OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory had a major presence at a first of its kind event exploring the future of artificial intelligence. ORNL researchers and communications specialists took part in the inaugural AI Expo for National Competitiveness in May 7 and 8, to showcase and provide insight into how the lab is leading the way for utilizing the  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: When element 61, also known as promethium, was first isolated by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 1945, it completed the series of chemical elements known as lanthanides. However, aspects of the element's exact chemical nature have remained a mystery until last year, when a team of scientists from ORNL and the National Institut  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists ingeniously created a sustainable, soft material by combining rubber with woody reinforcements and incorporating "smart" linkages between the components that unlock on demand. The smart linkages allow heat to unlock the structure, enabling the material to flow for rapid circular manufacturing, which essentially recycles materia  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The United States has enough biomass potential to produce 35 billion gallons per year of aviation biofuel by 2050, a new report confirms. Oak Ridge National Laboratory's John Field provided biomass feedstock production expertise to the report focused on the role of the bioeconomy in U.S. decarbonization strategies, which was produced by the Department of Energy's DEC  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Erin Webb, lead for the Bioresources Science and Engineering group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, or ASABE -- the society's highest honor. The election recognizes Webb's significant contributions to sustainable and reliable use of agricultural and forest resources in the exp  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Jinghui Yuan, an R&D staff member in the Applied Research for Mobility Systems group at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elevated to a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE. Senior member status is the highest grade of IEEE and requires extensive experience that reflects professional accompl  more