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![After running a simulation proving calcium-48 was a magic isotope, ORNL researchers were surprised to find experimental data and simulations that suggested calcium-52 was not magic, as expected. After running a simulation proving calcium-48 was a magic isotope, ORNL researchers were surprised to find experimental data and simulations that suggested calcium-52 was not magic, as expected.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/ca-52%20tip.jpg?itok=7gRqs68E)
![A 3-D printed table was manufactured using 10 percent bamboo fiber, an initial step toward sustainable practices using bio-derived materials A 3-D printed table was manufactured using 10 percent bamboo fiber, an initial step toward sustainable practices using bio-derived materials](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/bamboo%20table.jpg?itok=yYwObbdX)
![ORNL’s Juan Carlos Idrobo helped develop an electron microscopy technique to measure magnetism at the atomic scale. ORNL’s Juan Carlos Idrobo helped develop an electron microscopy technique to measure magnetism at the atomic scale.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/Idrobo_STEM_0.jpg?itok=o9AfJo-p)
Scientists can now detect magnetic behavior at the atomic level with a new electron microscopy technique developed by a team from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Uppsala University, Sweden. The researchers took a counterintuitive approach ...
![In conventional, low-temperature superconductivity (left), so-called Cooper pairing arises from the presence of an electron Fermi sea. In the pseudogap regime of the cuprate superconductors (right), parts of the Fermi sea are “dried out” and the charge-ca In conventional, low-temperature superconductivity (left), so-called Cooper pairing arises from the presence of an electron Fermi sea. In the pseudogap regime of the cuprate superconductors (right), parts of the Fermi sea are “dried out” and the charge-ca](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/maier_image.png?itok=aGk3XL3v)
![Department of Energy national lab researchers found strain dramatically influences low-temperature oxygen electrocatalysis on perovskite oxides, enhancing bifunctional activity essential for fuel cells and metal–air batteries. Department of Energy national lab researchers found strain dramatically influences low-temperature oxygen electrocatalysis on perovskite oxides, enhancing bifunctional activity essential for fuel cells and metal–air batteries.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/bifunctional%20catalysis-Lee.jpg?itok=U0L_rWaH)
Catalysts make chemical reactions more likely to occur. In most cases, a catalyst that’s good at driving chemical reactions in one direction is bad at driving reactions in the opposite direction. However, a research team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...
![ORNL carbon fiber processing technology co-invented by Felix Paulauskas (left) has been licensed to RMX Technologies, represented by vice president for research and development Truman Bonds. ORNL carbon fiber processing technology co-invented by Felix Paulauskas (left) has been licensed to RMX Technologies, represented by vice president for research and development Truman Bonds.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/Paulauskas_Bonds.jpeg?itok=cgf4ivb7)
RMX Technologies of Knoxville, Tenn., and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have signed an exclusive licensing agreement for a new technology that dramatically reduces the time and energy needed in the production of carbon fiber. Lowering the ...
![An ORNL-led research team found the key to fast ion conduction in a solid electrolyte. Tiny features maximize ion transport pathways, represented by red and green. Image credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy An ORNL-led research team found the key to fast ion conduction in a solid electrolyte. Tiny features maximize ion transport pathways, represented by red and green. Image credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/LLTO%20AEM%20figure.jpg?itok=NWIp-9aa)
In a rechargeable battery, the electrolyte transports lithium ions from the negative to the positive electrode during discharging. The path of ionic flow reverses during recharging. The organic liquid electrolytes in commercial lithium-ion batteries are flammable and su...
![Discarded tires can provide material useful for lower-cost sodium-ion batteries for energy storage. Discarded tires can provide material useful for lower-cost sodium-ion batteries for energy storage.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/02%20-%20batteries%20tip.jpeg?itok=8Bs2beFK)
![A 3D-printed thermoplastic mold manufactured at ORNL withstood testing in an industrial autoclave. A 3D-printed thermoplastic mold manufactured at ORNL withstood testing in an industrial autoclave.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/04%20-%203dprintedmold_storytip.jpeg?itok=JgER0Hut)
A successful test of 3D-printed thermoplastic molds demonstrates the potential of additive manufacturing in the tooling industry. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility collaborated with a team of industry partners to 3D-print and machine se...
![ORNL researchers discovered that water in beryl displays some unique and unexpected characteristics. (Photo by Jeff Scovil) ORNL researchers discovered that water in beryl displays some unique and unexpected characteristics. (Photo by Jeff Scovil)](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/berylCoverImage_horz.jpg?itok=-RJN_yV9)