![Debjani Singh](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_square_large/public/2024-08/2024-P12408.jpg?h=8f9cfe54&itok=bP5F6U4Y)
Filter News
Area of Research
- (-) Clean Energy (54)
- (-) Supercomputing (83)
- Advanced Manufacturing (1)
- Biology and Environment (70)
- Biology and Soft Matter (1)
- Climate and Environmental Systems (3)
- Computational Biology (1)
- Computational Engineering (3)
- Computer Science (6)
- Electricity and Smart Grid (1)
- Energy Frontier Research Centers (1)
- Functional Materials for Energy (1)
- Fusion and Fission (2)
- Fusion Energy (1)
- Isotopes (1)
- Materials (59)
- Materials for Computing (9)
- Mathematics (1)
- National Security (21)
- Neutron Science (19)
- Quantum information Science (1)
News Topics
- (-) Big Data (24)
- (-) Climate Change (35)
- (-) Critical Materials (12)
- (-) Machine Learning (19)
- (-) Mathematics (3)
- (-) Mercury (3)
- (-) Nanotechnology (15)
- (-) Summit (43)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (80)
- Advanced Reactors (7)
- Artificial Intelligence (41)
- Bioenergy (29)
- Biology (19)
- Biomedical (22)
- Biotechnology (6)
- Buildings (37)
- Chemical Sciences (16)
- Clean Water (8)
- Composites (17)
- Computer Science (107)
- Coronavirus (25)
- Cybersecurity (14)
- Decarbonization (35)
- Energy Storage (75)
- Environment (68)
- Exascale Computing (23)
- Fossil Energy (2)
- Frontier (28)
- Fusion (2)
- Grid (42)
- High-Performance Computing (39)
- Hydropower (2)
- Isotopes (1)
- Materials (45)
- Materials Science (40)
- Microelectronics (1)
- Microscopy (14)
- Molten Salt (1)
- National Security (11)
- Net Zero (4)
- Neutron Science (20)
- Nuclear Energy (11)
- Partnerships (12)
- Physics (7)
- Polymers (13)
- Quantum Computing (19)
- Quantum Science (25)
- Renewable Energy (1)
- Security (9)
- Simulation (16)
- Software (1)
- Space Exploration (6)
- Statistics (1)
- Sustainable Energy (71)
- Transformational Challenge Reactor (3)
- Transportation (69)
Media Contacts
![Radu Custelcean's sustainable chemistry for capturing carbon dioxide from air has been licensed to Holocene. Credit: Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2023-06/2023-P06089.png?h=82f92a78&itok=807v0WXR)
An innovative and sustainable chemistry developed at ORNL for capturing carbon dioxide has been licensed to Holocene, a Knoxville-based startup focused on designing and building plants that remove carbon dioxide
![A study led by ORNL researchers examines the causes behind ordering of cations, the positive ions that help make double perovskite oxides look promising as an energy source. Credit: Getty Images](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2023-05/CationBanner.png?h=ae114f5c&itok=czF5YUhD)
A study led by researchers at ORNL could uncover new ways to produce more powerful, longer-lasting batteries and memory devices.
![Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly valuable tool for ORNL researchers tackling the many mysteries of cancer. Credit: Getty Images.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2023-04/GettyImages-1444892930_0.jpg?h=e91a75a9&itok=mIS2il3Q)
A team of researchers from ORNL was recognized by the National Cancer Institute in March for their unique contributions in the fight against cancer.
![The newest Gaea system provides increased performance for more advanced climate modeling and simulation](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2023-04/Gaea%20Banner%20Image_0.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=5LYkThNS)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is launching a new supercomputer dedicated to climate science research. The new system is the fifth supercomputer to be installed and run by the National Climate-Computing Research Center at ORNL.
![Researchers observe T-shaped cluster drives lanthanide separation system during liquid-liquid extraction. Credit: Alex Ivanov/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2023-02/image_1.png?h=b69e0e0e&itok=1tyDrWMw)
Researchers at ORNL zoomed in on molecules designed to recover critical materials via liquid-liquid extraction — a method used by industry to separate chemically similar elements.
![Researchers captured atomic-level insights on the rare-earth mineral monazite to inform future design of flotation collector molecules, illustrated above, that can aid in the recovery of critical materials. Credit: Chad Malone/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2023-01/float.jpg?h=60f9f39d&itok=i2CRqyBK)
Critical Materials Institute researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Arizona State University studied the mineral monazite, an important source of rare-earth elements, to enhance methods of recovering critical materials for energy, defense and manufacturing applications.
![Seven scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been named Battelle Distinguished Inventors, in recognition of their obtaining 14 or more patents during their careers at the lab. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-12/InventorWinners_0.png?h=b6717701&itok=MO7KGBMz)
Seven scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been named Battelle Distinguished Inventors, in recognition of their obtaining 14 or more patents during their careers at the lab.
![ORNL’s David McCollum, pictured at the entrance to COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh Egypt, was one of more than 35,000 attendees at the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Credit: David McCollum](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-12/Picture2_0.jpg?h=08e2e1e9&itok=0TXzRzH_)
David McCollum, a senior scientist at the ORNL and lead for the lab’s contributions to the Net Zero World Initiative, was one of more than 35,000 attendees in Egypt at the November 2022 Sharm El-Sheikh United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC, Conference of the Parties, also known as COP27.
![ORNL will use its land surface modeling tools to determine Baltimore’s climate risk and analyze green infrastructure improvements that can help mitigate impacts on underserved communities as part of a DOE Urban Integrated Field Laboratory project. Source: Google Earth, accessed Sept. 12, 2022](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-09/baltimore_google_earth_0.png?h=252f27fa&itok=ZR6CzNnw)
ORNL researchers are deploying their broad expertise in climate data and modeling to create science-based mitigation strategies for cities stressed by climate change as part of two U.S. Department of Energy Urban Integrated Field Laboratory projects.
![From left to right, Cortney Piper, executive director of the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council; Susan Hubbard, ORNL deputy for science and technology; Dan Miller, innovation Crossroads program lead; and Mike Paulus, ORNL director of technology transfer, attend the Innovation Crossroads Showcase at the Knoxville Chamber on Sept. 22. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2022-09/2022-P09861_0.jpg?h=7a8a8cdf&itok=9Id0uRI9)
A crowd of investors and supporters turned out for last week’s Innovation Crossroads Showcase at the Knoxville Chamber as part of Innov865 Week. Sponsored by ORNL and the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council, the event celebrated deep-tech entrepreneurs and the Oak Ridge Corridor as a growing energy innovation hub for the nation.