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The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has joined BioMADE, a national institute focused on advancing manufacturing using biological systems in the United States, strengthening connections between ORNL research, industry needs and pathways to commercial-scale production of new chemicals and materials.

Nikki Thiele, a staff scientist in the Chemical Sciences Division of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has received a 2026 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award. The five-year National Institutes of Health grant supports innovative research with the potential for broad impact on biomedical and behavioral science. Thiele will develop innovative chelator designs to improve targeted radiopharmaceuticals.

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed Motor Decide, a Super Intelligence-driven platform that helps manufacturers compare electric motor technologies based on performance, material availability, supply chain stability, technology maturity and resilience to changing market conditions.

(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) – The Department of Energy’s MARVEL microreactor project recently cleared more milestones as Idaho researchers prepare the reactor for initial startup tests this winter.

Forbes recognized Sandia on three 2026 lists: America’s Best Large Employers, America’s Dream Employers, and America’s Best Employers for Company Culture. 

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Within tiny halos of light clinging to a vanishingly thin wisp of optical fiber, scientist Jongmin Lee guides atoms like marbles through a narrow pipe. Rock the fiber and the atoms shift side by side; they just don’t fall off. But don’t be deceived by the seemingly delicate nature of his experiment. Lee is exploring how to measure motion precisely in rough-and-tumble environments.

Industry had the floor at Materials and Manufacturing Innovation Days, where more than 350 leaders from industry, government and the research community gathered on Aug. 19-20 at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Discussions focused on barriers slowing the deployment of advanced manufacturing technologies and on how national laboratory capabilities and partnerships could help move those technologies toward production.

A sounding rocket flight test is giving engineers at Sandia National Laboratories real-world reentry vibration data they can use to improve modeling and help drive nonnuclear component designs for the W93.