Latest news from Oak Ridge National Laboratory on News en-us Copyright 2024 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/frontier-supercomputer-hits-new-highs-in-third-year-of-exascale/?sc=rsin /articles/frontier-supercomputer-hits-new-highs-in-third-year-of-exascale/?sc=rsin Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:00:22 EST The HPE Cray EX supercomputing system reported new highs for problem-solving speeds this week. The score earned Frontier the No. 2 spot on the November 2024 TOP500 list. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/doe-s-quantum-computing-user-program-releases-request-for-information-to-gather-input-on-quantum-computing-access/?sc=rsin /articles/doe-s-quantum-computing-user-program-releases-request-for-information-to-gather-input-on-quantum-computing-access/?sc=rsin Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:05:50 EST The Department of Energy's Quantum Computing User Program at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility is releasing a Request for Information to understand the latest in quantum computing hardware, software tools and user engagement. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/power-line-test-bed-energizes-technologies-for-increasing-grid-capacity/?sc=rsin /articles/power-line-test-bed-energizes-technologies-for-increasing-grid-capacity/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:30:18 EST As population growth and extreme temperatures strain the United States power grid, utilities and equipment manufacturers are looking for ways to increase the amount of electricity the grid can carry. The Powerline Conductor Accelerated Testing Facility, or PCAT, located at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is one of the only facilities in the country where companies can try out new transmission line technologies for long time periods in extremes of wind, weather, temperature and electrical load conditions. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/seiber-elevated-to-ieee-senior-member/?sc=rsin /articles/seiber-elevated-to-ieee-senior-member/?sc=rsin Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:25:31 EST Larry Seiber, an R&D staff member in the Vehicle Power Electronics group at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elevated to senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/designing-battery-success-from-failure/?sc=rsin /articles/designing-battery-success-from-failure/?sc=rsin Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:40:52 EST Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists are developing a formula for success - by studying how a new type of battery fails. The team's goal is the design for long-term storage of wind and solar energy, which are produced intermittently, enabling their broader use as reliable energy sources for the electric grid. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/american-physical-society-recognizes-ornl-s-historic-graphite-reactor/?sc=rsin /articles/american-physical-society-recognizes-ornl-s-historic-graphite-reactor/?sc=rsin Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:40:20 EST The American Physical Society has recognized the Graphite Reactor, located at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as an APS historic site. APS President Young-Kee Kim presented a plaque commemorating the recognition on Monday, Nov. 4, the 81st anniversary of the reactor's first achieving criticality in 1943. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/researchers-use-summit-to-track-down-nuclear-fission-s-elusive-scission-neutron/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-use-summit-to-track-down-nuclear-fission-s-elusive-scission-neutron/?sc=rsin Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:50:48 EST Researchers from the University of Washington, Seattle, or UW, and Los Alamos National Laboratory used the Summit supercomputer at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to answer one of fission's biggest questions: What exactly happens during the nucleus's "neck rupture" as it splits in two? Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/what-happens-in-the-arctic-doesn-t-stay-in-the-arctic/?sc=rsin /articles/what-happens-in-the-arctic-doesn-t-stay-in-the-arctic/?sc=rsin Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:35:33 EST The Arctic is warming faster than any other area of the planet. How environmental change affects the landscape, weather patterns and infrastructure for communities -- not just here but across the world -- is of keen interest to scientists studying climate change. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/sending-clear-signals-cooke-bridges-academia-industry-in-ornl-tennessee-tech-collaboration/?sc=rsin /articles/sending-clear-signals-cooke-bridges-academia-industry-in-ornl-tennessee-tech-collaboration/?sc=rsin Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:50:09 EST Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Corey Cooke reveals hidden communications with new methods for teasing apart digital signals from noise. But his influence extends beyond mathematical models and machine learning to shaping new engineers. He coordinates a partnership between ORNL and Tennessee Technological University which helps ORNL staff pursue graduate degrees in electrical and computer engineering and opens professional opportunities for Tennessee Tech Graduates. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/plant-co2-uptake-rises-by-nearly-one-third-in-new-global-estimates/?sc=rsin /articles/plant-co2-uptake-rises-by-nearly-one-third-in-new-global-estimates/?sc=rsin Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:45:51 EST Plants the world over are absorbing about 31% more carbon dioxide than previously thought, according to a new assessment developed by scientists. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/high-flux-isotope-reactor-a-fit-for-nobel-laureate-s-designer-proteins/?sc=rsin /articles/high-flux-isotope-reactor-a-fit-for-nobel-laureate-s-designer-proteins/?sc=rsin Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:45:27 EST Biochemist David Baker -- just announced as a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry -- turned to the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for information he couldn't get anywhere else. HFIR is the strongest reactor-based neutron source in the United States. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/running-hot-flying-light/?sc=rsin /articles/running-hot-flying-light/?sc=rsin Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:05:36 EST Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the National Energy Technology Laboratory have developed and 3D printed the lightest crack-free alloy capable of operating without melting at temperatures above 2400 degrees Fahrenheit. This milestone could enable additively manufactured turbine blades to better handle extreme temperatures, reducing the carbon footprint of gas turbine engines such as those used in airplanes. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/wind-blade-composite-project-from-ornl-wins-green-design-innovation-award/?sc=rsin /articles/wind-blade-composite-project-from-ornl-wins-green-design-innovation-award/?sc=rsin Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:05:39 EST Researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory were recently honored with a prestigious ACE Award for Composites Excellence by the American Composites Manufacturers Association. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/new-technique-could-unlock-potential-of-quantum-materials/?sc=rsin /articles/new-technique-could-unlock-potential-of-quantum-materials/?sc=rsin Wed, 09 Oct 2024 14:05:01 EST A research team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has devised a unique method to observe changes in materials at the atomic level. The technique opens new avenues for understanding and developing advanced materials for quantum computing and electronics. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/nanoscale-method-boosts-materials-for-advanced-memory-storage/?sc=rsin /articles/nanoscale-method-boosts-materials-for-advanced-memory-storage/?sc=rsin Mon, 07 Oct 2024 14:05:14 EST Next-generation technologies, such as leading-edge memory storage solutions and brain-inspired neuromorphic computing systems, could touch nearly every aspect of our lives -- from the gadgets we use daily to the solutions for major global challenges. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/neutron-nexus-brings-universities-ornl-together-to-advance-science/?sc=rsin /articles/neutron-nexus-brings-universities-ornl-together-to-advance-science/?sc=rsin Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:05:06 EST Oak Ridge National Laboratory has launched its Neutron Nexus pilot program with Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, or FAMU, and Florida State University, or FSU, through the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. The first program of its kind nationwide, it's aimed at broadening and diversifying the scientific user community with outreach to universities and colleges to increase collaboration and, ultimately, scientific advancement. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/international-clean-energy-initiative-launches-global-biomass-resource-assessment/?sc=rsin /articles/international-clean-energy-initiative-launches-global-biomass-resource-assessment/?sc=rsin Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:05:15 EST A multi-country, government-led initiative dedicated to advancing the global transition to a sustainable, bio-based economy, unveiled a new Global Biomass Resource Assessment, providing groundbreaking data on current and future sustainable biomass supplies around the world. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/simultaneous-detection-of-uranium-isotopes-fluorine-advances-nuclear-nonproliferation-monitoring/?sc=rsin /articles/simultaneous-detection-of-uranium-isotopes-fluorine-advances-nuclear-nonproliferation-monitoring/?sc=rsin Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:30:02 EST Combining two techniques, analytical chemists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory became the first to detect fluorine and different isotopes of uranium in a single particle at the same time. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/writing-with-atoms-could-transform-materials-fabrication-for-quantum-devices/?sc=rsin /articles/writing-with-atoms-could-transform-materials-fabrication-for-quantum-devices/?sc=rsin Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:35:10 EST A research team at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory created a novel advanced microscopy tool to "write" with atoms, placing those atoms exactly where they are needed to give a material new properties. Oak Ridge National Laboratory /articles/case-closed-neutrons-settle-40-year-debate-on-enzyme-for-drug-design/?sc=rsin /articles/case-closed-neutrons-settle-40-year-debate-on-enzyme-for-drug-design/?sc=rsin Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:05:53 EST Scientists at ORNL used neutrons to end a decades-long debate about an enzyme cancer uses. Their findings can support the design of an inhibitor that can target aggressive cancers. Oak Ridge National Laboratory