A novel approach to studying the viscosity of water has revealed new insights about the behavior of water molecules and may open pathways for liquid-based electronics. A team of researchers... Read more
Novel combination of security proof techniques and protocols help solve the puzzle of high speed quantum key distribution for secure communication A quantum information scientist from the Na... Read more
ORNL-designed algorithm leverages Titan to create high-performing deep neural networks Deep neural networks—a form of artificial intelligence—have demonstrated mastery of tasks once thought... Read more
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have identified a common set of genes that enable different drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions... Read more
New process could lead to production of methanol or acetic acid through more energy efficient, low-cost and environmentally-friendly ways The direct oxidation of methane—found in natural gas... Read more
Researchers are wielding the same strange properties that drive quantum computers to create hack-proof forms of data encryption Recent advances in quantum computers may soon give hackers acc... Read more
Jülich researchers show charging and discharging reactions during operation with nanometre precision Iron–air batteries promise a considerably higher energy density than present-day lithium-... Read more
UMass Amherst microbiologists, international team show fungal deconstruction of wood Twenty years ago, microbiologist Barry Goodell, now a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amhers... Read more
Zhe Fei pointed to the bright and dark vertical lines running across his computer screen. This nano-image, he explained, shows the waves associated with a half-light, half-matter quasipartic... Read more
Magnetic materials form the basis of technologies that play increasingly pivotal roles in our lives today, including sensing and hard-disk data storage. But as our innovative dreams conjure... Read more
With support from the Energy Department’s Building Technologies Office, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and GE Appliances are changing the way Americans do laundry with their ultrasonic drying... Read more
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a simple, reliable process to capture carbon dioxide directly from ambient air, offering a new option for ca... Read more
‘Beautiful accident’ leads to advances in high pressure materials synthesis Unexpected results from a neutron scattering experiment at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laborator... Read more
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated that permanent magnets produced by additive manufacturing can outperform bonded magnets made using t... Read more
In a new twist to waste-to-fuel technology, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed an electrochemical process that uses tiny spikes of carbon a... Read more
