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![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)
![Light drives the migration of charge carriers (electrons and holes) at the juncture between semiconductors with mismatched crystal lattices. These heterostructures hold promise for advancing optoelectronics and exploring new physics. Light drives the migration of charge carriers (electrons and holes) at the juncture between semiconductors with mismatched crystal lattices. These heterostructures hold promise for advancing optoelectronics and exploring new physics.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/from%20Andy_%20Highlight%20figure%20rev1-xf%20%28resized%29.jpg?itok=pweAjHEE)
Epitaxy, or growing crystalline film layers that are templated by a crystalline substrate, is a mainstay of manufacturing transistors and semiconductors. If the material in one deposited layer is the same as the material in the next layer, it can be energetically fav...
![Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists combined imaging techniques to measure crystallization kinetics of perovskite films following exposure to a mixed halide vapor. Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists combined imaging techniques to measure crystallization kinetics of perovskite films following exposure to a mixed halide vapor.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/Perovskite_jacs.jpg?itok=DbSk7_d5)
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a potential path to further improve solar cell efficiency by understanding the competition among halogen atoms during the synthesis of sunlight-absorbing crystals.
![In unbound calyx[4]pyrrole, two pyrrole “petals” are flipped up and two, down. In unbound calyx[4]pyrrole, two pyrrole “petals” are flipped up and two, down.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/anion_hr5_0.jpg?itok=sGtLzH0E)
Atomic charges in chemical solutions are like Switzerland—they strive for neutrality. The tendency to balance charges drives dynamics when charged atoms or molecules, called ions, are present in solutions. Recently, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laborat...
![Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers made a molecule that could selectively bind to metals in the middle of the lanthanide series. Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers made a molecule that could selectively bind to metals in the middle of the lanthanide series.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/2007-P05930.jpg?itok=3VmmI1ab)
Rare earth elements are metals used in technologies from wind turbines and magnetic resonance imaging agents to industrial catalysts and high-definition televisions. Most are lanthanides, elements with atomic number from 57 to 71, lanthanum to lutetium, in the periodic table. The la...
![ORNL’s tough new plastic is made with 50 percent renewable content from biomass. Image credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy; conceptual art by Mark Robbins ORNL’s tough new plastic is made with 50 percent renewable content from biomass. Image credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy; conceptual art by Mark Robbins](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/news/images/16-G00184_VerB.jpg?itok=YJlqzCc1)