Polyphase Wireless Power Transfer System Achieves 270-Kilowatt ChargeWorld record for electric light-duty passenger vehicles
Thu, 07/11/2024 - 12:01
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated the first 270-kW wireless power transfer to a light-duty electric vehicle. The demonstration used a Porsche Taycan and was… Tennessee Institutions Partner to Develop Dependable AISuitably robust for national security applications
Thu, 06/27/2024 - 12:00
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the most important assets in global competition, including AI-assisted autonomy and decision-making in battlefield applications. However, today’s AI models are vulnerable to… Carbon-Capture Batteries Developed at Oak RidgeTo store renewable energy, help climate
Tue, 06/11/2024 - 12:00
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways by expanding the use of renewable energy and capturing airborne carbon… Seven ORNL Inventions Licensed to Texas-Based Lithium Recovery FirmFor extracting lithium from wastewater produced by oil and gas production
Wed, 05/29/2024 - 23:58
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- A collection of seven technologies for lithium recovery developed by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been licensed to Element3, a Texas-based company focused on extracting… Researchers Enhance Reliability of Electric Vehicle ChargingStriving to support EV adoption
Thu, 05/09/2024 - 12:01
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- American drivers have long been accustomed to conveniently filling up at a gas station, and electric vehicle drivers want their pit stops to mimic this experience. Driver uncertainty about access to charging during long… Deciphering Dynamics of Electric ChargeNew tool presents precise, holistic picture of devices, materials
Thu, 02/22/2024 - 12:00
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Research led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Marti Checa and Liam Collins has pioneered a groundbreaking approach, described in the journal Nature Communications, toward understanding the behavior of an electric charge at… Encapsulating Low-Carbon MaterialsProcess contains leaks, improves thermal performance in buildings
Tue, 02/13/2024 - 12:01
(Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a novel way to encapsulate salt hydrate phase-change materials within polymer fibers through a coaxial pulling process. The discovery could… Study Probes Risks to Power Plants From Electromagnetic PulseExploring how a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse works
Mon, 12/11/2023 - 12:01
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have been leading a project to understand how a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, could threaten power plants.
A nuclear weapon… Inspection Increases Confidence in Laser Powder-Bed Fusion 3D PrintingMachine learning identifies flaws in real time
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 12:01
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers have developed a machine-learning framework for identifying flaws in 3D-printed products using sensor data gathered simultaneously with production, saving time and money while… Neutrons See Stress in 3D-Printed PartsAdvancing additive manufacturing
Tue, 11/21/2023 - 12:01
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Using neutrons to see the additive manufacturing process at the atomic level, scientists have shown that they can measure strain in a material as it evolves and track how atoms move in response to stress.
“The automotive,…