When Orlando Rios first started analyzing samples of carbon fibers made from a woody plant polymer known as lignin, he noticed something unusual. The material’s microstructure — a mixt... Read more
Researchers at UT are a step closer to creating a prophylactic drug that would neutralize the deadly effects of the chemical weapons used in Syria and elsewhere. Jeremy Smith, UT-ORNL Govern... Read more
We could make a bio-battery or a signaling network by stringing some of these droplets together A simple new technique to form interlocking beads of water in ambient conditions could prove v... Read more
The improvement in capacity could translate into years or even decades of extra life Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new and unconven... Read more
“We believe this shows that there is a real possibility for a new type of graphene-based electronics.” Using electrons more like photons could provide the foundation for a new type of electr... Read more
In addition to being low-cost, these methods can be deployed easily in the field during repairs and retro-fitting. Soiling — the accumulation of dust and sand — on solar power re... Read more
“This experiment with ferroelectric domains demonstrates the possibility of memcomputing.” Unexpected behavior in ferroelectric materials explored by researchers at the Department of Energy’... Read more
“Multivalent oxides can play a pivotal role in future energy technologies.” Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new oxygen “sponge”... Read more
For decades, electronic devices have been getting smaller, and smaller, and smaller. It’s now possible—even routine—to place millions of transistors on a single silicon chip. But transistors... Read more
Tianhe-2, or Milky Way-2, a supercomputer developed by China’s National University of Defense Technology, is the new No. 1 ranked machine on the industry-standard Top500 list of the wo... Read more
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed and tested an all-solid lithium-sulfur battery with approximately four times the energy density of... Read more
A technology being developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory promises to provide clear images of the brains of children, the elderly and people with Parkins... Read more
The study of the lithium coatings also impacts many areas beyond magnetic fusion, including nanoelectronics, lithium batteries, computational materials science, bioengineering and biophysics... Read more
The GPU technology is also likely to find its way into consumer graphics cards in the future The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has just introduced Ti... Read more
It can also provide dedicated energy crops suitable for establishment on marginal land Putting the water-use-efficient and turbo-charged photosynthesis from plants such as agave into woody b... Read more