3D-Printed Nuclear Reactor Core Promises Faster, More Economical Energy
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are refining their design of a 3D-printed nuclear reactor core, scaling up the additive manufacturing…
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Artificial Intelligence Equipped Supercomputer Mining for COVID-19 Connections in 18 Million Research Documents
Scientists have tapped the immense power of the Summit supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to comb through millions of medical journal articles to identify…
20-Kilowatt Wireless Charging System Demonstrated on Hybrid Electric UPS Delivery Truck
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrated a 20-kilowatt bi-directional wireless charging system on a UPS plug-in hybrid electric delivery truck, advancing the technology to…
Advanced Reactor Technologies to Accelerate the Next Generation of Nuclear Power
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Tennessee Valley Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate a new generation…
Laser-Induced Graphene Shrunk Under Microscope’s Eye for Flexible Electronics
You don’t need a big laser to make laser-induced graphene (LIG). Scientists at Rice University, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville) and Oak Ridge…
Room Temperature Superconductor Breakthrough at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Closely Spaced Hydrogen Atoms Could Facilitate Superconductivity in Ambient Conditions An international team of researchers has discovered the hydrogen atoms in a metal hydride material…
Performance Benchmark Advanced for Quantum Computers
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a quantum chemistry simulation benchmark to evaluate the performance of quantum devices and…
Shattered Argon Pellet Injection Technology for Fusion Reactors
As scientists study approaches to best sustain a fusion reactor, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory investigated injecting shattered argon pellets into a…
New Material Captures Toxic Air Pollutant and Converts Into Useful Chemical
Metal-organic framework material requires only water and air to convert the captured gas into nitric acid for industrial use. An international team of scientists, led…
Testing Potential Materials for Use in Interplanetary Travel With Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
If humankind reaches Mars this century, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory-developed experiment testing advanced materials for spacecraft may play a key role. NASA is considering…
New Wireless Charging Designs for Electric Vehicles Double Power Density
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers created and tested new wireless charging designs that may double the power density, resulting in a lighter weight system compared…
Insect-Inspired Motion Sensing – Researchers Create Miniaturized Mechanical Gyroscope
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory took inspiration from flying insects to demonstrate a miniaturized gyroscope, a special sensor…
Summit Supercomputer Harnessed for Quantum Supremacy Milestone (Video)
A joint research team from Google Inc., NASA Ames Research Center, and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has demonstrated that a quantum…
Bio-Circuitry Mimics Synapses and Neurons – Accelerates Routes to Brain-Like Computing
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee, and Texas A&M University demonstrated bio-inspired devices that accelerate routes to…
Using a Supercomputer and Neutrons to Reveal Structures of Intrinsically Disordered Protein
Using the Titan supercomputer and the Spallation Neutron Source at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists have created the most accurate 3D…
Cannibalistic Materials Spontaneously Form New Nanostructures
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic “building blocks” from which stable structures…
Physicists Make First Six Dimensional Phase Space Measurement of an Accelerator Beam
The first full characterization measurement of an accelerator beam in six dimensions will advance the understanding and performance of current and planned accelerators around the…
PROSPECT Ready To Search For A Previously Unobserved Particle
The Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment (PROSPECT) has completed the installation of a novel antineutrino detector that will probe the possible existence of a…
