The American Physical Society has recognized the Graphite Reactor, located at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as an APS historic site. APS President Young-Kee Kim presented a ...

ORNL researchers are exploring two ways to transform coal into graphite. One uses coal char, a solid byproduct, while the other utilizes coal liquids. By heating coal without oxygen, researchers ...

The three Hermes demonstration reactors that Kairos Power plans to build in Oak Ridge’s Heritage Center will incorporate two technologies based on innovations originating at the nearby Oak Ridge ...

Through a new process that turns coal waste into a material that can power electric cars, Oak Ridge National Laboratory has a unique opportunity to return energy-producing jobs to Appalachians who ...

Bishnu Thapaliya demonstrates the bench top reactor for converting coal into graphite for use in batteries for electric vehicles and storing renewable energy in the grid. Yesterday’s polluting fuel ...

Marty Bryan, director of Tennessee site integration for Kairos Power, said he’s happy to see construction underway on the 185-acre Oak Ridge site the company acquired in 2021 as part of a $100 million ...