Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Solving the Big Problems | ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is among the world’s premier research institutions, empowering leaders and teams to pursue breakthroughs in an environment marked by operational excellence and engagement with the communities where we live and work.
What We Do - ORNL
We conduct world-leading research that translates science into solutions for the world’s biggest problems. Our translational R&D approach spans fundamental science to demonstration and deployment, leveraging signature strengths in materials, neutrons, nuclear, and computing sciences. We play a ...
Nuclear is here ... and here and here - ORNL
Nov 25, 2024 · Perhaps more importantly, the location gave Kairos’ scientists and engineers close access to an unmatched pool of nuclear expertise. ORNL, which helped start the nuclear age more than 80 years ago and remains at the forefront of nuclear research, is all of five miles away.
AI @ ORNL | ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL has a rich tradition of artificial intelligence, or AI, research dating back more than four decades and garnering more than ten patents. The laboratory’s AI Initiative is dedicated to ensuring secure, trustworthy, and energy efficient AI in the service of scientific research and national security.
Germanium detectors help ORNL physicists unlock the mysteries …
1 day ago · Long at the vanguard of international efforts to answer questions like these, ORNL’s contributions remain strong today. David Radford, head of the lab’s Fundamental Nuclear and Particle Physics section, is an internationally renowned expert in the field who has had an indelible impact on the development of germanium detectors.
Who We Are - ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory marked three quarters of a century as a research institution in 2018. A few areas at the Department of Energy national laboratory still look like they did in 1943, particularly the Graphite Reactor Museum, where visitors can roam where physicist Enrico Fermi worked with other scientists and technicians in spartan, hastily constructed conditions, cloaked in …
ORNL research helps cut cancer pathology reporting time
Jan 29, 2025 · In a major milestone for cancer research, the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory helped reduce the time between cancer diagnosis and pathology report processing from 22 months to just 14 months, utilizing advanced artificial intelligence technology developed by ORNL's research team.
Solving the big problems | ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL researchers apply unique facilities, sophisticated tools, and signature strengths in neutron science, high-performance computing, advanced materials, biology and environmental science, nuclear science and engineering, isotopes, and national security research to …
What does ORNL do? | ORNL
In the eight decades since Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s founding, our research has advanced understanding of the world around us — while building foundational infrastructure and expertise to support scientific discovery globally. From energy and the environment to …
American Nuclear Society selects ORNL technician for Significant ...
Feb 5, 2025 · David Dunning, a master technician at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, received a Significant Achievement Award for the Robotics and Remote System Division at the 2024 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Winter Conference and Expo in Orlando, Florida.. The ANS recognized Dunning, who has been with ORNL since 1983, for being instrumental in the development of the remote ...