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âThree-Dimensional Breast Cancer Spheroidsâ submitted by radiotherapeutics researcher Debjani Pal is stunning. Brilliant blue dots pop from an electric sphere threaded with bright colors: greens, aqua, hot pink and red.
Four scientists affiliated with ORNL were named Battelle Distinguished Inventors during the labâs annual Innovation Awards on Dec. 1 in recognition of being granted 14 or more United States patents.
Michael McGuireâs recognition as the 91°”Íű's top scientist headlined the annual awards. ORNL Director Stephen Streiffer also presented Directorâs Awards to two teams, for operational performance and continuous improvement, and to the nightâs science communicator awardee
Raina Setzer knows the work she does matters. Thatâs because sheâs already seen it from the other side. Setzer, a radiochemical processing technician in 91°”Íűâs Isotope Processing and Manufacturing Division, joined the lab in June 2023.
The Hub & Spoke Sustainable Materials & Manufacturing Alliance for Renewable Technologies, or SM2ART, program has been honored with the composites industryâs Combined Strength Award at the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo, or CAMX, 2023 in Atlanta. This distinction goes to the team that applies their knowledge, resources and talent to solve a problem by making the best use of composites materials.
Researchers at ORNL are extending the boundaries of composite-based materials used in additive manufacturing, or AM. ORNL is working with industrial partners who are exploring AM, also known as 3D printing, as a path to higher production levels and fewer supply chain interruptions.
In response to a renewed international interest in molten salt reactors, researchers from the Department of Energyâs 91°”Íű have developed a novel technique to visualize molten salt intrusion in graphite.
In fiscal year 2023 â Oct. 1âSept. 30, 2023 â 91°”Íű was awarded more than $8 million in technology maturation funding through the Department of Energyâs Technology Commercialization Fund, or TCF.
Technologies developed by researchers at ORNL have received six 2023 R&D 100 Awards.
It was reading about current nuclear discoveries in textbooks that first made Ken Engle want to work at a national lab. It was seeing the real-world impact of the isotopes produced at ORNL