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Righting a wrong, nuclear physicists improve precision of neutrino studies

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a new study clears up a discrepancy regarding the biggest contributor of unwanted background signals in specialized detectors of neutrinos. Better characterization of background could improve current and future experiments to detect real signals from these weakly interacting, electrically neutral subatomic particles and understand their role in the universe.

Co-Optima research determines accurate predictor of fuel performance

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

As ORNL's fuel properties technical lead for the U.S. Department of Energy's Co-Optimization of Fuel and Engines, or Co-Optima, initiative, Jim Szybist has been on a quest for the past few years to identify the most significant indicators for predicting how a fuel will perform in engines designed for light-duty vehicles such as passenger cars and pickup trucks.

Story tips: Air taxis, fungi speak, radiation game and climate collab

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

ORNL story tips: Air taxis, fungi speak, radiation game and climate collab.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: Department of Energy's Office of Science; Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; NASA

Scientist who developed quantum computing code wins ORNL's top science award

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

ORNL's Paut Kent, Dr. Bart Iddins and two teams were recognized for leadership and accomplishment in science, technology and mission support.

Scientists investigate solutions for building cell membrane defense against COVID-19

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Researchers from Virginia Tech and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are using neutron scattering at ORNL's Spallation Neutron Source to investigate how cell membranes and the COVID-19 virus impact each other and what therapeutic candidates could make cell membranes more resistant to viral entry. Such information could help experts design strategies for slowing down the progress of viral infection and reducing its harmful effects.

Funder: ORNL Laboratory Directed Research and Development program

Chuck Kessel: Forging paths for fusion's future

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Chuck Kessel leads the national Blanket and Fuel Cycle program, the national Fusion Energy Systems Studies program and the Virtual Laboratory of Technology and co-leads the Liquid-Metal Plasma-Facing Components program. He's devoted his career to making commercial fusion power a viable future option.

X-ray study explores potential of hepatitis C drugs to treat COVID-19

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory investigated the binding properties of several hepatitis C drugs to determine how well they inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 main protease, a crucial protein enzyme that enables the novel coronavirus to reproduce. Inhibiting, or blocking, the protease from functioning is vital to stopping the virus from spreading in patients with COVID-19.

Journal: Structure
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, DOE/National Virtual Biotechnology Laboratory, Coronavirus CARES Act

ORNL, partners receive more than $4 million to advance AI control of complex systems

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and three partnering institutions have received $4.2 million over three years to apply artificial intelligence to the advancement of complex systems in which human decision making could be enhanced via technology.

Story tips: Ice breaker data, bacterial breakdown, catching heat and finding order

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

ORNL story tips: Ice breaker data, bacterial breakdown, catching heat and finding order

Funder: Department of Energy's Office of Science; ORNL Laboratory Directed Research and Development program

ORNL researcher studies individualized isotopes' impact by targeting cancer

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A radioisotope researcher in the Radioisotope Science and Technology Division at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Davern is focusing on ways to use nanoparticles -- particles 100 nanometers or smaller that can have special properties -- to contain those radioisotopes and deliver them directly to cancer cells, where they can decay into different isotopes that irradiate those cells.

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