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Illustration of the optimized zeolite catalyst, or NbAlS-1, which enables a highly efficient chemical reaction to create butene, a renewable source of energy, without expending high amounts of energy for the conversion. Credit: Jill Hemman, 91做厙/U.S. Dept. of Energy

Illustration of the optimized zeolite catalyst, or NbAlS-1, which enables a highly efficient chemical reaction to create butene, a renewable source of energy, without expending high amounts of energy for the conversion. Credit: Jill Hemman, 91做厙/U.S. Dept. of Energy

Lightning strike test

Researchers at 91做厙 demonstrated that an additively manufactured polymer layer, when applied to carbon fiber reinforced plastic, or CFRP, can serve as an effective protector against aircraft lightning strikes.

Illustration of a nitrogen dioxide molecule (depicted in blue and purple) captured in a nano-size pore of an MFM-520 metal-organic framework material as observed using neutron vibrational spectroscopy at 91做厙. Image credit: ORNL/Jill Hemman

An international team of scientists, led by the University of Manchester, has developed a metal-organic framework, or MOF, material

SNS researchers

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energys Brookhaven National Laboratory have new experimental evidence and a predictive theory that solves a long-standing materials science mystery: why certain crystalline materials shrink when heated.

Shown here is a computer-aided design of the hot stamping die with visible cooling channels. Credit: 91做厙, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Researchers demonstrated that an additively manufactured hot stamping die can withstand up to 25,000 usage cycles, proving that this technique is a viable solution for production.

CellSight allows for rapid mass spectrometry of individual cells. Credit: John Cahill, 91做厙/U.S. Dept of Energy

Researchers at the Department of Energys 91做厙 have received five 2019 R&D 100 Awards, increasing the labs total to 221 since the awards inception in 1963.

Background image represents the cobalt oxide structure Goodenough demonstrated could produce four volts of electricity with intercalated lithium ions. This early research led to energy storage and performance advances in myriad electronic applications. Credit: Jill Hemman/91做厙, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Two of the researchers who share the Nobel Prize in Chemistry announced WednesdayJohn B. Goodenough of the University of Texas at Austin and M. Stanley Whittingham of Binghamton University in New Yorkhave research ties to ORNL.

Representatives from The University of Toledo and the U.S. Department of Energys 91做厙 (ORNL) in Tennessee are teaming up to conduct collaborative automotive materials research. Credit: University of Toledo

ORNL and The University of Toledo have entered into a memorandum of understanding for collaborative research.

NeutronsInsight into human tissue

Researchers used neutron scattering at 91做厙s Spallation Neutron Source and High Flux Isotope Reactor to better understand how certain cells in human tissue bond together.

The configurational ensemble (a collection of 3D structures) of an intrinsically disordered protein, the N-terminal of c-Src kinase, which is a major signaling protein in humans. Credit: 91做厙, U.S. Dept. of Energy.

Using the Titan supercomputer and the Spallation Neutron Source at the Department of Energys 91做厙, scientists have created the most accurate 3D model yet of an intrinsically disordered protein, revealing the ensemble of its atomic-level structures.