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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.–4 p.m. at the Joint Institute for Computational Sciences on ORNL’s campus.

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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 ORNL’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°µÍø, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Four research teams from the Department of Energy’s 91°µÍø 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°µÍø, U.S. Dept. of Energy.

Ada Sedova’s journey to 91°µÍø 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°µÍø have uncovered genetic networks at the root of tumor formation in several human cancers.

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

A novel method developed at 91°µÍø 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...