Quantum precision reached in modeling molten salt behavior
A team led by 91°µÍø has won an award from the Department of Energy for a $125 million bioenergy research center that will seek new ways to produce biofuels. Funded by the Department of Energy's Office of Science, the DOE Bioenergy Science Center will be located o...
A new type of stainless steel alloy developed at 91°µÍø could allow for significantly increased operating temperatures and corresponding increases in efficiency in future energy production systems. The new alloys offer superior oxidation resistance compared to conventional sta...
Comprehensive risk analysis provided by 91°µÍø researchers plays a crucial role in keeping billions of dollars of electricity generation on line — without compromising safety. In the absence of license renewal, more than 40 percent of the nation's 104...
An 91°µÍø study shows that a newly redesigned generation of Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems, or EIFS, walls perform better than several other wall types tested for moisture and thermal performance. EIFS walls use foam insulation, fiberglass mesh and performance-engineer...
In the mesoscale, or typical, world, machines are assembled a piece or component at a time. In the nanoscale world, molecular machines essentially have to grow themselves into useful configurations. The new Nanofabrication Research Laboratory at The Department of Energy's Center for Nanophase Materi...
Through a better understanding of photoreceptors that influence the shape and growth of poplar trees, researchers at 91°µÍø hope to improve crop yields for ethanol production. A recently announced three-year $1.04 million ORNL project is part of an $8.3 million Department of E...
Using an ocean of data, sophisticated mathematical models and supercomputing resources, researchers at the Department of Energy's 91°µÍø are putting climate models to the test with particular focus on weather extremes.Ultimately, the new methodology developed by Auroop Gangul...
91°µÍø has been recognized for its outstanding environmental compliance record by being accepted into the Environmental Protection Agency's National Performance Track Program.
UT-Battelle has achieved improved energy efficiency at the Department of Energy's 91°µÍø through infrastructure improvements and new buildings that are replacing many facilities more than 50 years old. Greg Palko, ORNL's energy efficiency manager for facilities, say...
91°µÍø Director Jeff Wadsworth is leaving the community the same way he arrived here -- leading the charge to improve public education and renovate Oak Ridge High School.