Feature Stories
Updates every hour. Last Updated: 20-Sep-2025 04:11 ET (20-Sep-2025 08:11 GMT/UTC)
AI, molecular simulations get to the root of better plants
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory- Journal
- Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
- Funder
- U.S. Department of Energy
Neutron detector mobilizes muons for nuclear, quantum material
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryChristi Johnson puts physics at the wheel
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryWhen Christi Johnson finishes clocking an eighth of a mile in 4.7 seconds, she jumps out of the dagger-shaped drag racer while its wheels are still smoking, pulls off her helmet… and the next morning, pulls on her lab coat.
As a technical professional at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Johnson has developed, built and tested hardware and software for innovations including a jet blast deflector, an ultrasonic dryer, a sensor system for driver recognition and waveguide inspection tubes for the world’s largest magnetic fusion device. But Johnson, who works in the Multimodal Sensor Analytics Group, said her scientific career really began when she was a little girl eager for her turn in a fast car.
ORNL’s pellet injector enables world record performance in W7-X
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryNew DuAlumin-3D alloy enhances high-performance automotive parts
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryThe heartbeat of progress: Teamwork fuels first-of-a-kind reactor design test
DOE/Idaho National LaboratoryWhen asked to describe her job within the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE), Kristy Spencer smiled.
Neutron research helps find ways to boost oil recovery
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeregrine releases new dataset for smarter 3D printing
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryUS Army taps INL’s nuclear expertise, capabilities to strengthen radiological response and readiness
DOE/Idaho National LaboratoryIt’s Tuesday morning in early June and the Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT) control room is crawling with visitors. Men in fatigues thumb through logbooks, monitor radiation levels, and consult data and images on laptop computers. These visitors are members of the U.S. Army’s Nuclear Disablement Team (NDT), participating in a new Nuclear Infrastructure, Assessment and Disablement (NIAD) field exercise that validates and certifies training received during INL’s annual NIAD course. The annual course is designed to improve the soldier’s proficiency and knowledge of nuclear fuel cycle processes, hazard mitigation and successful characterization and disablement of nuclear facilities.