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Spallation Neutron Source achieves another major milestone
1 day ago · Spallation Neutron Source achieves another major milestone. Members of the target design team pose next to the 2.0-megawatt-capable mercury flow target they developed. Credit: Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy. The Proton Power Upgrade, or PPU, project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Spallation Neutron Source, or SNS, has ...
Two ORNL staff receive 2024 Great Minds in STEM Luminary award
4 days ago · Felipe Polo-Garzon, catalytic chemist at ORNL, received the 2024 Luminary Award for his outstanding research expertise, self-teaching ability and passion for his culture and community.After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at ORNL, Polo-Garzon has been on the chemical sciences research staff since 2019, working on the fundamental understanding of catalytic mechanisms and kinetics in energy ...
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We're developing technologies to track in real time the safety and security of nuclear materials in transit. The national security missions we serve and the science-based solutions we provide will bolster our nation's capabilities, strengthen our allies and partners, and ensure a prosperous global future. Explore our missions and their global ...
What We Do - ORNL
ORNL advances the science behind national security. We apply unique expertise, capabilities, resources, and facilities to solve critical scientific challenges in cybersecurity, nuclear security, and human security. As the largest Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, ORNL engages in diverse research activities that support the ...
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Who We Are. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is home to 6000+ scientists, engineers, technicians, and support staff representing more than 60 nations. We are driven by our shared purpose to meet the world’s biggest challenges with intelligence, creativity, and teamwork. Learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion at ORNL.
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Researchers use Summit to track down nuclear fission’s elusive scission neutron. October 23, 2024. Researchers used the Summit supercomputer at ORNL to answer one of fission’s big questions: What exactly happens during the nucleus’s “neck rupture” as it splits in two? Scission neutrons have been theorized to be among those particles ...
AI @ ORNL | ORNL
ORNL has a rich tradition of artificial intelligence, or AI, research dating back more than four decades and garnering more than ten patents. The laboratory’s AI Initiative is dedicated to ensuring secure, trustworthy, and energy efficient AI in the service of scientific research and national security. Through this internal research ...
Quantum @ ORNL | ORNL
Quantum Science Center. The Quantum Science Center, a Department of Energy Office of Science National Quantum Information Science Research Center headquartered at ORNL, is creating new quantum technologies that will radically advance secure, energy-efficient computing and maintain American leadership in fundamental and applied science. Learn More.
Science and Discovery | ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Science and Discovery. As the US Department of Energy’s largest multi-program laboratory, ORNL is engaged in a wide range of activities that support the department’s mission of ensuring America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy and environmental challenges. To accomplish this, the laboratory applies a remarkable portfolio ...