Filter News
Area of Research
- (-) Biology and Environment (39)
- Advanced Manufacturing (8)
- Biological Systems (1)
- Building Technologies (3)
- Clean Energy (129)
- Climate and Environmental Systems (1)
- Computational Biology (2)
- Computational Engineering (3)
- Computer Science (16)
- Electricity and Smart Grid (3)
- Fuel Cycle Science and Technology (1)
- Functional Materials for Energy (1)
- Fusion and Fission (47)
- Fusion Energy (15)
- Isotope Development and Production (1)
- Isotopes (11)
- Materials (110)
- Materials Characterization (1)
- Materials for Computing (18)
- Materials Under Extremes (1)
- Mathematics (1)
- National Security (35)
- Neutron Science (43)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (39)
- Nuclear Systems Modeling, Simulation and Validation (1)
- Quantum information Science (6)
- Sensors and Controls (2)
- Supercomputing (112)
- Transportation Systems (1)
News Topics
- (-) Biomedical (16)
- (-) Buildings (2)
- (-) Computer Science (19)
- (-) Fusion (1)
- (-) Grid (3)
- (-) Materials Science (6)
- (-) Nuclear Energy (1)
- (-) Security (2)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (11)
- Advanced Reactors (1)
- Artificial Intelligence (9)
- Big Data (9)
- Bioenergy (45)
- Biology (73)
- Biotechnology (13)
- Chemical Sciences (11)
- Clean Water (11)
- Climate Change (40)
- Composites (5)
- Coronavirus (13)
- Critical Materials (1)
- Cybersecurity (1)
- Decarbonization (19)
- Energy Storage (7)
- Environment (89)
- Exascale Computing (4)
- Frontier (3)
- High-Performance Computing (20)
- Hydropower (8)
- Isotopes (2)
- Machine Learning (8)
- Materials (12)
- Mathematics (3)
- Mercury (7)
- Microscopy (10)
- Molten Salt (1)
- Nanotechnology (7)
- National Security (3)
- Net Zero (2)
- Neutron Science (4)
- Partnerships (5)
- Physics (2)
- Polymers (2)
- Renewable Energy (1)
- Simulation (14)
- Summit (10)
- Sustainable Energy (30)
- Transformational Challenge Reactor (1)
- Transportation (3)
Media Contacts
Tackling the climate crisis and achieving an equitable clean energy future are among the biggest challenges of our time.
ORNL, TVA and TNECD were recognized by the Federal Laboratory Consortium for their impactful partnership that resulted in a record $2.3 billion investment by Ultium Cells, a General Motors and LG Energy Solution joint venture, to build a battery cell manufacturing plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee.
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using a novel approach in determining environmental impacts to aquatic species near hydropower facilities, potentially leading to smarter facility designs that can support electrical grid reliability.
Scientists at ORNL and the University of Wisconsin–Madison have discovered that genetically distinct populations within the same species of fungi can produce unique mixes of secondary metabolites, which are organic compounds with applications in
RamSat’s mission is to take pictures of the forests around Gatlinburg, which were destroyed by wildfire in 2016. The mission is wholly designed and carried out by students, teachers and mentors, with support from numerous organizations, including Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The Department of Energy’s Office of Science has selected five Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists for Early Career Research Program awards.
Belinda Akpa is a chemical engineer with a talent for tackling big challenges and fostering inclusivity and diversity in the next generation of scientists.
Rich Giannone uses bioanalytical mass spectrometry to examine proteins, the primary driver in biological systems.
The Accelerating Therapeutics for Opportunities in Medicine , or ATOM, consortium today announced the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge, Argonne and Brookhaven national laboratories are joining the consortium to further develop ATOM’s artificial intelligence, or AI-driven, drug discovery platform.
Twenty-seven ORNL researchers Zoomed into 11 middle schools across Tennessee during the annual Engineers Week in February. East Tennessee schools throughout Oak Ridge and Roane, Sevier, Blount and Loudon counties participated, with three West Tennessee schools joining in.