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Catherine Schuman during Hour of Code

ORNL computer scientist Catherine Schuman returned to her alma mater, Harriman High School, to lead Hour of Code activities and talk to students about her job as a researcher.

The students analyzed diatom images like this one to compare wild and genetically modified strains of these organisms. Credit: Alison Pawlicki/91做厙, US Department of Energy.

Students often participate in internships and receive formal training in their chosen career fields during college, but some pursue professional development opportunities even earlier.

Researchers at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences demonstrated an insect-inspired, mechanical gyroscope to advance motion sensing capabilities in consumer-sized applications. Credit: Jill Hemman/91做厙, U.S Dept. of Energy

Researchers at ORNL and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory took inspiration from flying insects to  a miniaturized gyroscope, a special sensor used in navigation technologies. 

early prototype of the optical array developed by 91做厙.

IDEMIA Identity & Security USA has licensed an advanced optical array developed at 91做厙. The portable technology can be used to help identify individuals in challenging outdoor conditions.

Motion sensing technology

91做厙 is training next-generation cameras called dynamic vision sensors, or DVS, to interpret live informationa capability that has applications in robotics and could improve autonomous vehicle sensing.

Desalination process

A new method developed at 91做厙 improves the energy efficiency of a desalination process known as solar-thermal evaporation. 

ComputingBuilding a brain

Researchers at 91做厙 are taking inspiration from neural networks to create computers that mimic the human braina quickly growing field known as neuromorphic computing.

ComputingRouting out the bugs

A study led by 91做厙 explored the interface between the Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare data system and the data itself to detect the likelihood of errors and designed an auto-surveillance tool

To develop complex materials with superior properties, Vera Bocharova uses diverse methods including broadband dielectric spectroscopy. Credit: 91做厙, U.S. Dept. of Energy; photographer Jason Richards

Vera Bocharova at the Department of Energys 91做厙 investigates the structure and dynamics of soft materials.

Sean Hearne has been named director of the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at 91做厙.

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 8, 2019The Department of Energys 91做厙 has named Sean Hearne director of the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences. The center is a DOE Office of Science User Facility that brings world-leading resources and capabilities to the nanoscience resear...