2016 | U.S. DOE Office of Science (SC)

ORNL Scientists Isolate and Culture Elusive Yellowstone Microbe

A microbial partnership thriving in an acidic hot spring in Yellowstone National Park has surrendered some of its lifestyle secrets to researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Study Shows Trees with Altered Lignin are Better for Biofuels

Fundamental enzyme study leads to increased access to bioenergy feedstocks and improves ethanol yield by modifying plant cell wall structures.

Weird, Water-Oozing Material Could Help Quench Thirst

Nanorods' behavior first theorized 20 years ago, but not seen until now.

New Mathematics Accurately Captures Liquids and Surfaces Moving in Synergy

Berkeley Lab mathematics captures fluid interface dynamics in unprecedented detail.

Better Combustion for Power Generation

OLCF’s Titan supercomputer propels GE beyond the limits of gas turbine testing.

Slimming Down Supercomputers

Scientists curb the energy appetite of the nation’s “answer machines.”

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How Would IBM’s Quiz-Show Computer, Watson, Do as a Competitor in the National Science Bowl?

Eric Brown of IBM Watson Health spoke about the Grand Challenges program, designing the Watson computer that played and won Jeopardy!, and the quest for solutions in natural language processing.