Rare earth element’s secrets exposed
Scientists have uncovered the properties of a rare earth element that was first discovered 80 years ago at ORNL, opening a new pathway for the exploration of elements critical in modern technology, from medicine to space travel. Learn more
Breaking benchmarks
The Frontier supercomputer, again ranked as No. 1 on the TOP500 list this month, set a new standard in molecular simulation. Read more
Climate resilience
A new study explores how vegetation withstands extreme heat in urban and rural areas, guiding climate mitigation efforts.?
Green gasoline
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a?renewable gasoline blendstock derived from an ORNL invention.
The ORNL drone and geospatial team became the first to map the Coca River in the Amazon basin as erosion and sediment threaten Ecuador’s lands. These impacts and threats brought together an international group of experts, including ORNL's Matt Lawson and Brandon Stockwell. The team’s high-resolution visual, thermal and multispectral imagery will be used to update Ecuador's national maps and create better engineering models to mitigate the erosion.?Experience this immersive narrative ?about their work in their work in this remote and beautiful Southern American landscape.
Howard Wilson explores how to accelerate the delivery of fusion energy as Fusion Pilot Plant R&D lead at ORNL. Wilson envisions a fusion hub with ORNL at the center, bringing together the lab's unique expertise and capabilities with domestic and international partnerships to realize the potential of fusion energy.?Read more
Professor and Company Owner and CEO at TRANSTERM TECHNOLOGIES S.R.L. Research and prototype production in the heat pipe field. Latest achievement, high-temperature sodium heat pipes for cooling micro nuclear reactors.
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