1- ENERGY - Super-efficient water heater; 2- NUCLEAR ENERGY - Next-generation safe power plants; 3- HEALTH - Lifesaver in the battlefield; 4- PHYSICS - Two protons at a time.
Some of the secrets to achieving fusion energy may be unlocked by calculations developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and run on the lab's supercomputer.
Manufacturers of portable instruments or test kits to detect explosives or polychlorinated biphenyls in soil and transformer oil will have a better idea of how well their gear works after participating in a program at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
A whole new technology awaits exploration with the discovery of a technique for trapping single atoms, say scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
(1) MEDICAL-SeizAlert to the rescue; (2) CHEMISTRY-Micromixing the easy way; (3) MAPPING-Population distribution a click away; (4) CHEMISTRY-Trapping single atoms.
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Technology 2020 have formed a partnership to help create more jobs in East Tennessee. Called the Center for Entrepreneurial Growth, the partnership will focus on taking technology developed at ORNL and using the technology to form new companies.
Researchers and engineers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have won three R&D 100 Awards, pushing their national lab-leading total to 107 since the awards began in 1963.
Scientists studying the ability of bacteria to clean up contaminated groundwater and soil will be able to do basic research at a field site at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Reservation.
Recently acquired supercomputers from IBM and Compaq have made Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) home to the most powerful unclassified computers in the nation and are advancing its leadership role in computational science.
Determining when a crime victim died can make the difference between a criminal going free or being brought to justice, and researchers at ORNL are developing a system that could help justice prevail.
Lumberyards everywhere could revolutionize their businesses with a microwave pretreatment system that reduces from about two months to 10 days the amount of time needed to dry hardwoods.
1- DOE Electronic Notebook; 2- Manufacturers of components made of plastics, polymers and metals may be able to reduce time and energy costs significantly; 3- World's smartest transistor; 4- New sensor is "Johnny on the spot."
A first-of-its-kind facility for testing brakes of commercial trucks could help put a screeching halt to hundreds of accidents caused by mechanical failures.
The Advanced Propulsion Technology Center at the DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been designated a DOE national user facility.
An instrument that can detect tiny (nano) explosions could lead to an inexpensive hand-held device to screen people and luggage at airports or to detect land mines.
Electronic transistors may one day be replaced by all-optical transistors, which are in early stages of development at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Scientists have a new X-ray crystal microscope to study interconnects and other materials made up of small disoriented crystal blocks called grains because of the work of researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Exposures to environmental tobacco smoke may be lower than earlier studies indicated for bartenders, waiters, and waitresses, according to Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers.
Flat-screen, high-definition televisions and flat-panel displays could be more affordable with an emerging ORNL technology that could lower the cost of owning and operating these modern marvels.
Armed with an automated weigh-in-motion system being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. military forces could increase mobility and decrease mistakes when loading vehicles on transport planes and ships.
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are applying the use of positrons, or anti-electrons, to the task of measuring tiny defects, called vacancies, in the surface of common material.
Solar energy could get a mega-boost, effectively gaining a three-fold improvement over conventional technology, with a system being developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
1- Energy: solar energy; 2- Environment: a cleaner fuel; 3- Electronics: a deeper shade of purple; 4- Military: weighing on the fly.
BIOLOGY -- Spinach and chips, CHEMISTRY -- New tool for archaeologists, BIOLOGY -- 10 billion for dinner, ELECTRONICS -- New smart surfaces, ENVIRONMENT -- Reigning in uranium
Light-colored roofs that reflect the sun's heat can save consumers' money, and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is working with the roofing industry to predict the amount of savings and establish standards to help consumers compare materials.
ENERGY -- A cool concept, INSTRUMENTATION -- Sensor in a drum, ENVIRONMENT -- Compare from your chair, ENERGY -- Putting a tiger in your tank.
People with head injuries may one day be screened on site for brain damage using a portable instrument and a technique being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratoary.
The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is tackling the data storage challenge with Probe, a newly established distributed test bed for storage-intensive applications.
COMPUTING--Probe opens possibilities, BIOLOGY--Person on a chip?, NANOTECHNOLOGY--The direct approach, CLIMATE--Fooling Mother Nature
Poco Graphite is expanding its product base with Grafoam, a material developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that could lead to more powerful laptop computers and better aerodynamics in automobiles.
1) Super-sensitive chemical detectors; 2) Computer model may balance power generation, environmental concerns; 3) Electric bus of the future; 4) A safer automotive workplace
1) MEDICAL -- Focusing on brain injuries, 2) LAW ENFORCEMENT -- Semi-lethal force, 3) ENERGY -- New climate technology gets tryout, 4) BIOLOGY -- Predicting protein shapes
Drivers contending with cellular phones, electronic mail, pagers and congested highways may benefit from work being done at ORNL. Using a driving simulator and a specially equipped 1999 car, researchers will be studying the effect of information overload on drivers.
Computing capabilities at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are taking a giant leap forward with the acquisition of an IBM RS/6000 SP supercomputer.
Findings at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory may lead to new advanced materials. The discovery lies in a technique involving micro-droplets of an evaporating solution. The process allows chemists to work at the molecular level with a variety of chemical compounds called polymers, which make upmany of the products we use every day.
1) CHEMISTRY -- Abracadabra . . . Oil and water don't mix. Or do they? 2) PHYSICS -- Revolutionary discovery in kinetic chemistry. 3) TRANSPORTATION -- Keep on truckin'...accidents involving truck rollovers. 4) PHYSICS - The sharpest view of a silicon valley...electron microscopes
Thousands of accidents involving truck rollovers could be prevented with an onboard warning system being developed by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a diverse group of partners.
Low-quality images from video cameras at convenience stores and banks can thwart efforts to capture and convict robbers, so the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is working on a tool to bring criminals to justice.
Burn victims may be spared the agony of today's treatment method with a technique being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that uses a lidar system and laser to map and automatically burn away dead tissue.
1- EVOLUTION -- A sprinkle a day, 2- CHEMICALS -- The real thing, 3- ENERGY -- A cool innovation, 4- AUTOMOBILES -- An "Audi body experience'
With MicroCAT, developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, researchers no longer will have to rely on visible genetic markers and physical examinations to discover the presence of mutations.
GENETICS -- Sweet dreams HEALTH -- Pass the purslane? TRANSPORTATION -- Diesels to the rescue ENERGY -- Fuel cells on a diet
A chemical-biological mass spectrometer (CBMS) that will accurately detect deadly chemical and biological warfare agents and warn soldiers to wear prtective gear or to avoid contaminated areas is being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command.
Next-generation computing is just a processor or two away for the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which has been designated by DOE to evaluate the first in a new line of supercomputers from the Colorado Springs, Colo.-based SRC Computers Inc.
The "nose on a chip" is being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Microsensors will be able to sniff out mercury, natural gas, carbon monoxide and other chemicals.
1) Technology Transfer -- the Wonder Hinge, 2) Genetics -- Angelman Syndrome Model Developed, 3) Energy -- Popeye Power, 4) Physics -- Quantum Growth of Thin Films and Magic Numbers
Sarcon Microsystems sees a bright future in infrared imaging, a technology developed in part at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that could ultimately save lives on roads, in buildings and in the sky.
ENERGY - SANDBOX FUSION ENVIRONMENT - EL NINO VS. GLOBAL WARNING PHYSICS - THE MOLECULAR BROOM ELECTRONICS - A SAFER INFORMATION HIGHWAY
NIGHT VISION -- Military and beyond ENERGY -- Lighting tomorrow's way COMPUTING -- Passing today's chips
Mallinckrodt Medical Inc. has licensed an invention from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) that could save more than 100,000 people from having additional heart surgery.
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