As a teenager in Wartburg, Tennessee, Robert Stewart’s bedroom reflected two defining interests: On one wall, he had pinned ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a platform that engineers heat-loving microbes for industrial-scale manufacturing in a matter of weeks compared ...

At the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, researchers have made a match in pairing the nuclear analysis code SAMMY with the high-resolution neutron transmission measurements from ...

A purified sample of actinium-225, produced at ORNL’s Radiochemical Engineering Development Center, glows blue when the air that surrounds it is ionized by alpha particles. The FDA has acknowledged ...

From the Director We enjoy an excellent scientific reputation at ORNL, thanks to a solid record of ethical conduct in every aspect of research, and it is essential to our future that we maintain and ...

MDF is a world leader in advanced manufacturing research and development and is driving the adoption of new materials, software, and systems for energy applications. Companies of all sizes can ...

ORNL and Enginuity researchers proved that a micro combined heat and power prototype, or mCHP, with an opposed piston engine can achieve more than 93% overall energy efficiency. The environmentally ...

A sensor on the electric grid picks up a strange blip in current or voltage. What’s happening, and will it cause an outage? Usually, a utility worker must travel in person to check. Researchers at the ...

In experiment after experiment, the synthetic radioisotope actinium-225 has shown promise for targeting and attacking certain types of cancer cells. Although researchers have studied this radioisotope ...

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have performed advanced hydrodynamic modeling and developed chemical models to assess the feasibility of converting abandoned coal mines into underground ...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory today is an open science laboratory that attracts thousands of scientists and engineers from around the globe each year. It began in the World War II Manhattan Project, ...

Advancing Water Resource Science and Engineering Scientists in the Water Resource Science and Engineering Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are advancing understanding and management of water ...