond with two circles coming out from it, showing the insides.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-07/thumbnail_OLCF_BC8.jpg?h=b5b1176d&itok=LE-EYtQH)
The world’s fastest supercomputer helped researchers simulate synthesizing a material harder and tougher than a diamond — or any other substance on Earth. The study used Frontier to predict the likeliest strategy to synthesize such a material, thought to exist so far only within the interiors of giant exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system.
![Green and blue background of a graphic image that says Honors and Awards](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-07/HonorsandAwards4.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=5_BrUH4R)
Two additive manufacturing researchers from ORNL received prestigious awards from national organizations. Amy Elliott and Nadim Hmeidat, who both work in the Manufacturing Science Division, were recognized recently for their early career accomplishments.
![Dmytro Bykov, left, and Hector Corzo participate in a value proposition development exercise as part Energy I-Corps](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-07/ICorps18a.jpg?h=92704f59&itok=58Y6bvrB)
Two ORNL teams recently completed Cohort 18 of Energy I-Corps, an immersive two-month training program where the scientists define their technology’s value propositions, conduct stakeholder discovery interviews and develop viable market pathways.
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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and partner institutions have launched a project to develop an innovative suite of tools that will employ machine learning algorithms for more effective cybersecurity analysis of the U.S. power grid.