In a new twist to waste-to-fuel technology, ORNL scientists have developed an electrochemical process that uses tiny spikes of carbon and copper to turn carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into ethanol. Their finding, which involves nanofabrication and catalysis science, was serendipitous.
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The recently discovered Element 117 is now officially named ātennessineā in recognition of Tennesseeās contributions to its discovery, including the efforts of ORNL, Vanderbilt and the University of Tennessee.
In a new twist to waste-to-fuel technology, ORNL scientists have developed an electrochemical process that uses tiny spikes of carbon and copper to turn carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into ethanol. Their finding, which involves nanofabrication and catalysis science, was serendipitous.
Oak Ridge retiree Jim Ealy has recently published a mystery novel titled āThe Secret Revealed . . . A Nuclear Odyssey,ā depicting a scientific terrorism attack on Oak Ridge. Jim uses Jay Elam as his pen name and the name of the principal character in the book. He uses some actual local events and lo...
Bill Strunk of ORNLās Nuclear Science and Engineering Directorate received the ORNL Directorās Award for Outstanding Individual Accomplishment in Science and Technology during the Laboratoryās Awards Night event Nov. 18 at the Knoxville Convention Center.
Strunk was recognized for exemplary leade...
A team of scientists from ORNL and the University of Florida has developed a novel method that could yield lower-cost, higher-efficiency systems for water heating in residential buildings.
DOE is planning to invest $16 million over four years to accelerate the design of new materials through the use of supercomputers utilizing teams from ORNL and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
The two teams will work to develop software to design fundamentally new functional materials...