![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg The artistic representation illustrates a measurement of a beam in a particle accelerator, demonstrating the beam’s structural complexity increases when measured in progressively higher dimensions.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2018/ornl-six-dimensions-081318-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=78067D050F1A7D3883D7363D4B1CDB5D58634B2867227F8BEB692901A4B5DCDF)
UT-ORNL Team Makes First Particle Accelerator Beam Measurement in Six Dimensions
The first full characterization measurement of an accelerator beam in six dimensions will advance the understanding and performance of current and planned accelerators around the world.
Read more about UT-ORNL Team Makes First Particle Accelerator Beam Measurement in Six Dimensions![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Plants in the warmest of several study areas at the SPRUCE experimental site remained green and functional up to six weeks longer than plants growing at ambient temperatures.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2018/ornl-peatland-plants-081018-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=EA30C2D51A9FDF9810060AC8B886207BC4ACE36D326B81D09A5020070BC3173C)
Hotter Temperatures Extend Growing Season for Peatland Plants
A futuristic experiment simulating warmer environmental conditions has shown that peatland vegetation responds to higher temperatures with an earlier and longer growth period.
Read more about Hotter Temperatures Extend Growing Season for Peatland Plants![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg An illustration shows how diamondoids (left), the tiniest possible specks of diamond, were used to seed the growth of nanosized diamond crystals (right).](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2018/slac-synthetic-diamonds-080618-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=AD77296A0548C43EDF527B12CB096DBC45444B74382760ABAA4F07AF48DA2A18)
In a First, Scientists Precisely Measure How Synthetic Diamonds Grow
A SLAC-Stanford study reveals exactly what it takes for diamond to crystallize around a “seed” cluster of atoms.
Read more about In a First, Scientists Precisely Measure How Synthetic Diamonds Grow![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Dead leaves are a common source of carbon that makes its way into the soil and then into the atmosphere.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2018/pnnl-soil-080218-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=67BB7E9D371BE89E5E6F1D7F99338341FE6AFDE128DC59F8F9D39FB646524369)
As Temperatures Rise, Earth's Soil is 'Breathing' More Heavily
Study suggests carbon stored in soil is entering atmosphere faster, thanks to microbes.
Read more about As Temperatures Rise, Earth's Soil is 'Breathing' More Heavily![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Illustration of a proton and neutron bound together in a form of hydrogen.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2018/blog-quantum-computing-072518-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=62CF3F5111AAFFB2D60C46C8BA6144AD2A1B41E10410B4AC3A4B6E9152321D94)
Quantum Computing: Learning to Speak a Whole New Technology
Before using quantum computers for scientific discovery, scientists need to first create the foundations for their computer languages.
Read more about Quantum Computing: Learning to Speak a Whole New Technology![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Berkeley Lab researchers Francesca Toma (left) and Johanna Eichhorn used a photoconductive atomic force microscope to better understand materials for artificial photosynthesis.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2018/lbnl-nanoscale-imaging-071918-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=E51B1492C5EC40DE233F0FE985DE3B09D5842FD5317100C2CC5FDAD0994E4A97)
Splitting Water: Nanoscale Imaging Yields Key Insights
Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have pioneered a technique that uses nanoscale imaging to understand how local, nanoscale properties can affect a material’s macroscopic performance.
Read more about Splitting Water: Nanoscale Imaging Yields Key Insights![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg The new E3SM earth system model can simulate storms with surface winds faster than 150 miles per hour.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2018/blog-earth-systems-071218-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=630EFA3F44535E4B5FC5FE61E305FFC6BDAF3633BC16AE54E20BE53B312ED50E)
How to Fit a Planet Inside a Computer: Developing the Energy Exascale Earth System Model
DOE researchers have developed a new simulation to help us learn more about Earth’s present and future.
Read more about How to Fit a Planet Inside a Computer: Developing the Energy Exascale Earth System Model![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg New research about the transfer of heat—fundamental to all materials—suggests that in thermal insulators, heat is conveyed by atomic vibrations and by random hopping of energy from atom to atom.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2018/ornl-heat-movement-070218-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=0EC825FC83C723DA21C1EEBF1D4ED3FCEECD94E68AB59C621271F399F17AAB27)
New Insights Bolster Einstein’s Idea About How Heat Moves Through Solids
A discovery by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory supports a century-old theory by Albert Einstein that explains how heat moves through everything from travel mugs to engine parts.
Read more about New Insights Bolster Einstein’s Idea About How Heat Moves Through Solids![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg NREL and BETCy scientists Dave Bobela and David Mulder talk about EPR and light-triggered processes at an open house showcasing the new capabilities.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2018/doe-efrc-062918-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=6EECCCFBA60C8D4B9F3EFA84D6D79BB9622EE9138DDEED7DBC985FE063BC8DA6)
DOE Awards $100 Million for Energy Frontier Research Centers
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announces $100 million in funding for 42 Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) to accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to strengthen U.S. economic leadership and energy security.
Read more about DOE Awards $100 Million for Energy Frontier Research Centers![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg A study using a powerful beam of electrons at SLAC has revealed new atomic details of the melting of gold, potentially benefitting the development of fusion power reactors, steel processing plants, spacecraft and other applications.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2018/slac-melting-gold-062918-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=3DEE424C408836DD6927D51BAD74F685C5785F10232028178414EE8CAFF38CF3)
Atomic Movie of Melting Gold Could Help Design Materials for Future Fusion Reactors
SLAC’s high-speed ‘electron camera’ shows for the first time the coexistence of solid and liquid in laser-heated gold, providing new clues for designing materials that can withstand extreme conditions.
Read more about Atomic Movie of Melting Gold Could Help Design Materials for Future Fusion Reactors![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Summit supercomputer was named No. 1 on the TOP500 List.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2018/ornl-supercomputer-062618-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=88612EB42D952ABE3CF58A154CEBEC32FDF5D9578C9A7ED5307D0177851D4266)
ORNL’s Summit Supercomputer Named World’s Fastest
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is once again officially home to the fastest supercomputer in the world, according to the TOP500 List, a semiannual ranking of the world’s fastest computing systems.
Read more about ORNL’s Summit Supercomputer Named World’s Fastest![pnnl-calendar-010515-headliner.jpg This picture shows three different images of a single patient with end-stage prostate cancer.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2018/blog-isotopes-062018-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=50A2FA4CEB892960C3B01C38EC1FB7AF7D5F847EECB5BBAA57E0EEA41D8B13AC)
The Journey of Actinium-225: How Scientists Discovered a New Way to Produce a Rare Medical Radioisotope
Although research into promising cancer treatments using actinium-225 started with a rare and limited source, DOE scientists have found a new way to dramatically increase its supply.
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