Filter News
Area of Research
- (-) Clean Energy (66)
- (-) Computational Engineering (2)
- (-) Fusion and Fission (4)
- Advanced Manufacturing (2)
- Biology and Environment (84)
- Biology and Soft Matter (1)
- Climate and Environmental Systems (5)
- Computational Biology (1)
- Computer Science (7)
- Electricity and Smart Grid (2)
- Materials (32)
- Materials for Computing (4)
- Mathematics (1)
- National Security (21)
- Neutron Science (58)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (4)
- Quantum information Science (1)
- Sensors and Controls (1)
- Supercomputing (39)
News Type
News Topics
- (-) Climate Change (14)
- (-) Environment (34)
- (-) Grid (28)
- (-) Machine Learning (3)
- (-) Neutron Science (2)
- (-) Physics (1)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (45)
- Advanced Reactors (3)
- Artificial Intelligence (5)
- Big Data (2)
- Bioenergy (12)
- Biology (6)
- Biomedical (3)
- Biotechnology (2)
- Buildings (24)
- Chemical Sciences (6)
- Clean Water (7)
- Composites (11)
- Computer Science (17)
- Coronavirus (7)
- Critical Materials (5)
- Cybersecurity (5)
- Decarbonization (20)
- Energy Storage (42)
- Exascale Computing (1)
- Fossil Energy (1)
- Frontier (1)
- Fusion (14)
- High-Performance Computing (4)
- Hydropower (2)
- ITER (4)
- Materials (17)
- Materials Science (13)
- Mathematics (2)
- Mercury (2)
- Microelectronics (1)
- Microscopy (4)
- Nanotechnology (3)
- National Security (1)
- Net Zero (3)
- Nuclear Energy (18)
- Partnerships (4)
- Polymers (6)
- Quantum Science (1)
- Security (3)
- Simulation (4)
- Space Exploration (3)
- Statistics (1)
- Summit (2)
- Sustainable Energy (43)
- Transportation (44)
Media Contacts
The use of lithium-ion batteries has surged in recent years, starting with electronics and expanding into many applications, including the growing electric and hybrid vehicle industry. But the technologies to optimize recycling of these batteries have not kept pace.
A team of scientists led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory used machine learning methods to generate a high-resolution map of vegetation growing in the remote reaches of the Alaskan tundra.
As Puerto Rico works to restore and modernize its power grid after last year’s devastating hurricane season, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have stepped up to provide unique analysis, sensing and modeling tools to better inform decisions.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have devised a method to control the heating and cooling systems of a large network of buildings for power grid stability—all while ensuring the comfort of occupants.
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.
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 ...
For the past six years, some 140 scientists from five institutions have traveled to the Arctic Circle and beyond to gather field data as part of the Department of Energy-sponsored NGEE Arctic project. This article gives insight into how scientists gather the measurements that inform t...
Scientists of the Next-Generation Ecosystem Experiments are blogging from the Arctic this summer. Follow their adventures at http://ngee-arctic.blogspot.com/. Participants share troubles and triumphs from the field in entries with headings like "Flying Wild Alaska" and "Hitting the Tundra." "The b...
Through a network that consists of hundreds of low-cost monitors that plug into standard 110-volt outlets, GridEye can play a role in ensuring the reliability of the nation's power grids. The system, developed by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, provides real-time information about dyna...