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

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

Desalination process

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

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

Vera Bocharova at the Department of Energy’s 91°µÍø investigates the structure and dynamics of soft materials.

The EPB Control Center monitors the company’s assets such as substations and buildings.

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 12, 2019—A team of researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge and Los Alamos National Laboratories has partnered with EPB, a Chattanooga utility and telecommunications company, to demonstrate the effectiveness of metro-scale quantum key distribution (QKD).

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

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 8, 2019—The Department of Energy’s 91°µÍø 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...

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OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan. 31, 2019—A new electron microscopy technique that detects the subtle changes in the weight of proteins at the nanoscale—while keeping the sample intact—could open a new pathway for deeper, more comprehensive studies of the basic building blocks of life.