Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher outlines OPAL automation effort to accelerate multiscale biology John Lagergan of Oak Ridge National Laboratory described OPAL, a Department of Energy cross‑laboratory program that uses automation and AI to coordinate work on proteins, microbes and plants to tackle grand challenges such as extracting critical minerals from soil.

A groundbreaking collaboration across four national laboratories is using AI and automation to revolutionize biology and tackle pressing challenges like critical mineral extraction from soil.

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ORNL's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility says 3D-printed molds are speeding reactor construction ORNL's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) described printing large molds and casting concrete components for reactor bioshields in weeks rather than months or years, partnering with industry and the University of Maine to scale large-format additive manufacturing.

Revolutionizing nuclear construction, ORNL's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility is using massive 3D printers to turn weeks into days for building reactor components!

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Composite image showing a nuclear physics detector (left) and a supercomputer (right), overlaid on a background of binary code, representing the connection between experimental data collection and high-performance computational analysis.

The DELERIA project is set to revolutionize #NuclearScience! @berkeleylab.lbl.gov & #OakRidgeNationalLab experts are building a data pipeline to connect detectors and supercomputers for real-time analysis—enabling faster insights and discoveries: bit.ly/DELERIA

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15% of global population lives within a few miles of a coast − and the number is growing rapidly Nearly 10% of the planet’s human inhabitants live within 3.1 miles of the coast − where the risk of climate disasters is often highest.

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