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Matt Lakin

  • Science Writer, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Knoxville
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I write about people, places and things in my native East Tennessee. Views mine. Present: Science writer @ornl. Past: @knoxnews, @heraldcourier
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Supercharging silicon: Scientists pinpoint new ways to synthesize power source

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By Matt Lakin, Stephanie Baum, Robert Egan Verified
| Tech Xplore Verified
Credit: Materials Today (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2025.08.002 An international team including scientists from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has used neutron scattering, X-ray diffraction and high-resolution digital modeling to discover a simpler, cheaper way to create a prized form of silicon not found in nature. The results hold promise for energy storage and electronics production.
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Supercomputer simulations pierce mysteries of galactic nuclei

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By Matt Lakin, Lisa Lock, Robert Egan Verified
| Phys.org Verified
To probe the mysteries of how galaxies evolve over time, scientists needed a supercomputer with out-of-this-world computational power. The results of a study conducted on the Frontier supercomputer at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and published in The Astrophysical Journal offer the clearest portrait so far of how some galaxies regulate the energy produced by supermassive black holes at their cores.
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Frontier Supercomputer Surges to 1.35 Exaflops, To Tackle the “Biggest Science Problems on the Planet”

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By Matt Lakin
| SciTechDaily
Oak Ridge’s Frontier supercomputer has set a new record with 1.35 exaflops in the latest High-Performance Linpack benchmark. Credit: SciTechDaily.com The Frontier supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has achieved a new benchmark in computational speed, recording 1.35 exaflops in the High-Performance Linpack score. Since its debut in 2022, Frontier has added 400 new nodes, contributing to a significant boost in its computing capabilities.
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