Eco-friendly foam insulates buildings without warming the globe

Rigid foam boards used to insulate buildings can prevent energy loss, making homes more efficient at keeping warm or cool.


‘Neutron camera’ method captures atomic-scale activity in a flash

Scientists have long sought to better understand the “local structure” of materials, meaning the arrangement and activities of the neighboring particles around each atom.


ORNL and NETL researchers join forces to accelerate decarbonization

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is teaming with the National Energy Technology Laboratory to jointly explore a range of technology innovations for carbon management and strategies for economic develo


Plant, microbe matchmaking for better bioenergy crops

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have identified specific proteins and amino acids that could control bioenergy plants’ ability to identify beneficial microbes that can enhance plant growt


Adding up the geothermal benefits

A tool developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers gives building owners and equipment manufacturers and installers an easy way to calculate the cost savings of a heating and cooling sys