Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Lab Manager

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a multiprogram science and technology laboratory managed for the U.S. Department of Energy by the University of Tennessee-Battelle LLC. Scientists and engineers at ORNL conduct basic and applied research and development to create scientific knowledge and technological solutions that strengthen the nation's leadership in key areas of science; increase the availability of clean, abundant energy; restore and protect the environment; and contribute to national security.

 

Mon, 09/23/2024 - 14:23
Tennessee Institutions Partner to Develop Dependable AI Suitably 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 Ridge To 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 Firm For 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 Charging Striving 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 Charge New 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 Materials Process 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 Pulse Exploring 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 Printing Machine 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 Parts Advancing 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,…
Scientists Illuminate the Mechanics of Solid-State Batteries Developing a framework for design
Wed, 10/25/2023 - 12:00
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- As current courses through a battery, its materials erode over time. Mechanical influences such as stress and strain affect this trajectory, although their effects on battery efficacy and longevity aren’t fully understood.…