Filter News
Area of Research
- (-) Biology and Environment (22)
- (-) Materials (17)
- Advanced Manufacturing (1)
- Biological Systems (1)
- Clean Energy (14)
- Computational Biology (2)
- Computational Engineering (2)
- Computer Science (6)
- Electricity and Smart Grid (1)
- Functional Materials for Energy (1)
- Fusion and Fission (2)
- Isotopes (5)
- Materials for Computing (2)
- National Security (13)
- Neutron Science (15)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (6)
- Supercomputing (45)
News Topics
- (-) Artificial Intelligence (15)
- (-) Biomedical (20)
- (-) Molten Salt (3)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (27)
- Advanced Reactors (4)
- Big Data (10)
- Bioenergy (51)
- Biology (73)
- Biotechnology (13)
- Buildings (5)
- Chemical Sciences (35)
- Clean Water (14)
- Climate Change (43)
- Composites (11)
- Computer Science (34)
- Coronavirus (14)
- Critical Materials (13)
- Cybersecurity (5)
- Decarbonization (25)
- Energy Storage (37)
- Environment (100)
- Exascale Computing (6)
- Frontier (6)
- Fusion (8)
- Grid (8)
- High-Performance Computing (24)
- Hydropower (8)
- Irradiation (1)
- Isotopes (13)
- ITER (1)
- Machine Learning (11)
- Materials (78)
- Materials Science (82)
- Mathematics (3)
- Mercury (7)
- Microscopy (34)
- Nanotechnology (42)
- National Security (5)
- Net Zero (3)
- Neutron Science (36)
- Nuclear Energy (16)
- Partnerships (12)
- Physics (30)
- Polymers (18)
- Quantum Computing (3)
- Quantum Science (11)
- Renewable Energy (2)
- Security (3)
- Simulation (15)
- Space Exploration (2)
- Summit (11)
- Sustainable Energy (42)
- Transformational Challenge Reactor (3)
- Transportation (15)
Media Contacts
Scientists at ORNL used their expertise in quantum biology, artificial intelligence and bioengineering to improve how CRISPR Cas9 genome editing tools work on organisms like microbes that can be modified to produce renewable fuels and chemicals.
In a finding that helps elucidate how molten salts in advanced nuclear reactors might behave, scientists have shown how electrons interacting with the ions of the molten salt can form three states with different properties. Understanding these states can help predict the impact of radiation on the performance of salt-fueled reactors.
Wildfires have shaped the environment for millennia, but they are increasing in frequency, range and intensity in response to a hotter climate. The phenomenon is being incorporated into high-resolution simulations of the Earth’s climate by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, with a mission to better understand and predict environmental change.
Scientist-inventors from ORNL will present seven new technologies during the Technology Innovation Showcase on Friday, July 14, from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Joint Institute for Computational Sciences on ORNL’s campus.
Nature-based solutions are an effective tool to combat climate change triggered by rising carbon emissions, whether it’s by clearing the skies with bio-based aviation fuels or boosting natural carbon sinks.
Scientists at ORNL have confirmed that bacteria-killing viruses called bacteriophages deploy a sneaky tactic when targeting their hosts: They use a standard genetic code when invading bacteria, then switch to an alternate code at later stages of
While studying how bio-inspired materials might inform the design of next-generation computers, scientists at ORNL achieved a first-of-its-kind result that could have big implications for both edge computing and human health.
ORNL researchers discovered genetic mutations that underlie autism using a new approach that could lead to better diagnostics and drug therapies.
Tomás Rush began studying the mysteries of fungi in fifth grade and spent his college intern days tromping through forests, swamps and agricultural lands searching for signs of fungal plant pathogens causing disease on host plants.
Researchers at ORNL explored radium’s chemistry to advance cancer treatments using ionizing radiation.