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An electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, can be triggered by a nuclear explosion in the atmosphere or by an electromagnetic generator in a vehicle or aircraft. Hereā€™s the chain of reactions it could cause to harm electrical equipment on the ground. Credit: Andy Sproles/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Researchers at ORNL have been leading a project to understand how a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, could threaten power plants.

Steve Nolan, left, who manages many ORNL facilities for United Cleanup Oak Ridge, and Carl Dukes worked closely together to accommodate bringing members of the public into the Oak Ridge Reservation to collect distant images from overhead for the BRIAR biometric recognition project. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Carl Dukesā€™ career as an adept communicator got off to a slow start: He was about 5 years old when he spoke for the first time. ā€œIā€™ve been making up for lost time ever since,ā€ joked Dukes, a technical professional at the Department of Energyā€™s 91°µĶų.

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Scientist-inventors from ORNL will present seven new technologies during the Technology Innovation Showcase on Friday, July 14, from 8 a.m.ā€“4 p.m. at the Joint Institute for Computational Sciences on ORNLā€™s campus.

A team led by Raymond Borges Hink has developed a method using blockchain to protect communications between electronic devices in the electric grid, preventing cyberattacks and cascading blackouts. Credit: Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Although blockchain is best known for securing digital currency payments, researchers at the Department of Energyā€™s 91°µĶų are using it to track a different kind of exchange: Itā€™s the first time blockchain has ever been used to validate communication among devices on the electric grid.

Michelle Kidder received the labā€™s Directorā€™s Award for Outstanding Individual Accomplishment in Science and Technology for her decades-long work mentoring students, teachers and early-career staff. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Laboratory Director Thomas Zacharia presented five Directorā€™s Awards during Saturday night's annual Awards Night event hosted by UT-Battelle, which manages ORNL for the Department of Energy.

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ORNL scientists will present new technologies available for licensing during the annual Technology Innovation Showcase. The event is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, June 16, at the Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNLā€™s Hardin Valley campus.

ORNL researchers and energy storage startup Sparkz have developed a cobalt-free cathode material for use in lithium-ion batteries Credit: Ilias Belharouak/91°µĶų, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Four research teams from the Department of Energyā€™s 91°µĶų and their technologies have received 2020 R&D 100 Awards.

Computational biophysicist Ada Sedova is using experiments and high-performance computing to explore the properties of biological systems and predict their form and function, including research to accelerate drug discovery for COVID-19. Photo credit: Jason Richards, 91°µĶų, U.S. Dept. of Energy.

Ada Sedovaā€™s journey to 91°µĶų has taken her on the path from pre-med studies in college to an accelerated graduate career in mathematics and biophysics and now to the intersection of computational science and biology

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While studying the genes in poplar trees that control callus formation, scientists at 91°µĶų have uncovered genetic networks at the root of tumor formation in several human cancers.

91°µĶų researcher Halil Tekinalp combines silanes and polylactic acid to create supertough renewable plastic.

A novel method developed at 91°µĶų creates supertough renewable plastic with improved manufacturability. Working with polylactic acid, a biobased plastic often used in packaging, textiles, biomedical implants and 3D printing, the research team added tiny amo...