ORNL researchers have published a first-of-its-kind database for uranium that fill a key gap in the existing body of knowledge for mineralogists and actinide scientists. ornl.gov/news/researche…

Inspection technology developed by ORNL will help deliver plasma heating to the ITER international #fusion facility. ornl.gov/news/inspectio…

ORNL's Keith Kline, Rigoberto Advincula and Takeshi Egami have been elected fellows of the AAAS. 👏 ornl.gov/news/three-orn…

Organic carbon in the soil plays many roles - reducing climate change, maintaining soil health, & supporting agriculture. But measuring it is slow & expensive. Scientists Emory University, Oak Ridge Lab & partners have now estimated it across the continental U.S.: news.emory.edu/stories/2024/0…

.Oak Ridge Lab plant physiologist Larry York examines roots, looking for traits that improve crop productivity–especially for #bioenergy crops. His research inspired him to create accessible tools that enable others to explore the underground world. ornl.gov/news/larry-yor…

ORNL researchers are developing #algorithms and multilayered communication and control systems that make #electricvehicle chargers operate more reliably, even if there is a voltage drop or disturbance in the electric #grid . ⚡ ornl.gov/news/riding-th…

Congratulations to Oak Ridge Lab's new AAAS Fellows! Rigoberto Advincula is taking #polymers to new heights. Takeshi Egami advances condensed matter #physics and #materials science. Keith Kline improves natural resource management. 👏 👏 👏 bit.ly/3U3aIa6

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Like Debjani Pal -- Pal is a radiotherapeutics researcher with her eye on an eventual cure for cancer.

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David Sholl has been named the executive director of UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute. ornl.gov/news/sholl-sel…

Shift Thermal shipped its first product in February, plans to deliver another system for third-party lab testing in May, and hopes to have a demonstration project in the field this summer. 🧊

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#ICYMI Scientists at Oak Ridge Lab have cracked a code for #plasticrecycling ! Using #neutrons , they developed a new catalytic process that could convert mixed plastic waste into commercial-grade plastics, slashing annual energy consumption and greenhouse gases. bit.ly/46Bb8cP

Looking deeper: Oak Ridge Lab engineers developed a new imaging system and software for inspecting the waveguides that will direct microwaves to heat plasma for fusing hydrogen isotopes at #ITER , an international project to demonstrate #fusion energy. ornl.gov/news/inspectio…

Some people treat generative AI, like ChatGPT, as a human who can compile all of the knowledge on the internet. But that can lead you to give up personal info or overestimate accuracy. Suhas Sreehari Oak Ridge Lab discussed how to consider the issues involved: ornl.gov/news/powered-m…

.Oak Ridge Lab’s Erin Webb is co-leading a new Circular Bioeconomy Systems Convergent Research Initiative focused on advancing production and use of #renewable #carbon from Tennessee to meet societal needs. ornl.gov/news/qa-erin-w…

🌟 Instrument Spotlight: HYSPEC at ORNL’s Spallation Neutron Source is a high-intensity, direct-geometry instrument optimized for measurement of excitations in small single-crystal samples. HYSPEC is revolutionizing our understanding of crystalline solids. bit.ly/3TNXsG6

Jens Dilling has been named associate laboratory director for Neutron Sciences. ornl.gov/news/dilling-n…

.U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Lab #chemistry pros invented a more efficient way to extract #lithium from waste liquids leached from mining sites, oil fields and used #batteries . bit.ly/3TSE0Ic

Scientists using neutrons set the first benchmark (one nanosecond) for a polymer-electrolyte and lithium-salt mixture. Findings could boost power and safety for lithium batteries! bit.ly/3Jlwwc8

A first-ever #dataset bridging molecular information about the #poplar tree #microbiome to ecosystem-level processes has been released by a team of U.S. Department of Energy #scientists led by ORNL. ornl.gov/news/first-its…

The CMS Experiment CERN has made big scientific discoveries. An upcoming upgrade will further expand the possibilities. Researchers Rice University are leading a team w/ Oak Ridge Lab & university partners to build an ultra-fast silicon timing detector for the upgrade: news.rice.edu/news/2024/rice…