Showing 31 results for Researcher: Parans Paranthaman
August 24, 2026
6 MIN READ
ORNL researchers have developed a hybrid manufacturing method that combines 3D printing and electroforming to create leak-free HIP cans for advanced nuclear reactor components. The approach could simplify production of complex metal parts, reduce costs and reliance on overseas manufacturing, and strengthen U.S. supply chains for nuclear energy and defense applications.
August 17, 2026
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M. Parans Paranthaman was named R&D World’s 2026 Researcher of the Year for turning materials science discoveries into impactful technologies.
April 8, 2026
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ORNL was recently awarded six Federal Laboratory Consortium awards, including the 2026 Excellence in Technology Transfer Award, for technology commercialized by Element3 that enables the extraction of lithium from oil and gas wastewater.
January 16, 2026
6 MIN READ
Researchers at ORNL are pioneering the design and synthesis of quantum materials, which are central to discovery science involving synergies with quantum computation. These innovative materials, including magnetic compounds with honeycomb-patterned lattices, have the potential to host states of matter with exotic behavior.
May 7, 2024
4 MIN READ
A collection of seven technologies for lithium recovery developed by scientists from ORNL has been licensed to Element3, a Texas-based company focused on extracting lithium from wastewater produced by oil and gas production.
April 16, 2024
7 MIN READ
Chemists at ORNL have invented a more efficient way to extract lithium from waste liquids leached from mining sites, oil fields and used batteries. They demonstrated that a common mineral can adsorb at least five times more lithium than can be collected using previously developed adsorbent materials.
September 14, 2023
1 MIN READ
Scientific Achievement: A novel approach has been demonstrated to create a conformal LiF surface layer on cathodes through ion-exchange metathesis that enables the formation of stable and uniform cathode electrolyte interphase (CEI).Significance and Impact: This work addresses the critical issues of electrolyte degradation and CEI instability by showing that ion-exchange metathesis can be used to control the structure and composition of the interface, leading to safer, more efficient, and sustainable energy storage systems.DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202302443
October 20, 2022
5 MIN READ
Marc-Antoni Racing has licensed a collection of patented energy storage technologies developed at ORNL. The technologies focus on components that enable fast-charging, energy-dense batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles and grid storage.
April 4, 2022
1 MIN READ
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers collaborated with Iowa State University and RJ Lee Group to demonstrate a safe and effective antiviral coating for N95 masks. The coating destroys the COVID-19-causing coronavirus and could enable reuse of masks made from various fabrics.
March 18, 2022
6 MIN READ
Taking advantage of the impending increase in demand for lithium will be particularly challenging for the United States, which currently produces very little of the critically important mineral.
October 22, 2021
10 MIN READ
Research teams from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and their technologies have received seven 2021 R&D 100 Awards, plus special recognition for a COVID-19-related project.
April 6, 2021
7 MIN READ
When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Parans Paranthaman suddenly found himself working from home like millions of others.