Nuclear materials can produce vast amounts of energy. This unique attribute can be harnessed through reactors to provide a reliable, low-carbon electricity source. It can also be used to make weapons. ORNL's Nuclear Nonproliferation ...
Materials Science
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Research led by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has demonstrated that small changes in the isotopic content of thin semiconductor materials can influence their optical and electronic ...
Nanophysics
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The word "fractals" might inspire images of psychedelic colors spiraling into infinity in a computer animation. An invisible, but powerful and useful, version of this phenomenon exists in the realm of dynamic magnetic fractal ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 28, 2023
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a method to simplify one step of radioisotope production—and it's faster and safer.
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 29, 2023
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Studying radioactive materials is very difficult due to the potential health risks they pose to scientists. Expense is also a major barrier, with some radioisotopes costing more than $10,000 per microgram (or $10 billion ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 5, 2023
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A scientific instrument at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could help create a non-invasive cancer treatment derived from a common tropical plant.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 17, 2023
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How did we get from stardust to where we are today? That's the question NASA scientist Andrew Needham has pondered his entire career.
Space Exploration
Apr 4, 2023
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Topological insulators act as electrical insulators on the inside but conduct electricity along their surfaces. Researchers study some of these insulators' exotic behavior using an external magnetic field to force the ion ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 19, 2022
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Atoms in magnetic materials are organized into regions called magnetic domains. Within each domain, the electrons have the same magnetic orientation. This means their spins point in the same direction. "Walls" separate the ...
Nanophysics
Aug 25, 2022
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Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutron scattering to determine whether a specific material's atomic structure could host a novel state of matter called a spiral spin liquid. By tracking tiny magnetic ...
General Physics
Jul 27, 2022
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