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Researchers thought yttrium hydride would be an ideal moderator for the new Transformational Challenge Reactor, but no one had yet figured out how to produce the large, crack-free pieces needed. An ORNL scientist developed a process and invented a machine to do that.

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Novel 3D-printed device demonstrates enhanced capture of carbon dioxide emissions

August 19, 2020 sarah Jonas additive manufacturing, Advanced Materials, Carbon Capture, Greenhouse Emissions

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have designed and additively manufactured a first-of-its-kind aluminum device that enhances the capture of carbon dioxide emitted from fossil fuel plants and other industrial processes.

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Magnum Venus Products licenses ORNL co-developed additive manufacturing technologies

July 31, 2020 sarah Jonas 3D printers, 3d printing, additive manufacturing, Advanced Materials, thermoset resin

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has licensed two additive manufacturing-related technologies that aim to streamline and ramp up production processes to Knoxville-based Magnum Venus Products, Inc., a global manufacturer of fluid movement and product solutions for industrial applications in composites and adhesives.

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Safer, longer-lasting energy storage requires focus on interface of advanced materials

July 31, 2020 sarah Jonas Advanced Materials, Batteries, electric grid, Electric Vehicles, Electrode, Electrolyte, Electronics, Energy Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, Supercapacitor

More studies at the interface of battery materials, along with increased knowledge of the processes at work, are unleashing a surge of knowledge needed to more quickly address the demand for longer-lasting portable electronics, electric vehicles and stationary energy storage for the electric grid.

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ReCell Center could save costly nickel and cobalt, transform battery recycling worldwide

June 22, 2020 sarah Jonas Advanced Materials, Batteries and Fuel Cells, Chemistry, Economic Analysis, Energy Consumption and Efficiency, Energy Conversion, Lithium-ion batteries, materials science and engineering

Argonne’s ReCell Center has already made pivotal discoveries as scientists create and test new recycling processes and battery designs. These discoveries will help grow a globally competitive U.S. recycling industry.

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UTEP Mechanical Engineering Professor Awarded $550K to Help NASA Develop Early Stage Innovations

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Advanced Materials, UTEP

A mechanical engineering professor from The University of Texas at El Paso will lend his expertise to early-stage space exploration technology research through a $550,000 grant from NASA to investigate the viability of power sources in the extreme temperatures of space.

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Neutrons “break the ice” for exploring fundamental physics in frozen water

January 7, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Advanced Materials, CORELLI, Neutron Scattering, Neutrons, quantum behavior, Spallation Neutron Source

Scientists from Xavier University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutrons to explore the atomic structure of ice, which sometimes features mysterious molecular anomalies in its otherwise crystalline structure. Learning more about these ionic defects could help researchers learn more about similar inconsistencies found in other materials.

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A Robot and Software Make it Easier to Create Advanced Materials

December 5, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Advanced Materials, Automation, Biology, Chemistry, Diagnostics, Drugs, Electronics, Health, Materials Science, Medical Devices, Medicine, New Jersey, NJ, Plastics, Polymers, Regenerative Medicine, Robotics, Robots, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Sensors, Software, Technology

A Rutgers-led team of engineers has developed an automated way to produce polymers, making it much easier to create advanced materials aimed at improving human health. The innovation is a critical step in pushing the limits for researchers who want to explore large libraries of polymers, including plastics and fibers, for chemical and biological applications such as drugs and regenerative medicine through tissue engineering.

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Research effort by Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago results in R&D 100 Award

November 6, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Advanced Materials, BIOCHEMISTRY, Catalysis, materials science and engineering

A joint effort by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago has led to a prestigious R&D 100 Award and is expected to bring an innovation closer to market so it ultimately can be used in many industrial applications.

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A new way to generate solar steam for cleaning water and reducing waste

August 21, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Advanced Materials, Chemistry, Materials Science And Engineering,, Nanomaterials

At the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, researchers are exploring affordable materials that could absorb the sunlight necessary to evaporate water and recapture it, leaving contaminants behind.