1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (712+ words) Leah Broussard, a research scientist in the Physics Division of the'Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has received the'inaugural DOE Distinguished Mentor Award for Workforce Development. The DOE Office of Science announced the awards March 10, recognizing scientists who guide…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (780+ words) Energy sources continue to proliferate, contributing more power to the grid every year. An increasing challenge is how to store this energy at large scales for later use. Meeting these needs at grid scale will require the combination of reliable,…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (339+ words) Chemist Bruce Moyer, a Corporate Fellow at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has won the 2025Carl Hanson Award, the highest international recognition for achievement in solvent extraction. The International Solvent Extraction Community bestows the medal every three years…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago  (262+ words) It is expected that water should influence the reactions rate since it mediates the reaction'however, to what extent and how water controls the reaction were unknown." Our theories would not have been possible to validate or investigate if we didn't…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago  (442+ words) Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed an innovative new technique using carbon nanofibers to enhance binding in carbon fiber and other fiber-reinforced polymer composites " an advance likely to improve structural materials…...