A research team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a new method to uncover the atomic origins of unusual material behavior. This approach uses Bayesian deep learning, a form of ...

“ORNL researchers had a record-breaking year, contributing to 20 R&D 100 Awards,” said ORNL Director Stephen Streiffer. “These honors recognize technological advances across computing, physical ...

By combining AI with molecular dynamics simulations, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new tool to more accurately predict how plants and helpful ...

Jay Tiley, head of the Materials Structures and Processing Section in the Materials Science and Technology Division at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has received the 2026 ...

Joshua Vaughan leads ORNL’s Manufacturing Robotics and Controls Group at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Standing on the dusty pitching mound at a college ...

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is beginning a four-year collaboration exploring the use of high-performance computing (HPC) to drive innovation around nonequilibrium quantum ...

The Molten Salt Reactor Experiment achieved its first self-sustaining nuclear reaction on June 1, 1965. Three years later, on Oct. 8, 1968, it became the first reactor ever to run on uranium-233. MSRE ...

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A new patent granted to ORNL researchers redefines how nuclear systems are validated, offering a faster path to next-generation nuclear energy. By using machine learning to identify high-value ...

ORNL has set a new lab record with 20 R&D 100 Awards in this year’s global competition, announced by R&D World magazine. ORNL led 17 of the winning innovations and co-developed three more, ...

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Nuclear energy is a leading option to power space exploration, but its success depends on reactors that can operate autonomously. To help make that vision a reality, ORNL has built a non-nuclear test ...