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![pulsed laser deposition setup](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-09/AI-revamps-materials-synthesis-modeling-thumbnail-720x540.jpg?h=a1f525db&itok=ooXPTUoc)
In a game-changing study, ORNL scientists developed a deep learning model — a type of artificial intelligence that mimics human brain function — to analyze high-speed videos of plasma plumes during a process called pulsed laser deposition.
![Matthew Loyd](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-09/loyd-thumb.png?h=279670ce&itok=jv2Boo1p)
ORNL’s Matthew Loyd will receive a Department of Energy Office of Science Early Career Research award.
![Researchers from ORNL and Western Michigan University prepare for a Chattanooga-based demonstration of a self-driving car using chip-enabled raised pavement markers for navigation.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-09/Marker.photo_.jpg?h=f3defca3&itok=gK2p5wVF)
ORNL has partnered with Western Michigan University to advance intelligent road infrastructure through the development of new chip-enabled raised pavement markers. These innovative markers transmit lane-keeping information to passing vehicles, enhancing safety and enabling smarter driving in all weather conditions.
![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.
![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.
![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.
![Prasanna Balaprakash](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/2023-P02525.jpg?h=502e75fa&itok=4dkxoqpK)
Prasanna Balaprakash, director of AI programs at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been appointed to Tennessee’s Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council.
The contract will be awarded to develop the newest high-performance computing system at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility.
![This photo is of four men standing in front of a wall of monitors that are showing a tree looking image.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-07/2023-P18264.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=5vhjgeck)
To better predict long-term flooding risk, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a 3D modeling framework that captures the complex dynamics of water as it flows across the landscape. The framework seeks to provide valuable insights into which communities are most vulnerable as the climate changes, and was developed for a project that’s assessing climate risk and mitigation pathways for an urban area along the Southeast Texas coast.
![Digital image of molecules would look like. There are 10 clusters of these shapes in grey, red and blue with a teal blue background](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-07/Picture6.jpg?h=7e1075cf&itok=YSLnbbso)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have developed a method leveraging artificial intelligence to accelerate the identification of environmentally friendly solvents for industrial carbon capture, biomass processing, rechargeable batteries and other applications.