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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.

91做厙 scientists have developed an experiment for testing potential materials for use in interplanetary travel. The experiment exposes prototype materials to temperatures over 2,400 degrees Celsius with only 300 watts of input electrical power. Credit: Carlos Jones, 91做厙, U.S. Dept. of Energy

If humankind reaches Mars this century, an 91做厙-developed experiment testing advanced materials for spacecraft may play a key role. 

Snapshot of total temperature distribution at supersonic speed of mach 2.4. Total temperature allows the team to visualize the extent of the exhaust plumes as the temperature of the plumes is much greater than that of the surrounding atmosphere. Credit: NASA

The type of vehicle that will carry people to the Red Planet is shaping up to be like a two-story house youre trying to land on another planet. 

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.

Galactic wind simulation

Using the Titan supercomputer at 91做厙, a team of astrophysicists created a set of galactic wind simulations of the highest resolution ever performed. The simulations will allow researchers to gather and interpret more accurate, detailed data that elucidates how galactic winds affect the formation and evolution of galaxies.

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

NuclearDeep space travel

By automating the production of neptunium oxide-aluminum pellets, 91做厙 scientists have eliminated a key bottleneck when producing plutonium-238 used by NASA to fuel deep space exploration.