Analysis of three sodium-cooled fast microreactors (SFMs) with thermal powers of 10, 30, and 50 MWt showed that smaller reactors result in lower radiological consequences during a postulated ...

To further probe biofilm dynamics, the team tested engineered surfaces with nanoscale ridges — features thousands of times thinner than a human hair. They found that specific patterns could disrupt ...

From the world of research papers and cubicles, Kevin Roccapriore has made a leap into the entrepreneurial arena with ...

Besides its own research, ORNL leads two major collaborations in quantum computing and technology. The first, the Quantum ...

Random numbers often serve as the backbone for many security solutions in diverse domains such as cryptography, side channel leakage prevention, and moving target defense. However, generating true ...

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and artificial intelligence company Atomic Canyon signed a memorandum of understanding to streamline the licensing process for nuclear power ...

We report an investigation of the magnetic, thermodynamic, and transport properties of single-crystalline Nd3⁢ScBi5 and Pr3⁡ScBi5. Both compounds crystallize in the hexagonal 𝑃⁢63/𝑚⁢𝑐⁢𝑚 space ...

Scientists have developed a new machine learning approach that accurately predicted critical and difficult-to-compute properties of molten salts, materials with diverse nuclear energy applications. In ...

Stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum, carbon fiber is a staple in aerospace and high-performance vehicles — and now, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...

Members of the Quantum Science Center, or QSC, gathered at an all-hands meeting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in mid-May to reflect on the remarkable accomplishments from the past five years and to ...

Yan-Ru Lin uses transmission electron microscopy to study irradiation-induced defects at atomic scale, advancing radiation-resistant materials for fusion energy viability. Credit: Alonda Hines/ORNL, U ...

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a vacuum-assisted extrusion method that reduces internal porosity — by up to 75% — in large-scale 3D-printed polymer parts. Large-format ...