Understanding the interplay between structure and dynamics is the key to obtaining tailor-made materials. In the last few years, a large effort has been devoted to characterizing and relating the structure and dynamic properties in families of polymers with alkyl side groups. Now researchers have ...
Fuel cell technology is one potentially very efficient and environmentally friendly way to convert the chemical energy of fuels into electricity. Solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) can convert a wide variety of fuels with simpler, cheaper designs than those used in liquid electrolyte cells. Using the...
That college student working bleary eyed at her laptop at 3 am, that football fan capturing a brilliant touchdown with his cellphone—both are relying on new white lighting technology based on light emitting diodes (LEDs). Light bulbs, flashlights, and car headlights are all a lot bright...
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found that nitrogen atoms in the compound uranium nitride exhibit unexpected, distinct vibrations that form a nearly ideal realization of a physics textbook model known as the isotropic quantum harmonic oscillator. ...
"The knowledge I received during the workshop has been extremely helpful and the contacts I was able to make will continue to be an asset throughout my career." Research Contact: Ashfia Huq A young Oregon State University graduate student has successfully turned her participation in a two-day ...
Compressed by 600,000 pounds per square inch, methane clathrate hydrate's high-pressure structure is revealed. Imagine a robot sent out on the prowl on this energy hungry planet looking for methane, the principal component of what we call “natural gas” and probably the most abundant organic compo...
Designing long-lasting, reliable batteries is the key to wider acceptance of electric vehicles Listen for any length of time to Ke An, lead scientist for the VULCAN Engineering Materials Diffractometer at the Spallation Neutron Source, and you're sure to hear about the capabilities...
Massive stars are inherently violent creatures—they churn, they turn, all the while creating and held hostage by constantly changing magnetic fields of almost unfathomable strength.
Budhendra Bhaduri of Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been named a recipient of a 2010 Homeland Security Award presented by the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and AgustaWestland North America.
Relief agencies working to assist victims of Sunday's tsunamis in the Indian Ocean are using a demographic database developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
