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New ORNL partnership takes a deep look into plasma materials |
he Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has entered a strategic research partnership with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, or UKAEA, to investigate how different types of |
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A wise tool for modifying microbes |
A DNA editing tool adapted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists makes engineering microbes for everything from bioenergy production to plastics recycling easier and faster. |
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Scientists develop mobile system for object detection, image analysis in disaster response |
A team of researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has created a prototype system for detecting and geolocating damaged utility poles in the aftermath of natural di |
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Alice Perrin spills the beans about alloys |
Alice Perrin is passionate about scientific research, but also beans — as in legumes. “Everyone should eat more beans,” she said. “They’ve got protein. They’ve got minerals. They’ve got fiber and carbohydrates. They’re incredibly healthy, and also, growing them restores nitrogen to the soil.” |
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Researchers publish ‘final word’ on Majorana Demonstrator |
For nearly six years, the Majorana Demonstrator quietly listened to the universe. Nearly a mile underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility, or SURF, in Lead, South Dakota, the experiment collected data that could answer one of the most perplexing questions in physics: Why is the universe filled with something instead of nothing? With the publication of the experiment’s final results, humanity is one step closer to finding that answer. |