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![ORNL intern Elton Aba](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/Picture5elton.jpg?h=3f24d9a8&itok=yW2CheVl)
Elton Aba an intern at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, collaborated with researchers to explore an intriguing intersection: how biology can inform cybersecurity. Aba shared some of his findings on how biomimicry could help secure our nation’s critical infrastructure.
![Mohamad Zineddin](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/2023-P10938.jpg?h=8f9cfe54&itok=wBXLbTNr)
Mohamad Zineddin, a distinguished researcher in nuclear and radiological engineering, recently received the Roger Howsley Award for Excellence in Nuclear Security.
![VENUS, slated for user beamtime next fall, dons ORNL green to symbolize involvement from scientists and researchers across ORNL.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/VENUS%20from%20above%20with%20punch_0.jpg?h=6f8e8448&itok=jqIbvtLF)
DOE commissioned a neutron imaging instrument, VENUS, at the Spallation Neutron Source in July. VENUS instrument scientists will use AI to deliver 3D models to researchers in half the time it typically takes.
![Arial view of homes in a waffle style pattern](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/Picture3.png?h=af2bcf32&itok=9ZeWCNSj)
Researchers at ORNL are using satellite images of homes under construction to address gaps in census data, especially in areas like Sub-Saharan Africa. By analyzing these images, they estimate dwelling sizes and population densities where traditional data is sparse. This method improves population estimates and supports national security by enhancing emergency response capabilities.
![solid-state electrolyte to double as energy storage in a car](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/Press%20Release-Polymer-Separator-Film%2016x9-ia2-v2%20copy.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=jz7Ue__4)
To speed the arrival of the next-generation solid-state batteries that will power electric vehicles and other technologies, scientists led by ORNL advanced the development of flexible, durable sheets of electrolytes. They used a polymer to create a strong yet springy thin film that binds electrolytic particles and at least doubles energy storage.
![Beach to show impact of a hurricane](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/AdobeStock_3028575%201.jpeg?h=2067f444&itok=Ri7rXNQ-)
A study found that beaches with manmade fortifications recover more slowly from hurricanes than natural beaches, losing more sand and vegetation. The researchers used satellite images and light detection and ranging data, or LIDAR, to measure elevation changes and vegetation coverage. Changes in elevation showed how much sand was depleted during the storm and how much sand returned throughout the following year.
![Environmentally friendly amino acids](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/story%20tip.png?h=0412f367&itok=YHf2LoPQ)
Researchers at ORNL have demonstrated that small molecular tweaks to surfaces can improve absorption technology for direct air capture of carbon dioxide. The team added a charged polymer layer to an amino acid solution, and then, through spectroscopy and simulation, found that the charged layer can hold amino acids at its surface.
![Weyl semimetal](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/Picture4.jpg?h=b38bf506&itok=dUHD6CQU)
At ORNL, a group of scientists used neutron scattering techniques to investigate a relatively new functional material called a Weyl semimetal. These Weyl fermions move very quickly in a material and can carry electrical charge at room temperature. Scientists think that Weyl semimetals, if used in future electronics, could allow electricity to flow more efficiently and enable more energy-efficient computers and other electronic devices.
![Benjamin Manard](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/2021-P08328.jpg?h=8f0b2d98&itok=ZKVil-VE)
Benjamin Manard, an analytical chemist in the Chemical Sciences Division of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will receive the 2024 Lester W. Strock Award from the Society of Applied Spectroscopy.
![Ten future U.S. Army officers](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2024-08/army.png?h=eb64f19d&itok=Id5jZd2m)
Ten future U.S. Army officers recently visited ORNL to learn about the legacy of nuclear science. As students of the Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Center, or NSERC, with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, or DTRA, they stopped in East Tennessee as part of a larger tour across nuclear facilities supporting the military. In Oak Ridge, they visited ORNL to gain an appreciation of the history of the Manhattan Project and how research at a national lab contributes new materials and electronics for the nuclear industry.