Oak Ridge National Laboratory
About
Solving Big Problems
Oak Ridge National Laboratory delivers scientific discoveries and technical breakthroughs needed to realize solutions in energy and national security and provide economic benefit to the nation. We address national needs through impactful research and world-leading research centers. Our wide range of partnerships with other US Department of Energy laboratories and programs, universities, and industry allows us to pair our strengths with others for outstanding contributions to science.
Conducting R&D with Impact
ORNL researchers apply unique facilities, sophisticated tools, and signature strengths in neutron science, high-performance computing, advanced materials, biology and environmental science, nuclear science and engineering, isotopes, and national security research to benefit science and society, making it possible for us to:
- Advance understanding, design, and use of new materials and chemical processes
- Reveal unmatched insights through computing and data
- Ensure safe nuclear power and secure nuclear materials
- Produce rare isotopes for medicine, industry, security, research, and space exploration
- Increase and exploit understanding of biological and environmental systems
Addressing National Needs
Established in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project, ORNL is building on a legacy of discovery and innovation to continually address our most urgent R&D needs.
- ORNL’s broad range of partnerships allows us to pair our strengths with others for outstanding contributions to science while providing economic benefit across the United States.
- The Proton Power Upgrade and Second Target Station will open new frontiers in materials research at the Spallation Neutron Source
- ORNL's Frontier supercomputer, has broken the exascale barrier and is delivering world-leading performance
- ORNL assets are being focused on national artificial intelligence and quantum initiatives
- New materials, software, and systems for advanced manufacturing developed at ORNL are transforming nuclear energy technology
- Cybersecurity technologies developed by ORNL are improving the resilience of the nation’s electric grid and other critical infrastructure
- Researchers are advancing biotechnology to convert plastics into valuable chemicals.
Information
- Website: https://www.ornl.gov/content/solving-big-problems
- Location: Oak Ridge, United States
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